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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 220▼ 11 vs year ago 259 · −4.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

123 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 106▼ 1 vs year ago 124 · −0.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers sold steady; slaughter dairy steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter breaker cows sold steady to 1.00 higher; slaughter boner cows sold steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter lean cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $101.70/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,146.38 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$101.70

22 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$50.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.07

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	115.34	623	16thin
Large 3	479	65.33	313	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.01/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

101.70

—

PA average5 barns · 552 hd

80.63

+21.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,146.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $900.32, median $1,248.08 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,410	89.75	1,265	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,593	67.72	1,079	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	59.38	777	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	49.14	583	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,461	85.45	1,249	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	76.10	965	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	62.00	764	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	87.30	1,359	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	79.21	1,137	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,372	112.11	1,538	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,208	99.68	1,204	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	113.85	1,671	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	107.04	1,568	11
Steers	Select	Low	1,589	94.23	1,497	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	108	108.50/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	95	64.78/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 3	83	29.74/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	80	12.81/cwt	25
Heifers	Number 3	85	72.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	63.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	9.67/cwt	8

Every lot

92 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,115	110.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,237	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	286	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	200	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	130	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	342	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	313	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	196	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	122.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	116.04/cwt	105.00–120.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	266	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	330	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	172	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	403	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	768	62.67/cwt	55.00–70.00	481	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	890	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	552	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,045	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,130	63.65/cwt	62.00–67.00	719	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	945	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,568	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,467	113.63/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,667	27
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,478	116.83/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,727	2
Steers	—	Select	1,490	99.62/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Select	1,688	88.83/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,208	99.68/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,204	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,323	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,513	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,388	111.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,546	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	89.75/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	36.50/cwt	34.00–38.00	365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	43.13/cwt	40.00–46.00	492	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	53.04/cwt	52.00–55.00	658	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	57.65/cwt	56.00–59.50	722	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	58.83/cwt	55.00–60.50	751	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	51.06/cwt	49.00–54.00	685	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	63.42/cwt	61.00–66.00	860	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	62.13/cwt	57.00–63.50	954	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	66.41/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,037	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	71.94/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,198	25
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,233	62.00/cwt	57.00–66.00	764	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,268	76.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	965	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,458	82.06/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,196	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,435	79.21/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,137	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,477	93.05/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,374	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,577	85.86/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,354	12
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	112	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	70	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	56	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	10.11/cwt	5.00–15.00	7	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	23	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	—	Number 3Jersey	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	14.33/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Utility	81	13.87/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	31.53/cwt	27.00–35.00	26	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	52.00/cwt	45.00–60.00	44	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	62.59/cwt	50.00–75.00	57	18
Bulls	—	Utility	92	14.02/cwt	10.00–15.00	13	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	37.30/cwt	30.00–45.00	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	92.33/cwt	80.00–107.00	88	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	68.36/cwt	50.00–75.00	70	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	100.02/cwt	85.00–110.00	104	14
Bulls	—	Utility	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	65.00/cwt	50.00–75.00	72	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	102.01/cwt	95.00–110.00	114	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	188.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	213	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	131	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	111	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	135	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	68	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Feb 23, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 220Year ago 259

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 106Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	105.00–120.00	116.04
4	—	571	115.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	87.00	87.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
2	—	308	110.00–112.00	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	60.00–65.00	62.48
1	—	915	75.00	75.00
1	—	200	67.00	67.00
1	—	260	50.00	50.00
1	—	870	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
2	—	768	55.00–70.00	62.67
1	—	1,045	67.00	67.00
1	—	560	72.00	72.00
1	—	890	62.00	62.00
1	—	280	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,130	62.00–67.00	63.65
1	—	330	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
1	—	335	107.00	107.00
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	102.00	102.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	107.00–115.00	110.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	72.00	72.00
1	—	740	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,356	61.00–66.00	63.42
4	—	1,341	49.00–54.00	51.06
20	—	1,277	55.00–60.50	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	57.00–63.50	62.13
38	—	1,561	64.00–69.50	66.41
25	—	1,665	70.00–75.50	71.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	56.00–59.50	57.65
7	—	1,241	52.00–55.00	53.04
6	—	1,140	40.00–46.00	43.13
2	—	1,000	34.00–38.00	36.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,458	79.00–84.00	82.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	57.00–66.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	72.00–78.00	76.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,577	83.00–89.00	85.86
3	—	1,477	91.00–95.00	93.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,435	77.00–82.00	79.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	85.00–92.00	88.83
2	—	1,490	98.00–101.00	99.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,467	110.00–115.50	113.63
2	—	1,478	116.00–117.50	116.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,465	105.00–109.00	107.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	114.00–115.00	114.34
9	—	1,388	109.00–113.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	98.00–101.00	99.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	87.00–92.50	89.75

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	5.00–15.00	10.11
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	7.00	7.00
3	—	82	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	80.00	80.00
1	—	100	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	175.00	175.00
1	—	70	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
3	—	92	20.00–30.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	110	50.00–75.00	65.00
9	—	102	50.00–75.00	68.36
1	—	135	50.00	50.00
18	—	91	50.00–75.00	62.59
5	—	85	45.00–60.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	104	85.00–110.00	100.02
3	—	95	80.00–107.00	92.33
1	—	130	85.00	85.00
7	—	112	95.00–110.00	102.01
1	—	125	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	83	27.00–35.00	31.53
2	—	93	30.00–45.00	37.30
1	—	75	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	10.00	10.00
7	—	74	10.00–20.00	14.33
5	—	92	10.00–15.00	14.02
3	—	62	5.00	5.00
9	—	81	10.00–20.00	13.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	185.00–195.00	188.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.