Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-01-26

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 26
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 258▼ 104 vs year ago 299 · −34.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
78 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 90▼ 55 vs year ago 133 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per 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—High1,57895.451,5062thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,48861.679182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48857.738595thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38052.5872618
CowsLean 85-90%High1,22043.5753129
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,36085.001,1562thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,66573.001,2151thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,55570.001,0891thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57890.181,4235thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48881.071,2063thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,27578.009951thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,464110.041,6118thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,338105.421,41115
HeifersSelectAverage1,30888.551,1583thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,545111.341,72014
SteersChoiceAverage1,431106.661,52616
SteersSelectAverage1,32399.941,32215

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197124.94/cwt27
BullsNumber 29384.47/cwt11
BullsNumber 38959.72/cwt12
BullsUtility625.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 186105.00/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—Select1,32399.94/cwt95.00–105.001,32215
Steers—Choice1,431106.66/cwt104.50–110.001,52616
Steers—Choice and Prime1,545111.34/cwt109.00–113.501,72014
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,30888.55/cwt78.00–96.001,1583
Heifers—Choice1,338105.42/cwt100.00–108.501,41115
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,464110.04/cwt108.00–111.501,6118
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57895.45/cwt95.00–96.001,5062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08331.40/cwt25.00–37.003406
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22643.74/cwt41.00–47.0053615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29856.37/cwt54.00–57.507323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31152.38/cwt49.00–55.506878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36657.64/cwt55.00–64.507874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38451.13/cwt47.00–54.0070814
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48861.67/cwt61.00–62.509182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77359.77/cwt59.50–60.001,0602
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,27578.00/cwt78.00–78.009951
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48881.07/cwt78.00–85.001,2063
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,57890.18/cwt85.00–93.001,4235
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,36085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1562
Dairy Heifers—Select1,55570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0891
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,66573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85202.50/cwt200.00–205.001722
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90160.00/cwt160.00–160.001441
Heifers—Number 19020.00/cwt20.00–20.00182
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 37330.00/cwt30.00–30.00222
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80225.00/cwt225.00–225.001802
Bulls—Number 38185.23/cwt70.00–100.00694
Bulls—Number 18384.55/cwt70.00–100.00702
Bulls—Number 28479.70/cwt60.00–100.00674
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93197.43/cwt195.00–200.001842
Bulls—Number 193101.29/cwt80.00–120.009410
Bulls—Number 29487.07/cwt75.00–105.00825
Bulls—Number 39443.93/cwt30.00–65.00414
Bulls—Number 310095.00/cwt95.00–95.00951
Bulls—Number 210090.00/cwt90.00–90.00901
Bulls—Number 1104111.66/cwt110.00–117.001167
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110175.00/cwt170.00–180.001932
Bulls—Number 1115107.50/cwt105.00–110.001242
Bulls—Number 212085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021
Bulls—Number 312545.00/cwt45.00–45.00561

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.