Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-09-22

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 22
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 217▲ 43 vs year ago 196 · +21.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
152 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 144▲ 17 vs year ago 135 · +12.6%
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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

2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

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

sold steady-5.00 lower. 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—Low1,59492.651,47612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59967.171,07420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30164.5584029
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23056.9870123
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,46570.001,0261thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45291.721,3323thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53685.901,3195thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,60578.161,2542thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355110.531,4985thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,309106.541,39516
HeifersSelectAverage1,26499.721,2604thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473111.961,64910
SteersChoiceAverage1,436108.871,56314
SteersSelectAverage1,295104.081,3487thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195133.56/cwt48
BullsNumber 29380.29/cwt24
BullsNumber 38450.39/cwt19
BullsUtility8512.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 198169.27/cwt7
HeifersNumber 27817.59/cwt4

Every lot

48 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,295104.08/cwt102.00–107.001,3487
Steers—Choice1,436108.87/cwt106.50–111.001,56314
Steers—Choice and Prime1,473111.96/cwt110.00–115.001,64910
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,26499.72/cwt91.00–103.001,2604
Heifers—Choice1,309106.54/cwt103.00–108.501,39516
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,355110.53/cwt109.50–114.001,4985
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17879.42/cwt76.00–83.009362
Bulls——1,58192.16/cwt81.00–96.001,4576
Bulls——1,820100.01/cwt96.00–108.001,8204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10046.01/cwt44.00–49.005064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22764.52/cwt58.00–72.0079210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29153.48/cwt50.00–57.506909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29763.06/cwt59.00–66.0081823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31570.27/cwt67.00–74.009246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59066.05/cwt60.00–68.001,05016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63371.63/cwt70.00–76.001,1704
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,45291.72/cwt90.00–95.001,3323
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53685.90/cwt82.50–89.001,3195
Dairy Steers—Select1,60578.16/cwt76.00–80.001,2542
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,46570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0261
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27322.76/cwt15.00–30.00172
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
Heifers—Number 18040.00/cwt40.00–40.00321
Heifers—Number 28312.42/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95250.00/cwt250.00–250.002381
Heifers—Number 19540.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross112206.64/cwt190.00–225.002313
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross65125.00/cwt125.00–125.00811
Bulls—Number 17070.00/cwt70.00–70.00491
Bulls—Number 27342.76/cwt35.00–50.00312
Bulls—Number 37448.03/cwt30.00–65.00367
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75250.00/cwt240.00–260.001882
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80221.67/cwt200.00–255.001773
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 18274.21/cwt60.00–85.00615
Bulls—Number 28248.37/cwt40.00–55.00403
Bulls—Number 38340.15/cwt25.00–60.00336
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 19296.38/cwt70.00–125.008911
Bulls—Number 29383.39/cwt45.00–125.007810
Bulls—Number 39365.27/cwt50.00–85.00613
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95228.33/cwt205.00–250.002173
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt150.00–205.001853
Bulls—Number 210295.82/cwt70.00–120.00989
Bulls—Number 310261.48/cwt50.00–75.00633
Bulls—Number 1103119.04/cwt115.00–125.0012313
Bulls—Number 1112115.46/cwt100.00–120.001295
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115255.00/cwt255.00–255.002931

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.