Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-05-04

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 4
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 208▲ 48 vs year ago 199 · +24.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
102 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 105▲ 44 vs year ago 58 · +75.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold mostly 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—High1,42283.151,1839thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55368.971,0713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71266.701,14213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32862.9083514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20653.8564920
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,07579.008491thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,54899.501,5408thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,39594.311,3163thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28085.001,0881thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,364118.901,6228thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,357116.391,5797thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,272112.011,4253thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,471121.371,78510
SteersChoiceAverage1,464116.051,69915
SteersSelectAverage1,332105.441,40414

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196222.59/cwt34
BullsNumber 295187.77/cwt13
BullsNumber 394100.31/cwt7
BullsUtility8716.48/cwt4
HeifersNumber 188239.22/cwt5
HeifersNumber 26530.00/cwt1

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—Select1,332105.44/cwt96.00–110.001,40414
Steers—Choice1,464116.05/cwt112.00–119.001,69915
Steers—Choice and Prime1,471121.37/cwt118.00–125.001,78510
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,272112.01/cwt111.00–114.001,4253
Heifers—Choice1,357116.39/cwt112.00–118.501,5797
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,364118.90/cwt117.50–120.001,6228
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——92060.00/cwt60.00–60.005521
Bulls——1,48384.98/cwt76.50–91.001,2607
Bulls——1,50093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,4031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08038.52/cwt29.00–49.004164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12663.58/cwt63.00–65.007164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21047.00/cwt47.00–47.005691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27455.72/cwt52.00–61.0071012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28067.79/cwt66.00–69.008683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35463.02/cwt57.00–66.0085310
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,55368.97/cwt68.00–69.501,0713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71066.11/cwt62.00–68.501,13010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71868.65/cwt68.50–69.001,1793
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,07579.00/cwt79.00–79.008491
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,28085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0881
Dairy Steers—Choice1,39594.31/cwt94.00–95.001,3163
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,54899.50/cwt97.00–104.001,5408
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross65180.00/cwt180.00–180.001171
Heifers—Number 26530.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90295.00/cwt295.00–295.002661
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred93220.54/cwt200.00–240.002052
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross70290.00/cwt290.00–290.002031
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred75105.00/cwt105.00–105.00791
Bulls—Number 38286.22/cwt65.00–110.00713
Bulls—Utility8215.31/cwt5.00–30.00133
Bulls—Number 283183.00/cwt155.00–200.001523
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85335.00/cwt335.00–335.002851
Bulls—Number 185191.43/cwt165.00–205.001637
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90310.00/cwt310.00–310.002791
Bulls—Number 193198.51/cwt180.00–220.001856
Bulls—Number 293194.41/cwt155.00–225.001815
Bulls—Number 395155.00/cwt155.00–155.001471
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100287.50/cwt285.00–290.002882
Bulls—Utility10020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Bulls—Number 1102218.16/cwt185.00–235.0022310
Bulls—Number 310399.27/cwt70.00–130.001022
Bulls—Number 2104183.73/cwt155.00–220.001914
Bulls—Number 2110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002041
Bulls—Number 311090.00/cwt90.00–90.00991
Bulls—Number 1113245.11/cwt240.00–250.002772
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115280.00/cwt280.00–280.003221
Bulls—Number 1120235.00/cwt235.00–235.002822

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.