Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-02-16

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 16
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 278▼ 19 vs year ago 239 · −7.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 121▼ 2 vs year ago 108 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All price 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—High1,57487.471,37616
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,62572.011,1703thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70165.671,11717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47365.2796115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29852.0667629
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31678.601,0344thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,60696.461,5498thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,54287.001,3429thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29372.629392thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,436114.201,6408thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305106.591,3915thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,355100.971,3682thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,506116.331,75213
SteersChoiceAverage1,494111.691,66917
SteersSelectAverage1,467105.901,55410

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101114.36/cwt26
BullsNumber 210082.50/cwt13
BullsNumber 38734.83/cwt16
BullsUtility697.50/cwt4
HeifersNumber 18133.86/cwt8

Every lot

40 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—Select1,467105.90/cwt103.00–108.001,55410
Steers—Choice1,494111.69/cwt108.00–115.501,66917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,506116.33/cwt113.50–118.501,75213
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,305106.59/cwt104.00–109.001,3915
Heifers—Select1,355100.97/cwt95.00–106.001,3682
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,436114.20/cwt109.00–117.501,6408
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17565.00/cwt65.00–65.007641
Bulls——1,55786.02/cwt77.50–90.001,33911
Bulls——1,71997.07/cwt93.00–104.001,6694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13937.40/cwt14.00–45.004265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30652.99/cwt47.00–58.0069218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38161.98/cwt57.00–64.508567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40761.49/cwt58.00–64.008656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55368.15/cwt65.50–71.501,0588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56564.90/cwt61.50–67.001,0168
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,62572.01/cwt70.00–74.001,1703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69669.09/cwt68.00–70.001,1727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,26056.82/cwt53.00–61.001,2842
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,31678.60/cwt73.00–84.001,0344
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,29372.62/cwt68.00–78.009392
Dairy Steers—Choice1,54287.00/cwt83.00–92.001,3429
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,60696.46/cwt93.00–101.001,5498
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17515.00/cwt10.00–20.00112
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross8399.39/cwt80.00–120.00822
Heifers—Number 18310.52/cwt10.00–12.0094
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 37520.00/cwt10.00–30.00152
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 38127.17/cwt20.00–35.00227
Bulls—Number 28550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Bulls—Number 193102.96/cwt75.00–125.00969
Bulls—Number 29370.36/cwt50.00–105.00656
Bulls—Number 39344.51/cwt10.00–60.00416
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100162.50/cwt155.00–170.001632
Bulls—Number 2100112.50/cwt110.00–115.001132
Bulls—Number 1103115.73/cwt90.00–125.0011910
Bulls—Number 311060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661
Bulls—Number 211298.43/cwt85.00–105.001103
Bulls—Number 1114112.89/cwt95.00–125.001295
Bulls—Number 212080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961

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.