Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-08-11

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 229▲ 82 vs year ago 196 · +41.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 124▲ 5 vs year ago 101 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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—Average1,40879.261,11612
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,62369.751,1322thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47264.7195210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37062.8386113
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18553.9363920
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,70285.031,4473thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,56779.031,23815
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,26973.809375thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438107.191,5413thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,251100.271,25418
HeifersSelectAverage1,04591.119524thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512108.211,63620
SteersChoiceAverage1,364103.371,41016
SteersSelectAverage1,29897.461,2658thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193121.04/cwt43
BullsNumber 29182.00/cwt26
BullsNumber 38542.90/cwt14
BullsUtility667.57/cwt8
HeifersNumber 190152.50/cwt6
HeifersNumber 27535.00/cwt2

Every lot

52 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,29897.46/cwt92.00–103.501,2658
Steers—Choice1,364103.37/cwt99.00–107.001,41016
Steers—Choice and Prime1,487108.65/cwt106.00–110.501,61618
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,740104.24/cwt103.50–105.001,8142
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,04591.11/cwt84.00–94.009524
Heifers—Choice1,251100.27/cwt93.00–104.001,25418
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,438107.19/cwt106.50–108.001,5413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30170.27/cwt66.00–74.009144
Bulls——1,46183.75/cwt77.00–89.501,2248
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06539.52/cwt33.50–47.004213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19452.02/cwt47.00–56.006219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21961.48/cwt57.00–69.007498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34765.98/cwt64.50–68.008893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36163.74/cwt61.50–66.008688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43463.44/cwt60.00–65.509107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44054.45/cwt54.00–55.007842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56067.67/cwt67.00–68.001,0563
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,62369.75/cwt69.50–70.001,1322
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,26973.80/cwt72.00–76.009375
Dairy Steers—Choice1,56779.03/cwt75.00–87.001,23815
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,70285.03/cwt84.00–86.001,4473
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26530.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred80120.00/cwt120.00–120.00961
Heifers—Number 18550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Heifers—Number 28540.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90217.50/cwt210.00–225.001962
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred9060.00/cwt60.00–60.00541
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105250.00/cwt250.00–250.002631
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility505.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility637.60/cwt5.00–10.0054
Bulls—Number 36520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls—Number 1Jersey7030.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
Bulls—Number 27352.93/cwt40.00–65.00392
Bulls—Utility737.59/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 37435.08/cwt30.00–45.00264
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28277.64/cwt50.00–100.00649
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred83198.79/cwt70.00–320.001652
Bulls—Number 18393.43/cwt70.00–100.00789
Bulls—Number 38351.40/cwt40.00–65.00433
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90245.00/cwt240.00–255.002213
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred90143.33/cwt60.00–250.001293
Bulls—Number 29289.35/cwt85.00–100.00828
Bulls—Number 193103.48/cwt90.00–117.009612
Bulls—Number 39355.27/cwt15.00–80.00514
Bulls—Number 310055.00/cwt55.00–55.00551
Bulls—Number 1101113.09/cwt105.00–120.001148
Bulls—Number 210295.16/cwt80.00–105.00973
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001981
Bulls—Number 1110111.25/cwt110.00–115.001224
Bulls—Number 311010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 211181.75/cwt75.00–90.00914

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.