Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-09-29

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 239▲ 74 vs year ago 213 · +34.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
134 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 152▼ 17 vs year ago 151 · −11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. 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—Average1,40580.911,13722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52560.1291712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38958.0480614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21850.4361429
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44576.111,1002thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40287.831,2316thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44482.121,18612
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38672.841,01014
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,253107.511,3472thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,424102.101,4549thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,43890.761,3054thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,423109.271,55510
SteersChoiceAverage1,422105.691,5039thin
SteersSelectAverage1,424100.291,4286thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19698.16/cwt38
BullsNumber 29276.37/cwt23
BullsNumber 38134.06/cwt21
BullsUtility758.39/cwt3
HeifersNumber 191112.00/cwt10
HeifersNumber 27520.00/cwt2

Every lot

54 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—Choice1,422105.69/cwt102.00–108.001,5039
Steers—Choice and Prime1,423109.27/cwt107.50–113.001,55510
Steers—Select1,424100.29/cwt97.00–104.001,4286
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,253107.51/cwt107.00–108.001,3472
Heifers—Choice1,389102.93/cwt100.00–106.001,4308
Heifers—Select1,43890.76/cwt89.00–95.001,3054
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,70095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09368.06/cwt32.00–79.0074411
Bulls——1,64192.06/cwt88.00–95.001,5118
Bulls——1,92398.32/cwt98.00–99.001,8913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15943.88/cwt34.00–46.005099
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21750.45/cwt46.50–56.5061413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29458.83/cwt57.00–61.507617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37752.38/cwt49.00–54.507213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39259.58/cwt56.00–64.0082911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50865.50/cwt63.00–72.009883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53058.33/cwt56.00–63.008929
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,38672.84/cwt66.00–77.001,01014
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,40287.83/cwt86.00–90.501,2316
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44482.12/cwt77.00–86.001,18612
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,44576.11/cwt72.00–80.001,1002
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75230.00/cwt230.00–230.001731
Heifers—Number 17540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Heifers—Number 28025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85240.00/cwt240.00–240.002041
Heifers—Number 1Jersey8560.00/cwt60.00–60.00511
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90180.00/cwt180.00–180.001621
Heifers—Number 19046.67/cwt35.00–60.00423
Heifers—Number 110040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred7015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Utility737.59/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 37430.05/cwt15.00–40.00227
Bulls—Number 27555.00/cwt55.00–55.00411
Bulls—Number 17550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 1Brown Swiss8030.00/cwt30.00–30.00241
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 38233.17/cwt15.00–50.002711
Bulls—Number 28462.80/cwt45.00–95.00537
Bulls—Number 18460.12/cwt50.00–75.00515
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8555.00/cwt55.00–55.00471
Bulls—Number 39042.50/cwt30.00–55.00382
Bulls—Number 29175.73/cwt50.00–110.00699
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93202.97/cwt185.00–220.001892
Bulls—Number 193100.04/cwt70.00–120.009311
Bulls—Number 1Brown Swiss9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100215.00/cwt215.00–215.002151
Bulls—Number 310055.00/cwt55.00–55.00551
Bulls—Number 210299.07/cwt75.00–115.001015
Bulls—Number 1103113.47/cwt107.00–120.001178
Bulls—Number 1111111.08/cwt100.00–120.001235
Bulls—Number 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Bulls—Number 213085.00/cwt85.00–85.001111

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.