Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-08-04

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 4
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 291▼ 12 vs year ago 241 · −5.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
124 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 106▼ 4 vs year ago 128 · −3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

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

cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 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—High1,44180.311,15713
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,65572.471,1993thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40765.4492115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48065.4296815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,24353.8666926
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31578.061,0263thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57387.951,3832thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45879.891,1656thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36671.689795thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,278109.771,4032thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,221106.511,30010
HeifersSelectAverage1,33094.701,2604thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,329111.821,48615
SteersChoiceAverage1,269106.951,35717
SteersSelectAverage1,343100.151,3457thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193113.07/cwt35
BullsNumber 29383.33/cwt19
BullsNumber 38635.04/cwt9
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 186113.35/cwt12
HeifersNumber 27326.67/cwt3

Every lot

45 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—Choice1,269106.95/cwt104.00–110.001,35717
Steers—Choice and Prime1,329111.82/cwt109.00–115.001,48615
Steers—Select1,343100.15/cwt95.00–105.001,3457
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,221106.51/cwt103.00–108.501,30010
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,278109.77/cwt109.00–110.501,4032
Heifers—Select1,33094.70/cwt85.00–101.001,2604
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16660.26/cwt50.00–66.007036
Bulls——1,62492.33/cwt88.00–96.501,4994
Bulls——1,745104.40/cwt98.00–112.001,8223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14442.98/cwt34.00–47.004927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26056.34/cwt52.00–59.5071016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31668.32/cwt67.00–70.008995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38265.98/cwt64.00–68.009123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40268.49/cwt68.00–69.009603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45364.00/cwt61.00–66.0093010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50064.65/cwt61.00–66.5097012
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65572.47/cwt69.00–78.001,1993
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,36671.68/cwt64.00–75.509795
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45879.89/cwt77.00–83.001,1656
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,57387.95/cwt87.50–88.501,3832
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,31578.06/cwt77.00–80.001,0263
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27020.00/cwt15.00–25.00142
Heifers—Number 17366.14/cwt50.00–90.00483
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75230.00/cwt230.00–230.001731
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80190.00/cwt190.00–190.001521
Heifers—Number 28040.00/cwt40.00–40.00321
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92173.82/cwt110.00–225.001603
Heifers—Number 19243.45/cwt40.00–50.00403
Heifers—Number 110090.00/cwt90.00–90.00901
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37015.00/cwt10.00–20.00112
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75210.00/cwt210.00–210.001581
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28267.68/cwt45.00–95.00555
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83191.21/cwt150.00–235.001592
Bulls—Number 38334.80/cwt20.00–45.00293
Bulls—Number 18595.20/cwt75.00–110.008110
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90225.00/cwt225.00–225.002031
Bulls—Number 192101.41/cwt75.00–110.009312
Bulls—Number 39247.00/cwt35.00–65.00433
Bulls—Number 29389.58/cwt65.00–105.00837
Bulls—Number 1101108.02/cwt105.00–110.001094
Bulls—Number 210288.25/cwt30.00–105.00907
Bulls—Number 310540.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Bulls—Number 1113113.99/cwt110.00–117.001293
Bulls—Number 112098.50/cwt90.00–107.001182

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.