Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-12-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 8
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 298▲ 37 vs year ago 260 · +14.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 150▼ 47 vs year ago 157 · −29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves over 95 lbs sold steady-5.00 lower. Calves under 95 lbs 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—High1,68082.561,3878thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76060.691,0686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67455.4692914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33452.8070426
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24342.6153025
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35069.009321thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,59390.911,44814
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52883.681,2796thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,49470.251,0509thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,364108.001,4738thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,309103.661,3577thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,29493.311,2079thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,426111.381,5889thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,467107.081,57024
SteersSelectAverage1,40396.841,35910

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196111.44/cwt31
BullsNumber 29272.32/cwt13
BullsNumber 39219.90/cwt4
BullsUtility7310.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 19465.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 27010.00/cwt1

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,40396.84/cwt87.00–102.001,35910
Steers—Choice and Prime1,426111.38/cwt109.00–113.001,5889
Steers—Choice1,440107.43/cwt105.00–110.001,54722
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,758103.25/cwt101.00–105.501,8152
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,29493.31/cwt84.00–99.001,2079
Heifers—Choice1,309103.66/cwt100.00–105.501,3577
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,364108.00/cwt106.50–111.001,4738
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1461
Bulls——1,67178.74/cwt75.00–82.001,3164
Bulls——1,72890.84/cwt87.00–93.001,5703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11746.16/cwt44.00–47.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17158.14/cwt56.00–62.006814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19835.96/cwt27.00–40.004319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22844.91/cwt40.00–48.0055111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35849.50/cwt48.50–51.006725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36548.46/cwt48.00–49.006612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40252.72/cwt49.00–55.5073919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72656.63/cwt56.00–57.0097712
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76060.69/cwt58.50–65.001,0686
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,49470.25/cwt64.00–76.001,0509
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52883.68/cwt80.00–85.001,2796
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,59390.91/cwt86.00–106.001,44814
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35069.00/cwt69.00–69.009321
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 18310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115175.00/cwt175.00–175.002011
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75157.50/cwt130.00–185.001182
Bulls—Number 27570.00/cwt70.00–70.00531
Bulls—Number 28085.00/cwt80.00–90.00682
Bulls—Number 38015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 18297.45/cwt90.00–110.00806
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85165.00/cwt165.00–165.001401
Bulls—Number 29372.73/cwt55.00–90.00687
Bulls—Number 39327.30/cwt20.00–35.00252
Bulls—Number 19492.90/cwt90.00–100.00877
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95197.50/cwt195.00–200.001882
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt185.00–185.001851
Bulls—Number 310010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 110293.07/cwt90.00–100.00958
Bulls—Number 210263.69/cwt40.00–85.00653
Bulls—Number 111390.00/cwt90.00–90.001022
Bulls—Number 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross135155.00/cwt155.00–155.002091

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.