Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-04-27

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 27
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 193▲ 10 vs year ago 198 · +5.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
105 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 71▲ 39 vs year ago 66 · +59.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 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—Average1,47388.991,3117thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63574.651,2217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56367.321,05216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42866.6595216
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23054.7167325
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41078.001,1001thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17568.598063thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,519102.161,5525thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48388.871,3182thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38377.271,0695thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,403120.311,6885thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328115.941,54011
HeifersSelectAverage1,120107.421,2035thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438122.771,76516
SteersChoiceAverage1,399119.191,66715
SteersSelectAverage1,348110.371,4884thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196236.62/cwt24
BullsNumber 290201.21/cwt17
BullsNumber 38380.46/cwt9
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 184102.50/cwt6

Every lot

48 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—Select1,348110.37/cwt108.00–117.001,4884
Steers—Choice1,399119.19/cwt114.00–122.001,66715
Steers—Choice and Prime1,438122.77/cwt120.00–124.501,76516
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,120107.42/cwt100.00–114.001,2035
Heifers—Choice1,328115.94/cwt111.00–120.001,54011
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,403120.31/cwt119.00–122.001,6885
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30085.67/cwt80.00–89.001,1145
Bulls——1,90597.28/cwt95.00–100.001,8532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08442.83/cwt22.00–57.004646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25756.12/cwt52.00–60.5070514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27056.46/cwt55.00–58.007172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31360.12/cwt58.00–62.507893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32865.04/cwt61.00–68.008645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37665.04/cwt62.00–68.008957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52671.17/cwt69.00–74.001,0867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55572.94/cwt69.00–74.501,1344
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63574.65/cwt73.50–76.001,2217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65067.23/cwt65.50–69.001,1099
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,38377.27/cwt71.00–83.001,0695
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48388.87/cwt84.00–93.001,3182
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,519102.16/cwt96.50–109.001,5525
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,17568.59/cwt64.00–75.008063
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,41078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1001
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17090.00/cwt90.00–90.00631
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred80240.00/cwt240.00–240.001921
Heifers—Number 18060.00/cwt60.00–60.00482
Heifers—Number 19590.00/cwt90.00–90.00861
Heifers—Number 110075.00/cwt75.00–75.00751
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred70150.00/cwt150.00–150.001051
Bulls—Number 37381.03/cwt50.00–120.00594
Bulls—Number 275155.00/cwt155.00–155.001161
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred7570.00/cwt70.00–70.00531
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80325.00/cwt325.00–325.002601
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred80260.00/cwt260.00–260.002081
Bulls—Number 280175.00/cwt160.00–190.001402
Bulls—Number 380100.00/cwt100.00–100.00801
Bulls—Number 185181.67/cwt160.00–195.001543
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred8530.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
Bulls—Number 192234.23/cwt220.00–240.002156
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93302.57/cwt300.00–305.002812
Bulls—Number 293218.33/cwt170.00–240.002039
Bulls—Number 395145.00/cwt145.00–145.001381
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred9525.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
Bulls—Number 3100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001001
Bulls—Number 2102206.89/cwt160.00–240.002113
Bulls—Number 1104239.58/cwt225.00–247.002498
Bulls—Number 1112243.94/cwt240.00–247.002733

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.