Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-08-31

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 31
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 259▼ 185 vs year ago 436 · −42.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
108 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 112▼ 20 vs year ago 128 · −15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to reporter absence last week.

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—Average1,41787.401,2388thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64673.411,2085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60967.421,08510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37664.8489216
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28553.8369218
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,551110.151,7084thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464101.841,4919thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28678.441,0094thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350132.731,7925thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,213128.971,5648thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,232110.011,3558thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,467142.692,09319
SteersChoiceAverage1,390133.541,85629
SteersSelectAverage1,261121.101,5277thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199134.51/cwt20
BullsNumber 29661.96/cwt13
BullsNumber 38524.03/cwt10
BullsUtility738.50/cwt10
HeifersNumber 18576.25/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28310.00/cwt2

Every lot

43 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—Select1,261121.10/cwt110.00–125.001,5277
Steers—Choice1,390133.54/cwt128.00–139.501,85629
Steers—Choice and Prime1,467142.69/cwt139.50–148.502,09319
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,213128.97/cwt121.00–134.001,5648
Heifers—Select1,232110.01/cwt97.00–120.001,3558
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,350132.73/cwt130.00–138.501,7925
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41392.20/cwt85.00–98.001,3035
Bulls——1,42379.40/cwt75.00–85.001,1303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20065.38/cwt63.00–67.007852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26746.60/cwt45.00–48.005905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30855.02/cwt52.00–58.0072011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33663.53/cwt60.00–68.008497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40570.78/cwt68.00–74.009946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41256.01/cwt55.00–57.007913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51571.33/cwt71.00–72.001,0813
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64673.41/cwt71.00–76.001,2085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64965.74/cwt60.00–69.001,0847
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,28678.44/cwt74.00–87.001,0094
Dairy Steers—Choice1,464101.84/cwt94.00–106.001,4919
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,551110.15/cwt106.00–113.001,7084
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred70100.00/cwt100.00–100.00701
Heifers—Number 18017.50/cwt15.00–20.00144
Heifers—Number 28310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred85160.00/cwt160.00–160.001361
Heifers—Number 110050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105230.00/cwt230.00–230.002421
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 37520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80240.00/cwt240.00–240.001921
Bulls—Utility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0084
Bulls—Number 38424.21/cwt15.00–30.00206
Bulls—Number 28543.33/cwt30.00–50.00373
Bulls—Number 39025.00/cwt15.00–30.00233
Bulls—Number 29251.82/cwt35.00–60.00483
Bulls—Number 193100.03/cwt50.00–125.00938
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100255.00/cwt250.00–260.002552
Bulls—Number 210075.00/cwt40.00–100.00756
Bulls—Number 1101115.00/cwt110.00–120.001166
Bulls—Number 1110110.00/cwt100.00–120.001212
Bulls—Number 211570.00/cwt70.00–70.00811
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross125230.00/cwt230.00–230.002881

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.