Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-07-14

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 14
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 139▲ 22 vs year ago 150 · +14.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 107▼ 31 vs year ago 159 · −19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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—High1,29184.581,0927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63163.271,0327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43857.2882411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22051.7163126
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,27586.391,1013thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51681.461,2359thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,18577.979242thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360108.061,4703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269102.201,2979thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,25388.251,1069thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,391110.791,5419thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,476105.541,55822
SteersSelectAverage1,32694.631,25515

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195107.92/cwt29
BullsNumber 29362.08/cwt22
BullsNumber 38634.62/cwt26
BullsUtility557.50/cwt4
HeifersNumber 193105.38/cwt10
HeifersNumber 27326.14/cwt2

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—Select1,32694.63/cwt85.00–103.001,25515
Steers—Choice and Prime1,391110.79/cwt108.50–115.001,5419
Steers—Choice1,476105.54/cwt99.00–108.501,55822
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,25388.25/cwt81.00–95.001,1069
Heifers—Choice1,269102.20/cwt97.00–105.001,2979
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,360108.06/cwt106.00–109.501,4703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07873.45/cwt65.00–79.007923
Bulls——1,295100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2951
Bulls——1,50390.57/cwt86.00–94.001,3613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17443.16/cwt40.00–45.005077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22757.46/cwt56.00–60.007058
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24552.97/cwt49.00–55.0065911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42456.76/cwt53.00–59.0080810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49961.97/cwt59.00–64.009294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58062.50/cwt62.50–62.509881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80765.01/cwt64.50–65.501,1753
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,18577.97/cwt75.00–82.009242
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,27586.39/cwt86.00–87.001,1013
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51681.46/cwt78.00–85.001,2359
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27326.14/cwt22.00–30.00192
Heifers—Number 17545.00/cwt45.00–45.00341
Heifers—Number 18050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83224.55/cwt210.00–240.001862
Heifers—Number 19370.27/cwt60.00–80.00652
Heifers—Number 110358.06/cwt40.00–75.00603
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115195.00/cwt195.00–195.002241
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility4510.00/cwt10.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 36015.00/cwt15.00–15.0091
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 37323.53/cwt15.00–30.00174
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75200.00/cwt200.00–200.001501
Bulls—Number 27542.50/cwt35.00–50.00322
Bulls—Number 38228.09/cwt10.00–47.002310
Bulls—Number 28345.73/cwt35.00–55.00387
Bulls—Number 18469.21/cwt65.00–75.00586
Bulls—Number 19185.31/cwt65.00–105.00787
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92161.91/cwt120.00–190.001493
Bulls—Number 29366.18/cwt50.00–85.00625
Bulls—Number 39339.32/cwt20.00–60.00376
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100195.00/cwt190.00–200.001952
Bulls—Number 1102104.51/cwt100.00–115.001077
Bulls—Number 210277.94/cwt65.00–95.00795
Bulls—Number 310254.85/cwt40.00–70.00565
Bulls—Number 211080.00/cwt65.00–95.00882
Bulls—Number 1112103.28/cwt100.00–105.001163
Bulls—Number 212580.00/cwt80.00–80.001001

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.