Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-09-01

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
436 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 405▲ 239 vs year ago 197 · +121.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 123▼ 9 vs year ago 137 · −6.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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—High1,770100.001,77010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67066.041,10311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37464.3488424
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26057.4072341
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,56479.961,2514thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,33873.369822thin
Dairy HeifersStandardAverage99870.006992thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46188.191,28810
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49583.421,2477thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,33776.211,0195thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,05565.006861thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,364108.771,4847thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,336104.731,39915
HeifersSelectAverage1,31495.951,2619thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,07576.438222thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386110.071,5268thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,332106.711,42117
SteersSelectAverage1,46996.831,4228thin
SteersStandardAverage1,23579.009761thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195130.09/cwt33
BullsNumber 29691.23/cwt21
BullsNumber 38535.04/cwt22
BullsUtility678.57/cwt7
HeifersNumber 188133.16/cwt11
HeifersNumber 27020.00/cwt1

Every lot

57 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—Standard1,23579.00/cwt79.00–79.009761
Steers—Choice1,332106.71/cwt100.00–108.501,42117
Steers—Choice and Prime1,386110.07/cwt108.00–113.001,5268
Steers—Select1,46996.83/cwt90.00–103.001,4228
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Standard1,07576.43/cwt75.00–78.008222
Heifers—Select1,31495.95/cwt84.00–102.001,2619
Heifers—Choice1,336104.73/cwt100.00–108.001,39915
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,364108.77/cwt108.00–110.001,4847
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765103.88/cwt97.00–110.501,8337
Bulls——1,78090.95/cwt88.00–93.001,6193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23163.73/cwt61.00–66.5078513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26045.06/cwt41.00–47.005684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27556.03/cwt52.00–59.5071424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33263.25/cwt58.00–66.0084219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53268.46/cwt66.50–70.501,0495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66464.55/cwt61.00–68.001,0748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68770.03/cwt69.00–71.001,1813
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,05565.00/cwt65.00–65.006861
Dairy Steers—Select1,33776.21/cwt76.00–77.001,0195
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46188.19/cwt87.00–91.001,28810
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49583.42/cwt81.00–86.001,2477
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Standard99870.00/cwt70.00–70.006992
Dairy Heifers—Select1,33873.36/cwt71.00–76.009822
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,56479.96/cwt77.00–82.001,2514
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers—Number 17020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83229.90/cwt225.00–235.001913
Heifers—Number 18325.15/cwt20.00–30.00212
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93219.86/cwt215.00–225.002042
Heifers—Number 19540.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100195.00/cwt195.00–195.001951
Heifers—Number 110530.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility455.00/cwt5.00–5.0021
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37221.51/cwt15.00–30.00153
Bulls—Number 27580.00/cwt80.00–80.00601
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred7520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8025.00/cwt10.00–40.00202
Bulls—Number 28370.99/cwt55.00–100.00597
Bulls—Number 38330.52/cwt10.00–45.002510
Bulls—Utility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85215.00/cwt215.00–215.001832
Bulls—Number 185105.00/cwt105.00–105.00891
Bulls—Number 39145.14/cwt25.00–80.00418
Bulls—Number 29297.00/cwt75.00–115.00893
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93207.70/cwt200.00–215.001932
Bulls—Number 193125.12/cwt90.00–137.0011612
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100215.00/cwt205.00–225.002152
Bulls—Number 1101130.67/cwt105.00–140.001329
Bulls—Number 2101111.45/cwt85.00–130.001136
Bulls—Number 310540.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Bulls—Number 1110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381
Bulls—Number 2113102.11/cwt85.00–120.001152
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred11540.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 212587.50/cwt75.00–100.001092

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.