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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 9

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 340▲ 40 vs year ago 232 · +17.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

92 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 90▼ 23 vs year ago 115 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. All classes of slaughter cows sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cow sales. Feeder dairy bull calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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	—	Low	1,649	77.38	1,276	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	56.30	900	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	50.38	718	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	43.43	526	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	89.50	1,271	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	74.35	1,037	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,122	56.29	632	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,506	91.52	1,378	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	85.31	1,248	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,449	70.95	1,028	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	107.68	1,469	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	100.78	1,392	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	86.48	1,064	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,498	111.84	1,675	25
Steers	Choice	High	1,429	104.92	1,499	30
Steers	Select	Low	1,431	88.98	1,273	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	122.07/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	96	95.25/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	88	66.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	79	14.98/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	97	171.22/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	78	102.50/cwt	2

Every lot

61 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,245	109.71/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,366	3
Steers	—	Select	1,427	84.74/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,209	5
Steers	—	Select	1,435	94.28/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,353	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,446	106.21/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,536	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,456	100.07/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,457	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,493	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,664	22
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	114.82/cwt	114.50–115.50	1,762	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,183	80.65/cwt	79.00–82.00	954	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,244	88.15/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,097	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,364	107.68/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,469	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	100.78/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,392	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	59.88/cwt	54.00–66.00	858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.21/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	76.20/cwt	71.50–82.00	1,297	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	34.84/cwt	33.00–36.00	401	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	40.60/cwt	38.00–43.00	471	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	55.74/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	46.79/cwt	45.00–50.00	587	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	62.30/cwt	60.00–64.00	888	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	50.96/cwt	49.00–54.00	747	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	44.65/cwt	42.00–47.00	667	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	51.37/cwt	49.00–54.00	823	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	55.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	925	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,255	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	966	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,446	73.55/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,064	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,463	85.31/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,248	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,492	90.46/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,350	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,519	64.61/cwt	63.00–69.00	981	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,580	97.38/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,539	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,122	56.29/cwt	55.00–57.00	632	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	74.35/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,037	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,530	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,515	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	65	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	33	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	70	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	123	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	223	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	247	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	66	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	79	2
Bulls	—	Utility	75	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	16.63/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	107.04/cwt	100.00–117.00	90	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	91.25/cwt	80.00–100.00	78	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	203	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	117.74/cwt	105.00–140.00	109	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	94.43/cwt	75.00–100.00	88	10
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	121.47/cwt	105.00–135.00	124	15
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	90.24/cwt	80.00–100.00	93	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	138	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	109	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	125	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	63	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 340Year ago 232

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 92Last week 90Year ago 115

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	96.00–103.00	100.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	86.00–90.00	88.15
2	—	1,183	79.00–82.00	80.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	104.00–109.50	107.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,427	82.00–89.00	84.74
4	—	1,435	92.00–96.00	94.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	109.00–110.00	109.71
8	—	1,456	98.00–101.00	100.07
19	—	1,446	98.00–108.50	106.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	114.50–115.50	114.82
22	—	1,493	109.00–114.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	54.00–66.00	59.88
8	—	1,702	71.50–82.00	76.20
3	—	1,650	88.00–95.00	92.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	55.00–60.00	55.74
6	—	1,493	42.00–47.00	44.65
13	—	1,465	49.00–54.00	50.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,255	45.00–50.00	46.79
2	—	1,150	33.00–36.00	34.84
7	—	1,161	38.00–43.00	40.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,603	49.00–54.00	51.37
28	—	1,653	54.00–59.00	55.96
9	—	1,425	60.00–64.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	95.00–100.00	97.38
11	—	1,492	88.00–94.50	90.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,446	70.00–75.50	73.55
6	—	1,519	63.00–69.00	64.61
2	—	1,255	76.00–78.00	76.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	82.00–87.50	85.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,530	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	70.00–79.00	74.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	55.00–57.00	56.29

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	102	105.00–135.00	121.47
13	—	93	105.00–140.00	117.74
1	—	120	120.00	120.00
9	—	84	100.00–117.00	107.04
2	—	75	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	110	120.00–130.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00–15.00	12.50
3	—	82	15.00–20.00	16.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	93	75.00–100.00	94.43
1	—	115	95.00	95.00
1	—	125	75.00	75.00
2	—	103	80.00–100.00	90.24
4	—	85	80.00–100.00	91.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	50.00	50.00
1	—	125	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	250.00	250.00
1	—	90	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	235.00	235.00
1	—	80	270.00	270.00
1	—	110	230.00	230.00
2	—	103	235.00–245.00	239.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
1	—	120	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	30.00	30.00

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.