Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-11-24

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 24
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 470▲ 141 vs year ago 157 · +89.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
136 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 143▼ 39 vs year ago 175 · −22.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices 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—High1,72578.031,34613
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,78859.561,0654thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56755.4886912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30451.7767524
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21444.5354131
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,36186.501,1777thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47182.761,2177thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,26075.169472thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,364106.171,4484thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269101.411,2877thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,18593.801,1124thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,443111.011,60213
SteersChoiceAverage1,415105.951,4997thin
SteersSelectAverage1,23498.621,21713

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196107.73/cwt34
BullsNumber 29565.62/cwt14
BullsNumber 38735.12/cwt9
BullsUtility676.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 188225.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28012.55/cwt6

Every lot

44 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—Select1,23498.62/cwt91.00–103.001,21713
Steers—Choice1,415105.95/cwt102.00–109.001,4997
Steers—Choice and Prime1,443111.01/cwt109.50–113.001,60213
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,18593.80/cwt90.00–96.001,1124
Heifers—Choice1,269101.41/cwt96.00–104.001,2877
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,364106.17/cwt104.50–107.501,4484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54168.34/cwt64.00–73.001,0534
Bulls——1,73980.57/cwt78.00–84.501,4017
Bulls——2,04388.49/cwt88.00–89.001,8082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18544.76/cwt40.00–48.0053017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19735.81/cwt32.00–38.004296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22644.67/cwt39.00–46.005484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29050.58/cwt49.00–54.006528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30956.10/cwt54.00–62.0073410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33050.29/cwt47.00–53.0066910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54554.38/cwt52.00–57.008408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61157.69/cwt57.00–58.009294
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,78859.56/cwt58.00–60.501,0654
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,26075.16/cwt70.00–80.009472
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,36186.50/cwt85.00–90.001,1777
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47182.76/cwt79.00–87.001,2177
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27213.49/cwt10.00–20.00103
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80185.00/cwt185.00–185.001481
Heifers—Number 28312.42/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95265.00/cwt265.00–265.002521
Heifers—Number 29510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 175105.00/cwt105.00–105.00791
Bulls—Number 37547.50/cwt35.00–60.00362
Bulls—Number 28268.06/cwt55.00–80.00563
Bulls—Number 18386.63/cwt70.00–105.007210
Bulls—Number 38426.42/cwt15.00–35.00224
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85215.00/cwt215.00–215.001831
Bulls—Number 19097.00/cwt85.00–110.00875
Bulls—Number 29259.95/cwt55.00–65.00555
Bulls—Number 39540.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
Bulls—Number 210170.94/cwt60.00–90.00725
Bulls—Number 1103105.12/cwt85.00–115.0010810
Bulls—Number 310337.68/cwt30.00–45.00392
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105215.00/cwt195.00–235.002262
Bulls—Number 1111105.11/cwt85.00–115.001174
Bulls—Number 211560.00/cwt60.00–60.00691
Bulls—Number 113590.00/cwt90.00–90.001221

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.