Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-01-05

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 5
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 259▼ 85 vs year ago 366 · −23.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
105 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 110▼ 35 vs year ago 140 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter

heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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—Average1,66780.501,34211
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,60854.538772thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62651.3783514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44549.4371416
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,34442.8957621
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45588.001,2801thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,18872.338592thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,43069.009871thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,31582.331,0833thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31076.811,0062thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,418107.301,5226thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,327103.691,37611
HeifersSelectAverage1,23397.471,20210
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438111.241,6004thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,419105.891,50312
SteersSelectAverage1,32896.261,27817

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110293.70/cwt19
BullsNumber 29761.11/cwt20
BullsNumber 38523.80/cwt12
BullsUtility778.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 186119.15/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28310.00/cwt2

Every lot

45 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—Select1,32896.26/cwt88.00–103.001,27817
Steers—Choice1,419105.89/cwt104.00–109.001,50312
Steers—Choice and Prime1,438111.24/cwt108.50–114.001,6004
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23397.47/cwt92.00–102.001,20210
Heifers—Choice1,327103.69/cwt100.00–106.501,37611
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,418107.30/cwt105.50–109.001,5226
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56575.04/cwt70.00–79.501,1746
Bulls——1,77065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1511
Bulls——1,79592.57/cwt85.00–99.001,6624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14735.60/cwt30.00–39.004087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43445.30/cwt42.00–48.5065011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43548.05/cwt45.00–51.0069012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47553.57/cwt52.00–58.007904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,47551.04/cwt50.50–51.507533
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,60854.53/cwt53.00–56.008772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62651.37/cwt47.00–55.0083514
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,18872.33/cwt71.00–74.008592
Dairy Heifers—Select1,43069.00/cwt69.00–69.009871
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,45588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31076.81/cwt75.00–78.001,0062
Dairy Steers—Choice1,31582.33/cwt79.00–86.001,0833
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 18015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83172.90/cwt110.00–215.001443
Heifers—Number 28310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93199.73/cwt190.00–210.001862
Heifers—Number 110510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 37310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80210.00/cwt210.00–210.001681
Bulls—Number 38118.69/cwt10.00–30.00154
Bulls—Number 28440.12/cwt30.00–55.00345
Bulls—Number 18550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Bulls—Number 19065.00/cwt60.00–70.00593
Bulls—Utility905.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 29352.63/cwt40.00–65.00496
Bulls—Number 39345.27/cwt30.00–55.00423
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001651
Bulls—Number 310022.50/cwt15.00–30.00232
Bulls—Number 210159.80/cwt40.00–85.00605
Bulls—Number 110287.79/cwt75.00–95.00909
Bulls—Number 211385.87/cwt80.00–92.00972
Bulls—Number 111383.78/cwt80.00–90.00954
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross125200.00/cwt200.00–200.002501
Bulls—Number 212570.00/cwt70.00–70.00881

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.