Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-05-18

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 18
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 216▼ 36 vs year ago 196 · −18.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
96 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 117▲ 5 vs year ago 91 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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—Low1,33882.151,09918
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,52974.751,1436thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62070.491,1426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40467.8095215
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23954.156718thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48886.441,2862thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,34581.881,1013thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,609100.401,6156thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,31482.521,0845thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,16374.478664thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,436124.051,7817thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,390119.631,66310
HeifersSelectAverage1,09095.811,0443thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,448126.671,8344thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,409122.661,72814
SteersSelectAverage1,361103.921,4145thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102207.36/cwt19
BullsNumber 289118.11/cwt14
BullsNumber 38148.14/cwt7
BullsUtility6910.83/cwt6
HeifersNumber 19991.82/cwt11
HeifersNumber 28332.50/cwt2

Every lot

51 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—Select1,361103.92/cwt101.00–107.001,4145
Steers—Choice1,409122.66/cwt119.00–126.001,72814
Steers—Choice and Prime1,448126.67/cwt124.00–128.501,8344
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,09095.81/cwt74.00–107.001,0443
Heifers—Choice1,390119.63/cwt112.00–124.001,66310
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,436124.05/cwt121.00–128.001,7817
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——88865.94/cwt58.00–74.005864
Bulls——1,22479.98/cwt75.00–87.009799
Bulls——1,90399.03/cwt91.50–110.001,8855
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95542.46/cwt40.00–46.004053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16559.00/cwt59.00–59.006871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35658.21/cwt55.00–60.507894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37372.35/cwt71.00–74.009933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43467.36/cwt64.00–70.0096611
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,52974.75/cwt72.00–79.001,1436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61767.82/cwt66.00–69.001,0973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,62073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62373.16/cwt72.00–74.001,1873
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,34581.88/cwt74.00–89.001,1013
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,48886.44/cwt85.00–88.001,2862
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,16374.47/cwt64.00–87.008664
Dairy Steers—Choice1,31482.52/cwt81.00–86.001,0845
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,609100.40/cwt94.00–110.001,6156
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred85230.00/cwt230.00–230.001961
Heifers—Number 18535.00/cwt15.00–55.00302
Heifers—Number 19030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—Number 29015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Number 110570.00/cwt60.00–85.00743
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002311
Heifers—Number 111055.00/cwt50.00–60.00612
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility6530.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
Bulls—Utility705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 27366.21/cwt60.00–72.00482
Bulls—Number 37548.33/cwt40.00–60.00363
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80320.00/cwt320.00–320.002561
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 38355.00/cwt50.00–60.00463
Bulls—Number 285123.33/cwt120.00–130.001053
Bulls—Number 39027.00/cwt27.00–27.00241
Bulls—Utility905.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 291121.34/cwt100.00–180.001107
Bulls—Number 193189.60/cwt150.00–210.001766
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100305.00/cwt305.00–305.003051
Bulls—Number 1103192.94/cwt180.00–200.001996
Bulls—Number 2103150.85/cwt115.00–185.001552
Bulls—Number 1113184.85/cwt170.00–195.002093
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120280.00/cwt280.00–280.003361
Bulls—Number 1125185.00/cwt185.00–185.002311

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.