Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-07-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 28
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 206▲ 89 vs year ago 202 · +44.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 142▼ 37 vs year ago 143 · −25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00

higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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—Low1,58586.581,3739thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70368.531,1672thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56665.521,02618
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41064.6791212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18055.9966122
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50990.451,3658thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,43383.631,19815
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,52076.351,16110
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,362106.821,4553thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,219101.701,24011
HeifersSelectAverage1,22496.731,1844thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,442109.121,57412
SteersChoiceAverage1,370106.261,45624
SteersSelectAverage1,23698.911,2236thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197115.67/cwt31
BullsNumber 29170.31/cwt15
BullsNumber 38323.60/cwt16
BullsUtility689.15/cwt6
HeifersNumber 189118.79/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28817.50/cwt2

Every lot

43 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—Select1,23698.91/cwt95.00–103.501,2236
Steers—Choice1,370106.26/cwt102.00–109.001,45624
Steers—Choice and Prime1,442109.12/cwt105.50–111.501,57412
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,219101.70/cwt99.00–106.001,24011
Heifers—Select1,22496.73/cwt94.00–99.001,1844
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,362106.82/cwt105.50–109.501,4553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01369.67/cwt68.00–71.007062
Bulls——1,58787.82/cwt82.00–94.001,3943
Bulls——1,87094.11/cwt92.00–96.001,7604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13543.17/cwt39.00–46.004903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17961.95/cwt60.00–65.007308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19355.15/cwt49.00–59.0065811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40563.20/cwt57.00–66.508889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42569.08/cwt67.00–72.009843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56665.52/cwt63.00–67.001,02618
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70368.53/cwt68.00–69.001,1672
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,43383.63/cwt80.00–86.001,19815
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50990.45/cwt86.00–95.001,3658
Dairy Steers—Select1,52076.35/cwt74.00–78.501,16110
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 18335.10/cwt30.00–40.00293
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85220.00/cwt220.00–220.001871
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90205.00/cwt200.00–210.001852
Heifers—Number 19060.00/cwt60.00–60.00541
Heifers—Number 210020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility648.73/cwt5.00–10.0064
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37422.09/cwt15.00–40.00165
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28146.65/cwt40.00–55.00384
Bulls—Number 38324.77/cwt10.00–45.00218
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85170.00/cwt170.00–170.001451
Bulls—Number 18557.50/cwt50.00–65.00494
Bulls—Number 39010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92198.18/cwt185.00–220.001823
Bulls—Number 19399.56/cwt65.00–120.009310
Bulls—Number 29373.11/cwt50.00–115.00689
Bulls—Number 2100105.00/cwt100.00–110.001052
Bulls—Number 1101119.23/cwt115.00–127.001208
Bulls—Number 310329.51/cwt10.00–50.00302
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105170.00/cwt170.00–170.001791
Bulls—Number 1114117.98/cwt115.00–120.001344

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.