Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-01-12

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 12
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 281▲ 79 vs year ago 236 · +33.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
131 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 105▲ 11 vs year ago 120 · +9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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—High1,57279.731,25319
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64856.529314thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58051.8882014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39548.3667516
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29942.8555728
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,33090.001,1971thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,47079.001,1611thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,32265.928713thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51687.311,3244thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45180.221,16410
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31572.419526thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,352107.511,45410
HeifersChoiceAverage1,363104.201,4208thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,30394.841,2367thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,478109.021,61112
SteersChoiceAverage1,459105.391,53827
SteersSelectAverage1,41796.261,36416

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19793.29/cwt21
BullsNumber 29378.75/cwt16
BullsNumber 38632.00/cwt13
BullsUtility768.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 197138.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 210550.00/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—Select1,41796.26/cwt85.00–102.001,36416
Steers—Choice1,459105.39/cwt102.50–108.001,53827
Steers—Choice and Prime1,478109.02/cwt107.50–111.001,61112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,30394.84/cwt89.00–98.001,2367
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,352107.51/cwt105.00–113.001,45410
Heifers—Choice1,363104.20/cwt102.00–105.501,4208
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,010101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0201
Bulls——1,49371.93/cwt67.00–77.001,0746
Bulls——1,65881.85/cwt74.50–88.001,35712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16833.42/cwt30.00–37.003904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30243.21/cwt39.00–46.5056320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38052.89/cwt52.00–53.507303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39847.32/cwt44.00–50.0066213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41650.48/cwt47.00–54.007154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58051.88/cwt47.00–54.0082014
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64856.52/cwt56.00–57.009314
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,32265.92/cwt62.00–68.008713
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,33090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1971
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,47079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31572.41/cwt69.00–75.509526
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45180.22/cwt75.00–86.001,16410
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51687.31/cwt85.50–88.501,3244
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80215.00/cwt215.00–215.001721
Heifers—Number 2Crossbred10080.00/cwt80.00–80.00801
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105180.00/cwt180.00–180.001891
Heifers—Number 110520.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Heifers—Number 211020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37133.07/cwt10.00–65.00234
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80230.00/cwt230.00–230.001841
Bulls—Number 18384.80/cwt80.00–95.00703
Bulls—Number 38343.40/cwt10.00–80.00363
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred85120.00/cwt120.00–120.001021
Bulls—Number 28576.25/cwt65.00–90.00654
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 19381.45/cwt70.00–95.00768
Bulls—Number 29373.82/cwt50.00–87.00696
Bulls—Number 39421.13/cwt10.00–35.00204
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross10095.00/cwt95.00–95.00951
Bulls—Number 110094.80/cwt90.00–102.00955
Bulls—Number 210174.26/cwt70.00–82.00754
Bulls—Number 310334.51/cwt15.00–55.00362
Bulls—Number 111088.00/cwt85.00–92.00973
Bulls—Number 112585.00/cwt85.00–85.001061

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.