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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 20
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 314▲ 31 vs year ago 162 · +19.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
71 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 96▼ 4 vs year ago 75 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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—High1,54187.761,35218
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61972.371,1727thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66968.081,13611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37263.8887615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30054.6371026
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,34093.001,2461thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41779.631,1283thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,41074.001,0431thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51595.741,45011
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,46889.391,3123thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,50579.481,1962thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,353123.121,6665thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,213119.221,4468thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,236104.641,2935thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,434125.521,8006thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,383121.001,67323
SteersSelectAverage1,298107.351,3934thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197212.45/cwt24
BullsNumber 296186.00/cwt15
BullsNumber 37899.63/cwt12
BullsUtility755.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 190148.47/cwt10
HeifersNumber 27522.50/cwt2

Every lot

53 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—Select1,298107.35/cwt103.00–117.001,3934
Steers—Choice1,383121.00/cwt116.00–125.001,67323
Steers—Choice and Prime1,434125.52/cwt124.00–127.001,8006
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,213119.22/cwt116.00–120.501,4468
Heifers—Select1,236104.64/cwt95.00–112.001,2935
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,353123.12/cwt121.00–125.501,6665
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15067.17/cwt61.00–72.007723
Bulls——1,40485.64/cwt80.00–89.001,2029
Bulls——1,942101.24/cwt95.00–113.001,9666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24854.29/cwt49.00–58.5067814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28164.73/cwt62.00–67.008298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34441.04/cwt29.00–45.005524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36962.03/cwt59.00–65.008498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41855.82/cwt55.00–58.007923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51968.24/cwt67.00–69.001,0374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56867.40/cwt66.00–69.001,0578
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,61972.37/cwt70.00–76.001,1727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93769.91/cwt69.00–71.001,3543
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,46889.39/cwt88.00–90.001,3123
Dairy Steers—Select1,50579.48/cwt79.00–80.001,1962
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51595.74/cwt91.00–100.001,45011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,34093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2461
Dairy Heifers—Select1,41074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0431
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,41779.63/cwt79.00–80.001,1283
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26530.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70240.00/cwt240.00–240.001681
Heifers—Number 17525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Heifers—Number 18595.00/cwt95.00–95.00811
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90245.00/cwt200.00–290.002212
Heifers—Number 19281.55/cwt75.00–95.00753
Heifers—Number 1100105.00/cwt105.00–105.001051
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110285.00/cwt285.00–285.003141
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36562.50/cwt45.00–80.00412
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37187.39/cwt50.00–115.00625
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75235.00/cwt235.00–235.001761
Bulls—Number 175190.00/cwt190.00–190.001431
Bulls—Number 275175.00/cwt175.00–175.001311
Bulls—Number 382107.86/cwt25.00–165.00883
Bulls—Number 184193.58/cwt185.00–205.001634
Bulls—Utility855.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 390165.00/cwt165.00–165.001491
Bulls—Number 293183.08/cwt145.00–210.0017010
Bulls—Number 194207.50/cwt190.00–232.001957
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95240.00/cwt240.00–240.002281
Bulls—Number 1102218.04/cwt210.00–225.002225
Bulls—Number 2105210.00/cwt210.00–210.002211
Bulls—Number 3110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
Bulls—Number 2112191.42/cwt175.00–225.002143
Bulls—Number 1113215.87/cwt210.00–222.002442
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115250.00/cwt250.00–250.002881
Bulls—Number 1120217.50/cwt205.00–230.002612

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.