Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-12-29

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 29
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 111▲ 54 vs year ago 205 · +26.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 149▼ 49 vs year ago 159 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to reporter absence.

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—Average1,63382.821,35214
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,56858.499174thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47356.8883811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31056.3473826
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25149.3261738
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,23077.619553thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57791.461,4425thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,39881.401,1382thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,27065.168282thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,321108.081,4289thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,245105.581,3146thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,19491.791,0964thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410110.021,5518thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,422107.881,53422
SteersSelectAverage1,37098.121,3443thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110097.27/cwt12
BullsNumber 29859.64/cwt18
BullsNumber 38922.02/cwt12
BullsUtility779.02/cwt5
HeifersNumber 188123.03/cwt5
HeifersNumber 26510.00/cwt1

Every lot

41 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—Select1,37098.12/cwt90.00–103.001,3443
Steers—Choice and Prime1,410110.02/cwt109.00–111.501,5518
Steers—Choice1,422107.88/cwt105.00–110.001,53422
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,19491.79/cwt78.00–98.001,0964
Heifers—Choice1,245105.58/cwt102.00–108.001,3146
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,321108.08/cwt105.00–111.001,4289
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59067.20/cwt58.00–72.001,0685
Bulls——1,62085.06/cwt82.00–88.501,3784
Bulls——1,68596.65/cwt89.00–107.001,6295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21855.91/cwt52.00–60.0068112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26227.01/cwt14.00–35.003413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26648.79/cwt45.00–53.0061823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29959.79/cwt58.00–63.007777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31455.07/cwt51.00–58.0072419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45562.49/cwt62.00–63.009092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47755.63/cwt53.00–60.008229
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,56858.49/cwt56.00–60.009174
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,27065.16/cwt57.00–73.008282
Dairy Steers—Choice1,39881.40/cwt80.00–83.001,1382
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,57791.46/cwt90.00–93.001,4425
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,23077.61/cwt76.00–80.009553
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70150.00/cwt150.00–150.001051
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93202.57/cwt200.00–205.001882
Heifers—Number 19330.00/cwt30.00–30.00282
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility718.77/cwt5.00–10.0064
Bulls—Number 37310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 28335.15/cwt30.00–40.00292
Bulls—Number 38322.27/cwt10.00–40.00184
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90172.50/cwt170.00–175.001552
Bulls—Number 19270.36/cwt50.00–90.00653
Bulls—Number 29253.95/cwt40.00–75.00509
Bulls—Number 39313.39/cwt10.00–20.00123
Bulls—Number 310042.50/cwt40.00–45.00432
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 110381.04/cwt60.00–95.00834
Bulls—Number 210371.40/cwt60.00–80.00744
Bulls—Number 211087.00/cwt87.00–87.00961
Bulls—Number 311030.00/cwt30.00–30.00331
Bulls—Number 111295.66/cwt95.00–97.001073
Bulls—Number 212072.50/cwt65.00–80.00872

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.