Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-03-16

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 16
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 272▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
98 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 92▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady. 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—Low1,75283.231,45814
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63069.541,1343thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54563.9398814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44158.7684622
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25151.2864215
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,32078.791,0402thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,36873.191,0013thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,98592.001,8261thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53085.491,3082thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,368112.231,5358thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,234108.861,3436thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,310101.271,3272thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530115.531,76813
SteersChoiceAverage1,485109.901,63220
SteersSelectAverage1,362105.461,43613

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196156.46/cwt31
BullsNumber 297111.98/cwt13
BullsNumber 39063.55/cwt7
HeifersNumber 185181.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 26812.50/cwt2

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—Select1,362105.46/cwt101.00–111.001,43613
Steers—Choice1,485109.90/cwt106.00–114.501,63220
Steers—Choice and Prime1,530115.53/cwt113.00–119.501,76813
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,234108.86/cwt107.00–111.001,3436
Heifers—Select1,310101.27/cwt101.00–101.501,3272
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,368112.23/cwt109.00–113.501,5358
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57783.98/cwt72.00–90.001,3247
Bulls——1,74560.69/cwt60.00–61.001,0592
Bulls——1,99991.19/cwt85.00–95.001,8235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22856.89/cwt55.50–58.506996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22949.40/cwt45.00–55.506077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39841.06/cwt40.00–42.005742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40563.37/cwt62.00–65.008905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45157.40/cwt54.00–62.0083317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48161.95/cwt57.00–65.0091710
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63069.54/cwt68.50–70.001,1343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70668.88/cwt67.00–70.001,1754
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,32078.79/cwt75.50–82.001,0402
Dairy Heifers—Select1,36873.19/cwt67.00–77.001,0013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53085.49/cwt84.50–86.501,3082
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,98592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8261
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70192.50/cwt185.00–200.001352
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 18050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90265.00/cwt265.00–265.002391
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115205.00/cwt205.00–205.002361
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross60165.00/cwt165.00–165.00991
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80215.00/cwt215.00–215.001721
Bulls—Number 38363.94/cwt30.00–100.00532
Bulls—Number 185130.00/cwt125.00–140.001114
Bulls—Number 285108.33/cwt70.00–130.00923
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92265.27/cwt245.00–280.002443
Bulls—Number 192127.29/cwt95.00–135.001177
Bulls—Number 293118.58/cwt105.00–130.001104
Bulls—Number 39368.92/cwt30.00–110.00642
Bulls—Number 1102130.77/cwt120.00–135.001337
Bulls—Number 2102108.28/cwt95.00–125.001105
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103218.29/cwt160.00–255.002254
Bulls—Number 310377.07/cwt60.00–95.00792
Bulls—Number 1110121.67/cwt115.00–130.001343
Bulls—Number 2125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441
Bulls—Number 1125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001381

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.