Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-08-18

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 18
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 278▼ 7 vs year ago 252 · −2.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 106▼ 10 vs year ago 135 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 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—Low1,51789.131,35217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55966.041,03013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33161.9982523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25455.2769335
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47792.061,3607thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44683.521,2089thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25177.459694thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,300108.301,4082thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275105.861,3503thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,380100.001,3801thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,503111.311,6736thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,475104.841,54713
SteersSelectAverage1,31198.731,29417
SteersStandardAverage1,24389.131,1083thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195128.64/cwt45
BullsNumber 29097.22/cwt30
BullsNumber 38768.96/cwt11
BullsUtility637.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192125.00/cwt9
HeifersNumber 27320.11/cwt3

Every lot

49 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Standard1,24389.13/cwt83.00–94.001,1083
Steers—Select1,31198.73/cwt95.00–102.501,29417
Steers—Choice1,412105.90/cwt103.00–109.501,49511
Steers—Choice and Prime1,503111.31/cwt109.50–114.501,6736
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,82398.99/cwt98.00–100.001,8052
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,275105.86/cwt102.50–107.501,3503
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,300108.30/cwt107.50–109.001,4082
Heifers—Select1,380100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26877.11/cwt70.00–81.009784
Bulls——1,27783.45/cwt77.00–88.501,0665
Bulls——1,79198.68/cwt92.00–111.001,7678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21453.54/cwt49.00–57.5065021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29060.83/cwt57.00–64.5078519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30661.88/cwt58.00–66.5080811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34843.13/cwt42.00–45.005813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52567.48/cwt66.00–69.001,0294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54468.95/cwt67.00–72.001,0654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56664.74/cwt63.00–67.501,0149
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,25177.45/cwt75.00–79.009694
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44683.52/cwt80.00–87.001,2089
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,47792.06/cwt89.50–95.501,3607
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27320.11/cwt15.00–25.00153
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred80195.00/cwt195.00–195.001561
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80192.50/cwt165.00–220.001542
Heifers—Number 18542.50/cwt40.00–45.00362
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Heifers—Number 19075.00/cwt75.00–75.00681
Heifers—Number 111060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37443.73/cwt10.00–70.00324
Bulls—Number 175112.50/cwt110.00–115.00842
Bulls—Number 27591.67/cwt70.00–115.00693
Bulls—Number 38067.50/cwt25.00–110.00542
Bulls—Number 28288.99/cwt50.00–110.00739
Bulls—Number 183110.52/cwt100.00–115.009211
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85145.00/cwt145.00–145.001231
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90235.00/cwt235.00–235.002121
Bulls—Number 193125.19/cwt100.00–140.0011613
Bulls—Number 29393.81/cwt80.00–130.008712
Bulls—Number 39567.50/cwt55.00–80.00642
Bulls—Number 2100115.00/cwt80.00–140.001155
Bulls—Number 1102137.33/cwt120.00–150.0014011
Bulls—Number 310391.83/cwt65.00–120.00952
Bulls—Number 1110141.25/cwt135.00–150.001554
Bulls—Number 2110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001541
Bulls—Number 3110130.00/cwt130.00–130.001431
Bulls—Number 1123132.45/cwt130.00–135.001632

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.