Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-09-21

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 21
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 260▲ 11 vs year ago 239 · +4.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
104 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 123▼ 48 vs year ago 152 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week's sale 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—Average1,38581.571,1306thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61072.301,1643thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55566.821,03910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33362.0782711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12950.5157030
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,571112.631,7696thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,479105.481,5609thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44680.431,1634thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,329133.921,7805thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,204125.961,5179thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,226118.891,4586thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,224113.011,3835thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,468139.142,04315
SteersChoiceAverage1,363130.551,77917
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,326120.221,5945thin
SteersSelectAverage1,238112.561,39310

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197165.26/cwt34
BullsNumber 287108.65/cwt22
BullsNumber 38774.98/cwt12
BullsUtility555.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 194156.81/cwt7
HeifersNumber 29010.00/cwt1

Every lot

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,238112.56/cwt108.00–118.001,39310
Steers—Select and Choice1,326120.22/cwt119.00–122.001,5945
Steers—Choice1,363130.55/cwt125.00–135.001,77917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,468139.14/cwt135.00–144.502,04315
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,204125.96/cwt122.00–130.001,5179
Heifers—Select1,224113.01/cwt111.00–115.001,3835
Heifers—Select and Choice1,226118.89/cwt117.00–121.001,4586
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,329133.92/cwt132.00–138.001,7805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19071.17/cwt70.00–72.008473
Bulls——1,58091.96/cwt91.00–93.001,4533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02364.87/cwt60.00–69.006643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13153.42/cwt48.00–59.0060417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15741.26/cwt14.00–47.0047710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24159.92/cwt57.00–66.007448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52563.63/cwt59.00–66.009705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57767.82/cwt67.00–69.001,0703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58470.01/cwt68.50–73.001,1095
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,61072.30/cwt68.00–79.001,1643
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,44680.43/cwt72.00–92.001,1634
Dairy Steers—Choice1,479105.48/cwt102.00–108.001,5609
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,571112.63/cwt109.00–116.001,7696
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred70180.00/cwt180.00–180.001261
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90250.00/cwt250.00–250.002251
Heifers—Number 19050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
Heifers—Number 29010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred9391.35/cwt50.00–135.00852
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100245.00/cwt245.00–245.002451
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 27287.21/cwt70.00–110.00633
Bulls—Number 37570.00/cwt40.00–120.00533
Bulls—Number 38263.27/cwt50.00–80.00523
Bulls—Number 283105.93/cwt70.00–125.008810
Bulls—Number 185126.40/cwt117.00–135.001075
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91281.30/cwt270.00–290.002564
Bulls—Number 193129.98/cwt110.00–145.0012112
Bulls—Number 293115.56/cwt95.00–140.001076
Bulls—Number 39583.33/cwt15.00–115.00796
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100273.33/cwt260.00–280.002733
Bulls—Number 1102137.99/cwt135.00–140.001415
Bulls—Number 2102125.33/cwt110.00–145.001283
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred105260.00/cwt260.00–260.002731
Bulls—Number 1113128.53/cwt127.00–130.001452
Bulls—Number 1120137.50/cwt135.00–140.001652

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.