Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-10-06

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 287▼ 5 vs year ago 298 · −1.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
126 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 134▲ 11 vs year ago 115 · +9.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 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—Low1,65386.481,43016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55855.3186222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28453.0168126
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13844.0650142
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,22558.007111thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,53686.081,3224thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58877.601,2323thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,50867.541,0192thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,283106.201,3633thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,35599.301,3468thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,20990.461,0948thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463109.521,60219
SteersChoiceAverage1,423103.481,47314
SteersSelectAverage1,32894.571,25612

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198113.06/cwt25
BullsNumber 29881.08/cwt16
BullsNumber 38841.03/cwt17
BullsUtility768.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 194138.33/cwt6
HeifersNumber 27810.00/cwt2

Every lot

46 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—Select1,32894.57/cwt90.00–99.001,25612
Steers—Choice1,423103.48/cwt99.00–107.001,47314
Steers—Choice and Prime1,463109.52/cwt107.00–114.001,60219
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,20990.46/cwt80.00–94.001,0948
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,283106.20/cwt105.00–108.501,3633
Heifers—Choice1,35599.30/cwt94.00–104.001,3468
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1001
Bulls——1,59292.21/cwt89.00–95.001,4685
Bulls——1,70884.46/cwt78.00–91.001,44310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96835.03/cwt24.00–41.0033913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19945.91/cwt42.00–49.5055019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24352.29/cwt50.00–57.0065010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26058.60/cwt57.00–62.007384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27852.42/cwt49.00–56.0067020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39347.79/cwt47.00–48.506662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48663.76/cwt63.00–65.009474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49648.62/cwt47.00–50.007274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59654.80/cwt51.00–59.0087514
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,22558.00/cwt58.00–58.007111
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,50867.54/cwt66.00–69.001,0192
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,53686.08/cwt82.00–92.001,3224
Dairy Steers—Choice1,58877.60/cwt75.00–81.001,2323
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85195.00/cwt190.00–200.001662
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90170.00/cwt170.00–170.001531
Heifers—Number 110042.50/cwt40.00–45.00432
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105185.00/cwt185.00–185.001941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37112.63/cwt10.00–20.0094
Bulls—Utility757.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 28055.00/cwt55.00–55.00441
Bulls—Number 38235.30/cwt20.00–55.00295
Bulls—Number 18363.20/cwt55.00–70.00523
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85220.00/cwt220.00–220.001871
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
Bulls—Number 29177.23/cwt70.00–95.00707
Bulls—Number 39264.20/cwt57.00–75.00593
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95190.00/cwt190.00–190.001811
Bulls—Number 195112.50/cwt110.00–115.001076
Bulls—Number 1102110.70/cwt97.00–120.0011310
Bulls—Number 310242.95/cwt20.00–60.00443
Bulls—Number 210488.81/cwt55.00–110.00927
Bulls—Number 1110111.25/cwt105.00–115.001224
Bulls—Number 311374.56/cwt55.00–95.00842
Bulls—Number 212580.00/cwt80.00–80.001001

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.