Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-05-25

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 25
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 160▲ 187 vs year ago 157 · +119.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
127 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 96▲ 32 vs year ago 95 · +33.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower.

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—Average1,90399.631,8964thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,49977.851,1677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58073.401,16012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23571.9888915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,32568.9091317
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,24890.191,1262thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,45080.971,1742thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,25573.009161thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51297.721,4786thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49190.881,3557thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24681.291,0137thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399124.231,7385thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,225119.611,46512
HeifersSelectAverage1,510112.901,7052thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441126.001,8169thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,372121.421,66621
SteersSelectAverage1,350112.501,51912

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194147.43/cwt35
BullsNumber 290106.17/cwt23
BullsNumber 39672.17/cwt9
BullsUtility7530.26/cwt6
HeifersNumber 189107.86/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28515.00/cwt1

Every lot

49 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—Select1,350112.50/cwt106.00–117.001,51912
Steers—Choice1,372121.42/cwt118.00–124.501,66621
Steers—Choice and Prime1,441126.00/cwt125.00–127.001,8169
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,225119.61/cwt116.00–123.001,46512
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,399124.23/cwt123.00–126.501,7385
Heifers—Select1,510112.90/cwt112.00–114.001,7052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7641
Bulls——1,937100.17/cwt98.00–103.001,9403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87540.00/cwt40.00–40.003501
Cows—Boner 80-85%97563.00/cwt63.00–63.006141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22270.16/cwt68.00–73.008579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29967.80/cwt62.00–72.0088110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31177.06/cwt74.00–79.001,0105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44475.56/cwt74.00–78.001,0916
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,49977.85/cwt74.50–81.501,1677
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55772.73/cwt70.00–75.501,13210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69576.75/cwt76.00–77.501,3012
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,24681.29/cwt76.00–85.501,0137
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49190.88/cwt88.00–93.001,3557
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51297.72/cwt92.00–105.001,4786
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,24890.19/cwt87.00–93.001,1262
Dairy Heifers—Select1,25573.00/cwt73.00–73.009161
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,45080.97/cwt76.00–85.001,1742
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17535.00/cwt20.00–50.00262
Heifers—Number 18065.00/cwt50.00–80.00522
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105210.00/cwt210.00–210.002211
Heifers—Number 111065.00/cwt65.00–65.00721
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Utility7328.86/cwt5.00–70.00213
Bulls—Number 27576.67/cwt65.00–90.00583
Bulls—Number 282113.42/cwt100.00–125.00936
Bulls—Number 183115.91/cwt105.00–130.009611
Bulls—Number 38390.00/cwt85.00–95.00753
Bulls—Utility8542.50/cwt5.00–80.00362
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90300.00/cwt300.00–300.002701
Bulls—Number 191120.07/cwt100.00–130.001098
Bulls—Number 292102.62/cwt85.00–120.00948
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred93162.16/cwt150.00–175.001512
Bulls—Number 39573.33/cwt60.00–100.00703
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred100290.00/cwt290.00–290.002901
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103292.56/cwt290.00–295.003012
Bulls—Number 1103141.89/cwt130.00–155.001468
Bulls—Number 2103118.41/cwt105.00–135.001226
Bulls—Number 310334.76/cwt25.00–45.00362
Bulls—Number 1115150.00/cwt150.00–150.001731
Bulls—Number 1120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681
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.