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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 2

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 50▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

340 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 248▲ 86 vs year ago 254 · +33.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

90 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 123▲ 5 vs year ago 85 · +5.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and dairy steers sold steady with a firm market undertone; slaughter heifers and dairy heifers sold firm compared to a light test; Slaughter breaker and boning cows sold weak, with lean slaughter cows selling mostly steady; no comparison available for slaughter bulls, but they sold with moderate demand. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a moderate sale 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 $98.37/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,149.71 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$98.37

13 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$44.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	124.45	591	4thin
Medium and Large 2	423	111.00	469	2thin
Medium and Large 3	670	80.00	536	1thin
Large 3	463	79.84	369	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $222 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 sale13 hd

98.37

—

PA average6 barns · 859 hd

88.15

+10.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,149.71

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	1,447	79.46	1,150	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	58.23	957	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	56.06	752	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	47.85	595	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	89.00	1,166	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	72.73	1,011	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,549	94.38	1,462	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	86.89	1,342	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,234	71.29	879	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,416	109.96	1,557	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	104.72	1,418	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	98.08	1,141	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	114.12	1,691	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,387	107.51	1,491	58
Steers	Select	Average	1,346	96.43	1,298	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	115.32/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	90	80.25/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	85	36.33/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	86	12.77/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	95	138.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	102.50/cwt	2

Every lot

88 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	95.93/cwt	82.00–110.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	138.90/cwt	127.00–150.00	303	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	420	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	495	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	540	70.51/cwt	69.00–72.00	381	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	260	85.77/cwt	80.00–92.00	223	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	228	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	170	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	219	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	590	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	325	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	810	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	575	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,095	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	799	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,200	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Select	1,340	100.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,353	3
Steers	—	Select	1,362	95.80/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,305	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,370	101.60/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,392	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,376	107.60/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,481	43
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	111.02/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,608	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	114.12/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,691	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,163	98.08/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,332	104.10/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,387	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,354	109.28/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,480	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,409	108.64/cwt	108.00–109.50	1,531	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,419	110.62/cwt	109.50–112.00	1,570	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,488	96.31/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,433	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	90.57/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,412	75.22/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,062	13
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.94/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,315	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	60.65/cwt	58.00–64.00	562	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	37.74/cwt	34.00–40.00	436	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	52.80/cwt	50.00–55.50	664	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.50	760	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	44.76/cwt	41.00–48.50	586	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	54.53/cwt	52.00–58.00	745	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	54.62/cwt	51.00–57.00	870	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	60.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,018	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,143	68.43/cwt	64.00–73.00	782	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,279	72.72/cwt	70.00–77.00	930	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,346	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,528	86.60/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,323	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,539	91.31/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,405	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,567	95.84/cwt	94.50–98.00	1,502	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,625	74.80/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,216	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,166	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,475	75.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,121	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	204	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	105	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	70	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	144	1
Bulls	—	Utility	73	12.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	28.33/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	80	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	37.03/cwt	30.00–65.00	31	8
Bulls	—	Utility	84	11.27/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	67.50/cwt	55.00–85.00	57	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	38.63/cwt	20.00–60.00	35	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	75.03/cwt	65.00–90.00	69	10
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	115.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	109	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	109.54/cwt	100.00–130.00	113	18
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	69.51/cwt	50.00–90.00	72	2
Bulls	—	Utility	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	116.05/cwt	100.00–125.00	130	8

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 248Year ago 254

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 123Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	56.00–61.50	58.54
13	—	1,367	52.00–58.00	54.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,677	58.00–64.00	60.72
11	—	1,593	51.00–57.00	54.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	50.00–55.50	52.80
3	—	927	58.00–64.00	60.65
4	—	1,154	34.00–40.00	37.74
17	—	1,310	41.00–48.50	44.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,567	94.50–98.00	95.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	80.00–94.00	86.60
2	—	1,625	72.00–78.00	74.80
6	—	1,539	90.00–93.00	91.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	64.00–73.00	68.43
4	—	1,279	70.00–77.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	83.00–89.50	84.94
13	—	1,412	65.00–80.00	75.22
2	—	1,368	89.00–92.00	90.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,332	100.00–107.00	104.10
3	—	1,488	93.00–100.00	96.31
8	—	1,354	108.00–110.00	109.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	108.00–109.50	108.64
8	—	1,419	109.50–112.00	110.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	97.00–99.00	98.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	100.00–104.00	101.60
9	—	1,448	109.50–112.50	111.02
43	—	1,376	104.50–110.00	107.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	92.00–99.00	95.80
3	—	1,340	100.00–103.00	100.99
1	—	1,200	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,482	111.00–116.00	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	74.00–78.00	75.97
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	69.00–72.00	70.51
2	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	495	82.00	82.00
1	—	420	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	127.00–150.00	138.90
1	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
1	—	365	60.00	60.00
1	—	590	55.00	55.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	50.00	50.00
2	—	260	80.00–92.00	85.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	73.00	73.00
1	—	295	67.00	67.00
1	—	885	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	82.00–110.00	95.93
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	296	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	215.00	215.00
1	—	85	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	50.00–90.00	69.51
10	—	92	65.00–90.00	75.03
4	—	85	55.00–85.00	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	83	30.00–65.00	37.03
8	—	91	20.00–60.00	38.63
3	—	75	20.00–35.00	28.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	10.00–15.00	11.27
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
2	—	73	10.00–15.00	12.41
2	—	90	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	103	100.00–130.00	109.54
9	—	94	110.00–125.00	115.75
8	—	112	100.00–125.00	116.05
1	—	80	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	205.00	205.00

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.