Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-09-15

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 15
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 210▼ 3 vs year ago 220 · −1.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
144 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 141▲ 27 vs year ago 117 · +23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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

over 95 lbs sold steady while under 95 lbs 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—Average1,39688.741,23915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36363.0786013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68662.811,0598thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21251.6562625
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,06069.797402thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44890.411,3095thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47883.971,2418thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,63576.471,2502thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,308107.011,4003thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,213100.941,2242thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,19591.791,0972thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,10378.448654thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,474111.491,64313
SteersChoiceAverage1,411106.971,50921
SteersSelectAverage1,376101.411,3955thin
SteersStandardAverage1,14386.879933thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198131.19/cwt41
BullsNumber 295102.75/cwt18
BullsNumber 39058.46/cwt16
BullsUtility9311.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 189112.69/cwt8
HeifersNumber 27519.02/cwt5

Every lot

55 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—Standard1,14386.87/cwt78.00–92.009933
Steers—Select1,376101.41/cwt100.00–103.001,3955
Steers—Choice1,411106.97/cwt103.00–111.501,50921
Steers—Choice and Prime1,474111.49/cwt109.00–113.501,64313
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Standard1,10378.44/cwt72.00–87.008654
Heifers—Select1,19591.79/cwt89.00–94.001,0972
Heifers—Choice1,213100.94/cwt99.00–103.001,2242
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,308107.01/cwt106.00–107.501,4003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05369.88/cwt65.00–76.507364
Bulls——1,42691.12/cwt86.00–95.001,2996
Bulls——1,635100.97/cwt98.00–107.001,6515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09241.28/cwt20.00–48.004519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19367.89/cwt67.00–69.008103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21659.96/cwt58.00–62.507297
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32955.57/cwt53.50–57.007399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41461.62/cwt58.00–65.0087110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68662.81/cwt58.00–66.501,0598
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44890.41/cwt87.00–94.501,3095
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47883.97/cwt80.00–87.501,2418
Dairy Steers—Select1,63576.47/cwt76.00–77.001,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,06069.79/cwt68.00–72.007402
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27213.37/cwt10.00–15.00103
Heifers—Number 17550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Heifers—Number 28027.50/cwt15.00–40.00222
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83215.76/cwt190.00–240.001792
Heifers—Number 18545.00/cwt45.00–45.00381
Heifers—Number 19045.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95225.00/cwt225.00–225.002141
Heifers—Number 110052.50/cwt50.00–55.00532
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37340.52/cwt25.00–55.00302
Bulls—Number 27575.00/cwt75.00–75.00561
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred8025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Bulls—Number 182107.14/cwt95.00–120.00889
Bulls—Number 38451.49/cwt35.00–65.00434
Bulls—Number 285112.50/cwt105.00–120.00962
Bulls—Utility8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90250.00/cwt250.00–250.002251
Bulls—Number 193114.10/cwt95.00–130.0010610
Bulls—Number 29398.49/cwt75.00–125.009210
Bulls—Number 39469.77/cwt30.00–100.00667
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100247.50/cwt240.00–255.002482
Bulls—Number 310065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
Bulls—Number 1103125.84/cwt110.00–130.001309
Bulls—Number 2103109.76/cwt100.00–120.001132
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110205.00/cwt205.00–205.002261
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred11090.00/cwt90.00–90.00991
Bulls—Number 1112126.80/cwt125.00–130.001425
Bulls—Number 2112115.00/cwt110.00–120.001293
Bulls—Number 311570.00/cwt70.00–70.00811
Bulls—Utility1155.00/cwt5.00–5.0061
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120200.00/cwt200.00–200.002401
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred125150.00/cwt150.00–150.001881
Bulls—Number 1125117.00/cwt117.00–117.001461

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.