Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-08-03

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 3
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 230▼ 9 vs year ago 229 · −3.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 99▼ 14 vs year ago 124 · −11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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—High1,46689.251,30814
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,29074.169572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36068.2392810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53764.0898510
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23852.3064825
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473106.531,5695thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51197.851,4795thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22584.951,0414thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,286127.201,6367thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,177119.801,4108thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,170113.841,3324thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,459130.901,91012
SteersChoiceAverage1,268124.451,57815
SteersSelectAverage1,245115.091,4339thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199112.38/cwt22
BullsNumber 29075.28/cwt16
BullsNumber 39447.74/cwt7
BullsUtility728.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 18986.35/cwt4
HeifersNumber 27015.00/cwt1

Every lot

40 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—Select1,245115.09/cwt104.00–120.001,4339
Steers—Choice1,268124.45/cwt120.00–127.001,57815
Steers—Choice and Prime1,459130.90/cwt128.00–135.001,91012
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,170113.84/cwt112.00–115.001,3324
Heifers—Choice1,177119.80/cwt116.00–123.001,4108
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,286127.20/cwt125.00–129.501,6367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16060.00/cwt60.00–60.006961
Bulls——1,307104.79/cwt103.00–107.001,3703
Bulls——1,54487.51/cwt80.00–96.001,35110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19345.41/cwt40.00–49.005429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22653.41/cwt50.00–58.0065513
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,29074.16/cwt73.00–75.009572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29466.49/cwt62.00–69.008607
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42768.14/cwt63.50–70.509723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51572.29/cwt71.00–74.001,0953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53764.08/cwt60.00–68.0098510
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22584.95/cwt82.00–87.001,0414
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,473106.53/cwt104.00–108.001,5695
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51197.85/cwt93.00–102.001,4795
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred85120.00/cwt120.00–120.001021
Heifers—Number 18530.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred9397.70/cwt90.00–105.00912
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 27547.00/cwt47.00–47.00351
Bulls—Number 37540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Bulls—Utility807.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 18570.00/cwt65.00–75.00602
Bulls—Number 28560.00/cwt40.00–90.00514
Bulls—Number 38550.00/cwt40.00–60.00432
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8540.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Bulls—Number 19188.13/cwt60.00–100.00805
Bulls—Number 29383.40/cwt60.00–115.007811
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95165.00/cwt135.00–190.001573
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100230.00/cwt230.00–230.002301
Bulls—Number 310348.54/cwt25.00–85.00504
Bulls—Number 1104106.69/cwt90.00–115.001114
Bulls—Number 1112107.99/cwt100.00–115.001215
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115160.00/cwt160.00–160.001841

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.