Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-07-21

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 21
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 172▼ 17 vs year ago 223 · −7.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
142 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 128▲ 36 vs year ago 106 · +34.0%
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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 mostly steady. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Next feeder cattle sale will be Tuesday August 18, 2020 at 2:00PM.

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—Low1,38580.121,11010
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68865.161,1002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55862.0096612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43558.5984114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18148.6057425
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41485.551,21010
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45280.241,16516
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25875.149458thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,344105.511,41811
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282101.501,3019thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,23287.711,0813thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373107.981,4836thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,423104.271,48415
SteersSelectAverage1,19396.541,1522thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19999.21/cwt42
BullsNumber 29465.66/cwt16
BullsNumber 38632.18/cwt18
BullsUtility776.85/cwt8
HeifersNumber 186112.68/cwt6
HeifersNumber 28212.50/cwt6

Every lot

51 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—Select1,19396.54/cwt96.00–97.001,1522
Steers—Choice and Prime1,373107.98/cwt106.00–111.001,4836
Steers—Choice1,423104.27/cwt99.00–107.001,48415
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23287.71/cwt84.00–92.001,0813
Heifers—Choice1,282101.50/cwt95.00–105.001,3019
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,344105.51/cwt103.00–109.501,41811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06264.64/cwt40.00–73.006863
Bulls——1,28378.06/cwt74.00–81.501,0023
Bulls——1,70493.28/cwt88.00–98.001,5894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09639.10/cwt30.00–45.004297
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18350.52/cwt45.00–55.0059813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29756.89/cwt56.50–57.507385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42057.34/cwt54.00–61.0081411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43564.64/cwt64.00–65.009282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49263.16/cwt62.50–63.509423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58261.47/cwt58.00–66.0097210
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68865.16/cwt63.50–67.001,1002
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,25875.14/cwt68.00–80.009458
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,41485.55/cwt84.00–88.001,21010
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45280.24/cwt76.00–84.001,16516
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70170.00/cwt170.00–170.001191
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Heifers—Number 18530.00/cwt30.00–30.00262
Heifers—Number 28510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 19045.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93200.54/cwt180.00–220.001872
Heifers—Number 29510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Heifers—Number 211015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross70140.00/cwt140.00–140.00981
Bulls—Utility736.59/cwt5.00–10.0053
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt15.00–30.00193
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
Bulls—Number 28340.89/cwt37.00–45.00345
Bulls—Number 38324.69/cwt15.00–37.00206
Bulls—Utility837.50/cwt5.00–10.0064
Bulls—Number 18555.00/cwt55.00–55.00471
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93214.86/cwt210.00–220.002002
Bulls—Number 19382.63/cwt50.00–115.007715
Bulls—Number 39337.68/cwt20.00–60.00356
Bulls—Number 29472.27/cwt50.00–85.00687
Bulls—Number 210065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
Bulls—Number 310050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 110298.52/cwt75.00–112.0010014
Bulls—Number 111197.64/cwt80.00–107.001085
Bulls—Number 211291.72/cwt85.00–95.001033
Bulls—Number 311570.00/cwt70.00–70.00811
Bulls—Number 112095.00/cwt90.00–100.001142
Bulls—Number 113095.00/cwt95.00–95.001241

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.