Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-11-30

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 30
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 168▼ 25 vs year ago 298 · −8.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
147 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 121▼ 3 vs year ago 150 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-

10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Compared to last week's sale 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—Average2,13659.891,2795thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,67362.121,0394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57356.1688312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38353.3373830
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33045.9561121
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,30573.009531thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546116.941,8086thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,495105.491,5772thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30584.471,1025thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,251139.541,7464thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,218128.071,56012
HeifersSelectAverage1,158122.031,4132thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546142.722,2069thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,425135.061,92512
SteersSelectAverage1,388124.371,7266thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193158.06/cwt42
BullsNumber 292108.37/cwt12
BullsNumber 38763.36/cwt6
BullsUtility788.73/cwt8
HeifersNumber 195171.35/cwt9

Every lot

47 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—Select1,388124.37/cwt118.00–129.001,7266
Steers—Choice1,425135.06/cwt132.00–139.001,92512
Steers—Choice and Prime1,546142.72/cwt140.00–145.502,2069
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,158122.03/cwt119.00–125.001,4132
Heifers—Choice1,218128.07/cwt124.00–136.001,56012
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,251139.54/cwt137.00–143.001,7464
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,09270.55/cwt67.00–73.001,4763
Bulls——2,20343.89/cwt37.00–54.009672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16036.59/cwt35.00–39.004244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35646.59/cwt40.00–51.0063214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37567.01/cwt60.00–79.009212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38452.35/cwt48.00–57.0072528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43855.42/cwt54.00–57.007973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57356.16/cwt52.00–59.0088312
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,67362.12/cwt62.00–62.501,0394
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,30584.47/cwt69.00–94.001,1025
Dairy Steers—Choice1,495105.49/cwt98.00–114.001,5772
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,546116.94/cwt115.00–120.001,8086
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,30573.00/cwt73.00–73.009531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross73274.83/cwt270.00–280.002012
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred92147.73/cwt110.00–220.001363
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93249.73/cwt240.00–260.002322
Heifers—Number 112324.90/cwt20.00–30.00312
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility637.40/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 37030.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75317.50/cwt310.00–325.002382
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80330.00/cwt330.00–330.002641
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred80110.00/cwt110.00–110.00881
Bulls—Number 28280.20/cwt70.00–90.00663
Bulls—Number 38352.12/cwt40.00–65.00432
Bulls—Number 184115.13/cwt100.00–120.00977
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90310.00/cwt310.00–310.002791
Bulls—Number 193128.41/cwt120.00–140.0011917
Bulls—Number 39392.97/cwt75.00–110.00862
Bulls—Number 294116.41/cwt95.00–130.001097
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred95220.00/cwt220.00–220.002091
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100273.33/cwt250.00–320.002733
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred100250.00/cwt250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Number 2100122.50/cwt120.00–125.001232
Bulls—Number 1100117.00/cwt100.00–125.001175
Bulls—Number 310060.00/cwt60.00–60.00601
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1113129.88/cwt115.00–137.001473

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.