Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-04-06

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 6
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 291▲ 122 vs year ago 121 · +100.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 112▲ 64 vs year ago 61 · +104.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady. All prices 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—Low1,29687.671,13616
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68072.031,2104thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66764.611,07714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40761.0485912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22751.0062615
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,25069.008631thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44396.501,3926thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41986.761,2314thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39575.471,0532thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,371118.051,6187thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,295113.251,46713
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,547120.701,86721
SteersChoiceAverage1,390115.331,60313
SteersSelectAverage1,414108.451,53314

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198161.15/cwt28
BullsNumber 292128.59/cwt25
BullsNumber 38664.85/cwt16
BullsUtility759.37/cwt8
HeifersNumber 182114.52/cwt12
HeifersNumber 27832.50/cwt2

Every lot

50 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—Choice1,390115.33/cwt112.50–119.001,60313
Steers—Select1,414108.45/cwt102.00–111.501,53314
Steers—Choice and Prime1,547120.70/cwt118.00–124.001,86721
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,295113.25/cwt109.00–115.501,46713
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,371118.05/cwt115.50–121.001,6187
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23787.48/cwt84.00–91.001,08211
Bulls——1,36373.43/cwt70.00–77.001,0012
Bulls——1,46797.87/cwt94.00–103.001,4363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13857.17/cwt54.00–63.006515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27147.92/cwt44.00–54.0060910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27763.43/cwt63.00–64.008105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49959.33/cwt56.00–62.008897
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62467.02/cwt65.00–70.001,0886
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68072.03/cwt70.00–78.001,2104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69962.80/cwt59.00–65.001,0678
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,39575.47/cwt70.00–80.001,0532
Dairy Steers—Choice1,41986.76/cwt85.00–90.501,2314
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44396.50/cwt93.00–105.001,3926
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,25069.00/cwt69.00–69.008631
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross65187.50/cwt180.00–195.001222
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75255.00/cwt255.00–255.001911
Heifers—Number 27540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Heifers—Number 17515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80250.00/cwt250.00–250.002001
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred80160.00/cwt160.00–160.001281
Heifers—Number 28025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Heifers—Number 18353.10/cwt30.00–65.00443
Heifers—Number 19015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 110072.50/cwt70.00–75.00732
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 36565.00/cwt65.00–65.00421
Bulls—Utility7013.33/cwt10.00–20.0093
Bulls—Number 27575.00/cwt75.00–75.00561
Bulls—Number 37540.00/cwt30.00–50.00303
Bulls—Number 28199.74/cwt70.00–155.00816
Bulls—Number 38365.95/cwt25.00–115.00558
Bulls—Utility835.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 185165.00/cwt165.00–165.001401
Bulls—Number 192155.54/cwt140.00–165.0014312
Bulls—Number 292135.11/cwt80.00–170.0012412
Bulls—Number 39595.00/cwt95.00–95.00901
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100235.00/cwt235.00–235.002351
Bulls—Number 310070.00/cwt45.00–95.00702
Bulls—Number 1102162.09/cwt150.00–170.001659
Bulls—Number 2103158.72/cwt150.00–165.001634
Bulls—Number 1110157.40/cwt145.00–162.001735
Bulls—Number 2115155.00/cwt155.00–155.001781
Bulls—Number 2120130.00/cwt130.00–130.001561
Bulls—Number 312090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081

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.