Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-10-20

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 20
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 263▲ 67 vs year ago 198 · +33.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
140 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 123▲ 12 vs year ago 128 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. 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 calvessold 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—Average1,50978.271,18113
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,78058.021,0332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72754.869475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48853.6579815
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26248.6261319
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49087.161,2993thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,34674.291,0004thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,46867.069844thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438107.991,5535thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325103.981,37810
HeifersSelectAverage1,12890.971,0262thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433110.821,58812
SteersChoiceAverage1,408106.681,50219
SteersSelectAverage1,23197.331,19813

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199109.30/cwt41
BullsNumber 29285.98/cwt22
BullsNumber 39548.19/cwt15
BullsUtility698.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 192108.64/cwt7
HeifersNumber 27815.80/cwt6

Every lot

43 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—Select1,23197.33/cwt88.00–102.001,19813
Steers—Choice1,408106.68/cwt103.00–110.001,50219
Steers—Choice and Prime1,433110.82/cwt109.00–113.001,58812
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,12890.97/cwt86.00–96.001,0262
Heifers—Choice1,325103.98/cwt100.00–106.501,37810
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,438107.99/cwt107.00–109.001,5535
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18263.17/cwt39.00–70.007475
Bulls——1,65581.25/cwt74.00–86.001,3453
Bulls——1,74891.57/cwt87.50–96.001,6015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23341.69/cwt40.00–43.005143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26053.56/cwt53.00–54.006755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27048.26/cwt45.00–51.5061311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46952.73/cwt50.00–55.0077512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56257.33/cwt57.00–58.008953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72754.86/cwt52.00–56.009475
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,78058.02/cwt57.50–58.501,0332
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,34674.29/cwt70.00–80.001,0004
Dairy Steers—Select1,46867.06/cwt65.00–69.009844
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,49087.16/cwt86.00–88.501,2993
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27311.59/cwt10.00–15.0083
Heifers—Number 28220.00/cwt15.00–25.00163
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83197.20/cwt170.00–220.001643
Heifers—Number 19342.95/cwt25.00–65.00403
Heifers—Number 111540.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 170100.00/cwt100.00–100.00701
Bulls—Number 37317.59/cwt15.00–20.00132
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 27567.50/cwt50.00–85.00512
Bulls—Number 183103.45/cwt85.00–115.00867
Bulls—Number 28380.82/cwt40.00–110.00677
Bulls—Number 38538.50/cwt37.00–40.00332
Bulls—Number 39174.11/cwt15.00–100.00674
Bulls—Number 29287.64/cwt75.00–105.00816
Bulls—Number 193105.14/cwt95.00–115.009810
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95225.00/cwt225.00–225.002141
Bulls—Number 1102109.37/cwt95.00–115.0011213
Bulls—Number 210393.66/cwt80.00–115.00964
Bulls—Number 310333.72/cwt15.00–50.00354
Bulls—Number 1112101.93/cwt35.00–120.001146
Bulls—Number 211296.79/cwt90.00–105.001083
Bulls—Number 311359.78/cwt50.00–75.00683
Bulls—Number 1123115.74/cwt110.00–120.001423

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.