Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-06-23

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 23
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 264▲ 67 vs year ago 203 · +33.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
89 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 107▼ 46 vs year ago 135 · −34.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold mostly steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,53490.701,39216
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,57875.811,1962thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52770.451,07516
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37168.8494419
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24959.7274626
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,32574.009811thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,82068.001,2381thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47088.411,3005thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50481.641,22815
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,43677.381,1114thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396108.251,5117thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,194102.291,2219thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,23591.821,1345thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480109.311,61810
SteersChoiceAverage1,482105.551,56415
SteersSelectAverage1,34999.281,33911

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198125.44/cwt25
BullsNumber 29387.73/cwt21
BullsNumber 39442.01/cwt17
BullsUtility7010.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 191131.67/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28322.50/cwt4

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,34999.28/cwt94.00–104.001,33911
Steers—Choice and Prime1,480109.31/cwt108.00–113.001,61810
Steers—Choice1,482105.55/cwt103.00–109.501,56415
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,194102.29/cwt98.00–105.001,2219
Heifers—Select1,23591.82/cwt84.00–101.001,1345
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,396108.25/cwt106.00–112.001,5117
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23775.74/cwt66.00–82.009375
Bulls——1,628102.48/cwt93.00–110.001,6686
Bulls——1,71991.53/cwt88.00–96.501,5735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10041.88/cwt40.00–44.004612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21456.89/cwt51.00–60.5069113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31866.32/cwt62.50–73.0087411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35866.41/cwt61.00–69.5090212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39373.01/cwt70.00–78.001,0177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50269.84/cwt67.00–71.501,04914
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,57875.81/cwt75.00–76.501,1962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69874.68/cwt74.00–75.501,2682
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,32574.00/cwt74.00–74.009811
Dairy Heifers—Select1,82068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,2381
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,43677.38/cwt73.00–80.001,1114
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,47088.41/cwt85.50–95.001,3005
Dairy Steers—Choice1,50481.64/cwt78.00–86.001,22815
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 18045.00/cwt45.00–45.00361
Heifers—Number 28040.00/cwt40.00–40.00321
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83235.00/cwt235.00–235.001952
Heifers—Number 19555.00/cwt55.00–55.00521
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001701
Heifers—Number 210030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Heifers—Number 110550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37530.00/cwt15.00–45.00232
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83181.82/cwt120.00–240.001512
Bulls—Number 28361.55/cwt50.00–85.00516
Bulls—Number 18486.13/cwt75.00–120.00725
Bulls—Number 38541.67/cwt35.00–50.00353
Bulls—Number 39247.61/cwt20.00–80.00445
Bulls—Number 194120.01/cwt100.00–132.001136
Bulls—Number 29489.26/cwt60.00–130.00849
Bulls—Number 2101107.92/cwt80.00–130.001095
Bulls—Number 1103130.26/cwt115.00–135.001346
Bulls—Number 310443.22/cwt20.00–75.00455
Bulls—Number 2110130.00/cwt130.00–130.001431
Bulls—Number 1110125.00/cwt105.00–135.001384
Bulls—Number 311037.50/cwt15.00–60.00412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115170.00/cwt140.00–200.001962

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.