Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-07-07

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 7
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 158▼ 114 vs year ago 253 · −45.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 101▼ 23 vs year ago 130 · −17.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Breaker and boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower while lean cows sold steady.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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—Average1,51288.161,33314
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68069.001,1591thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,79365.281,1719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,53562.029528thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28957.3473918
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49086.761,29311
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,56379.581,24411
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,54072.921,1233thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373106.361,4604thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,215102.041,2402thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,09884.689303thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438111.981,6104thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,332106.651,42111
SteersSelectAverage1,21099.801,2086thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196110.22/cwt31
BullsNumber 29075.82/cwt18
BullsNumber 38441.43/cwt12
HeifersNumber 187200.92/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28231.67/cwt3

Every lot

46 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—Select1,21099.80/cwt97.00–105.001,2086
Steers—Choice1,332106.65/cwt103.00–109.501,42111
Steers—Choice and Prime1,438111.98/cwt110.50–114.501,6104
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,09884.68/cwt81.00–92.009303
Heifers—Choice1,215102.04/cwt101.00–103.001,2402
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,373106.36/cwt105.00–107.501,4604
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41568.59/cwt65.00–72.009712
Bulls——1,42787.48/cwt79.00–96.001,2487
Bulls——1,67196.95/cwt92.50–100.001,6205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23661.95/cwt60.50–64.007664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29557.26/cwt54.00–61.0074213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43040.00/cwt40.00–40.005721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52560.16/cwt58.00–62.009175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55265.11/cwt63.00–67.001,0113
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75267.53/cwt67.00–68.001,1833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81464.15/cwt59.50–66.501,1646
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,49086.76/cwt83.00–91.501,29311
Dairy Steers—Select1,54072.92/cwt69.00–76.001,1233
Dairy Steers—Choice1,56379.58/cwt77.50–83.501,24411
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross73237.76/cwt230.00–245.001742
Heifers—Number 27315.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95210.00/cwt210.00–210.002001
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Heifers—Number 110065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
Heifers—Number 210065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross70110.00/cwt110.00–110.00771
Bulls—Number 27358.07/cwt50.00–70.00423
Bulls—Number 37339.89/cwt25.00–50.00293
Bulls—Number 17580.00/cwt75.00–85.00602
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80217.50/cwt200.00–235.001742
Bulls—Number 28083.75/cwt50.00–100.00674
Bulls—Number 38454.24/cwt40.00–67.00464
Bulls—Number 18594.00/cwt80.00–105.00803
Bulls—Number 29366.74/cwt50.00–75.00626
Bulls—Number 39330.18/cwt15.00–55.00283
Bulls—Number 194108.03/cwt85.00–115.0010210
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95130.00/cwt130.00–130.001241
Bulls—Number 2101101.30/cwt85.00–110.001024
Bulls—Number 1104106.21/cwt90.00–112.001107
Bulls—Number 310550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Bulls—Number 211050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Number 111193.54/cwt75.00–110.001044
Bulls—Number 1125102.00/cwt102.00–102.001281

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.