Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-11-23

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 23
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 329▼ 130 vs year ago 298 · −43.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 64▼ 15 vs year ago 136 · −11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for all commodities of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.84/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,145.25 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$102.84
32 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$44.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.53
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503114.1657423
Medium and Large 236977.402865thin
Large 358069.504034thin
One grade step is worth $44.66/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
102.84
—
PA average5 barns · 536 hd
105.36
−2.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,145.25
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales
172114431165886median 1248.0803/0305/0506/3009/0110/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $900.32, median $1,248.08 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,67766.621,11715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69857.729806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47350.3174116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,24641.4451737
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,33580.151,0704thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,39863.688903thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,418116.041,6452thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,528108.271,6543thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,424130.401,85715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,382124.671,7233thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,295115.861,5002thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,527134.542,0549thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,336127.521,70415
SteersSelectAverage1,367117.191,6025thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196132.32/cwt55
BullsNumber 28492.83/cwt21
BullsNumber 37955.92/cwt11
BullsUtility658.45/cwt6
HeifersNumber 191141.66/cwt9
HeifersNumber 280139.66/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing779.46/cwt9

Every lot

108 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1925107.00/cwt107.00–107.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 126075.00/cwt75.00–75.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 135587.00/cwt87.00–87.003092
Heifers—Medium and Large 143090.00/cwt90.00–90.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 246560.00/cwt60.00–60.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475103.50/cwt102.00–105.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 257087.00/cwt87.00–87.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 160580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 263545.00/cwt45.00–45.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 273555.00/cwt55.00–55.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 186572.00/cwt72.00–72.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 198567.00/cwt67.00–67.006601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 221385.00/cwt85.00–85.001812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307113.69/cwt110.00–115.003494
Bulls—Medium and Large 231590.00/cwt90.00–90.002841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355105.00/cwt105.00–105.003731
Bulls—Medium and Large 235562.00/cwt62.00–62.002201
Bulls—Large 339757.00/cwt57.00–57.002262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1404125.00/cwt125.00–125.005055
Bulls—Large 347577.00/cwt77.00–77.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1498135.00/cwt135.00–135.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603100.00/cwt100.00–100.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 275065.00/cwt65.00–65.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 175585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 181580.00/cwt80.00–80.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 188572.00/cwt72.00–72.006371
Bulls—Large 31,05087.00/cwt87.00–87.009141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 327755.00/cwt55.00–55.001522
Dairy Heifers—Large 339346.04/cwt40.00–52.001812
Dairy Heifers—Large 344062.50/cwt55.00–70.002752
Dairy Heifers—Large 348057.00/cwt57.00–57.002741
Dairy Heifers—Large 372562.00/cwt62.00–62.004501
Dairy Heifers—Large 393568.00/cwt68.00–68.006361
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,11585.00/cwt85.00–85.009481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338762.00/cwt62.00–62.002404
Dairy Steers—Large 342557.00/cwt57.00–57.002421
Dairy Steers—Large 354065.00/cwt65.00–65.003511
Dairy Steers—Large 364562.00/cwt62.00–62.004001
Dairy Steers—Large 365369.00/cwt69.00–69.004514
Dairy Steers—Large 377567.45/cwt60.00–75.005232
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,328126.35/cwt124.00–129.001,67811
Steers—Choice1,358130.74/cwt130.00–132.001,7754
Steers—Select1,367117.19/cwt115.00–122.001,6025
Steers—Choice and Prime1,527134.54/cwt133.00–138.002,0549
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,295115.86/cwt115.00–117.001,5002
Heifers—Choice1,382124.67/cwt124.00–125.001,7233
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,424130.40/cwt128.00–133.001,85715
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46057.43/cwt50.00–63.008385
Bulls——1,68577.22/cwt75.00–83.001,3014
Bulls——1,85367.20/cwt64.00–70.001,2456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17238.20/cwt34.00–40.0044818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26349.41/cwt47.00–51.006243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32743.59/cwt42.00–46.0057816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33447.20/cwt47.00–48.006305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53651.72/cwt49.00–54.0079411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69857.72/cwt55.00–60.009806
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,418116.04/cwt114.00–118.001,6452
Dairy Steers—Choice1,528108.27/cwt106.00–111.001,6543
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,33580.15/cwt79.00–82.001,0704
Dairy Heifers—Select1,39863.68/cwt61.00–66.008903
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingJersey405.00/cwt5.00–5.0021
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross60140.00/cwt140.00–140.00841
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 16520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross75130.00/cwt130.00–130.00981
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80260.00/cwt260.00–260.002081
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8312.58/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 19223.27/cwt20.00–30.00213
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93238.39/cwt230.00–250.002223
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross93144.32/cwt120.00–170.001342
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9310.00/cwt10.00–10.0093
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115210.00/cwt210.00–210.002421
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 3Jersey4510.00/cwt10.00–10.0051
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross6590.00/cwt90.00–90.00591
Bulls—Number 36545.00/cwt45.00–45.00291
Bulls—Number 27278.14/cwt70.00–85.00563
Bulls—Number 173101.38/cwt90.00–120.00744
Bulls—Number 37355.17/cwt50.00–60.00402
Bulls—Utility7315.34/cwt5.00–25.00112
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross75140.00/cwt140.00–140.001051
Bulls—Number 38045.00/cwt45.00–45.00361
Bulls—Number 28176.96/cwt60.00–90.00628
Bulls—Number 182111.56/cwt100.00–125.009110
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross83129.39/cwt110.00–150.001072
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85320.00/cwt320.00–320.002721
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8585.00/cwt85.00–85.00721
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross9080.00/cwt80.00–80.00721
Bulls—Number 39040.00/cwt40.00–40.00361
Bulls—Number 191112.34/cwt95.00–135.0010210
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross93135.68/cwt110.00–160.001262
Bulls—Number 29387.30/cwt75.00–110.00814
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95301.67/cwt290.00–315.002873
Bulls—Number 1101113.87/cwt90.00–130.0011512
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103240.16/cwt200.00–290.002473
Bulls—Number 310354.88/cwt50.00–60.00572
Bulls—Number 211080.00/cwt80.00–80.00881
Bulls—Number 1112113.42/cwt100.00–130.001279
Bulls—Number 1123107.65/cwt100.00–115.001322
Bulls—Number 113585.00/cwt85.00–85.001151

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.