Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-09-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 8
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 436▼ 26 vs year ago 236 · −11.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
141 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 128▲ 33 vs year ago 108 · +30.6%
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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 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady. 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—High1,39786.321,20617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45263.229189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36961.2883918
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20652.2163026
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46891.051,3373thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52782.031,2539thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31369.849174thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,362108.511,4785thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,184102.771,2178thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,16896.211,1242thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463109.411,6015thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,378105.101,44826
SteersSelectAverage1,16897.821,1435thin
SteersStandardAverage1,24584.001,0461thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198130.86/cwt42
BullsNumber 29697.64/cwt21
BullsNumber 38148.61/cwt20
BullsUtility726.72/cwt6
HeifersNumber 189165.09/cwt7
HeifersNumber 27323.41/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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,16897.82/cwt93.00–104.001,1435
Steers—Standard1,24584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0461
Steers—Choice1,378105.10/cwt100.00–109.001,44826
Steers—Choice and Prime1,463109.41/cwt108.00–110.501,6015
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,16896.21/cwt95.00–98.001,1242
Heifers—Choice1,184102.77/cwt99.00–106.001,2178
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,362108.51/cwt106.50–109.501,4785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12871.78/cwt70.00–74.008103
Bulls——1,35283.71/cwt76.00–94.001,13210
Bulls——1,710103.76/cwt97.00–108.501,7744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97039.32/cwt30.00–47.003816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23354.13/cwt49.00–58.0066715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36360.60/cwt58.00–63.0082615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40064.69/cwt63.00–66.009063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40961.92/cwt58.00–64.508725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44367.40/cwt66.50–68.509732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45462.03/cwt58.00–64.509027
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31369.84/cwt67.00–76.009174
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46891.05/cwt89.00–92.501,3373
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52782.03/cwt78.00–88.501,2539
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27323.41/cwt20.00–30.00173
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83213.40/cwt210.00–220.001773
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Heifers—Number 19342.70/cwt35.00–50.00402
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 17395.34/cwt85.00–105.00702
Bulls—Number 37339.06/cwt10.00–105.00298
Bulls—Utility737.59/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 27590.00/cwt90.00–90.00681
Bulls—Number 183105.00/cwt100.00–110.00873
Bulls—Number 38364.05/cwt20.00–105.00537
Bulls—Utility837.58/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 28590.00/cwt65.00–120.00774
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8565.00/cwt65.00–65.00551
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90171.67/cwt160.00–185.001553
Bulls—Number 29296.55/cwt75.00–120.00897
Bulls—Number 39242.28/cwt20.00–85.00395
Bulls—Number 193120.85/cwt100.00–140.0011215
Bulls—Number 210199.13/cwt80.00–125.001006
Bulls—Number 1104134.19/cwt120.00–142.001408
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105200.00/cwt190.00–210.002102
Bulls—Number 1113134.84/cwt125.00–140.001525
Bulls—Number 2113122.44/cwt120.00–125.001382
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001671
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross125175.00/cwt175.00–175.002191
Bulls—Number 1125130.00/cwt130.00–130.001631
Bulls—Number 212585.00/cwt85.00–85.001061

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.