Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-11-03

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 3
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 240▲ 78 vs year ago 206 · +37.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
117 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 127▼ 9 vs year ago 126 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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

Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,79180.591,44310
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,94561.481,1964thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55155.028538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41549.3869914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17246.155418thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,47068.481,0072thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,53089.271,3662thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49086.501,2891thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39877.251,0802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315102.481,3482thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,39496.661,3477thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,17883.919887thin
HeifersStandardAverage90062.005581thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,493108.961,62712
SteersChoiceAverage1,360103.601,40910
SteersSelectAverage1,25693.911,18022

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100106.30/cwt28
BullsNumber 29579.50/cwt19
BullsNumber 39144.13/cwt14
BullsUtility847.86/cwt7
HeifersNumber 110090.71/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28414.04/cwt5

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—Select1,25693.91/cwt81.00–102.001,18022
Steers—Choice1,360103.60/cwt97.00–107.001,40910
Steers—Choice and Prime1,493108.96/cwt107.50–110.501,62712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Standard90062.00/cwt62.00–62.005581
Heifers—Select1,17883.91/cwt72.00–91.509887
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,315102.48/cwt102.00–103.001,3482
Heifers—Choice1,39496.66/cwt94.00–102.001,3477
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55390.22/cwt79.00–102.001,4013
Bulls——1,76069.44/cwt67.00–75.001,2222
Bulls——1,94679.28/cwt75.50–83.501,5435
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16345.04/cwt41.50–48.005244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16538.00/cwt38.00–38.004431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18750.35/cwt49.50–52.005983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39248.53/cwt44.00–52.0067612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51059.16/cwt57.50–61.008932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55554.51/cwt52.00–57.008482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56453.64/cwt50.00–57.008396
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,94561.48/cwt56.50–63.501,1964
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,39877.25/cwt75.00–79.501,0802
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49086.50/cwt86.50–86.501,2891
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,53089.27/cwt88.50–90.001,3662
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,47068.48/cwt68.00–69.001,0072
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27312.59/cwt10.00–15.0092
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85150.00/cwt150.00–150.001281
Heifers—Number 19030.00/cwt25.00–35.00272
Heifers—Number 29215.00/cwt15.00–15.00143
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95165.00/cwt165.00–165.001571
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross10550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross11065.00/cwt65.00–65.00721
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross125145.00/cwt145.00–145.001811
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility707.50/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 37530.00/cwt15.00–45.00232
Bulls—Number 28367.77/cwt50.00–90.00565
Bulls—Number 38324.55/cwt10.00–40.00202
Bulls—Number 18586.67/cwt80.00–95.00743
Bulls—Utility855.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 39146.98/cwt15.00–90.00435
Bulls—Number 19397.22/cwt80.00–105.00908
Bulls—Utility9310.00/cwt10.00–10.0093
Bulls—Number 29485.92/cwt50.00–105.00817
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95172.50/cwt165.00–180.001642
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100160.00/cwt160.00–160.001601
Bulls—Number 310154.75/cwt30.00–75.00555
Bulls—Number 1102104.87/cwt90.00–115.001077
Bulls—Number 210280.00/cwt70.00–95.00825
Bulls—Number 111298.88/cwt90.00–110.001115
Bulls—Number 211385.11/cwt80.00–90.00962
Bulls—Number 1125102.50/cwt100.00–105.001282

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.