Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-12-07

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 7
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 273▲ 68 vs year ago 297 · +22.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 147▼ 27 vs year ago 110 · −24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 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—Average1,61570.941,14511
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43666.009486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55157.9589911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39955.757809thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20342.3450913
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,52082.001,2461thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,42580.001,1401thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,510114.211,7254thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,473108.241,5944thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44889.611,2982thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,319137.691,8168thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,264129.751,64017
HeifersSelectAverage1,040105.001,0921thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,497144.252,15916
SteersChoiceAverage1,396132.591,85133
SteersSelectAverage1,136116.271,3217thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197180.58/cwt29
BullsNumber 29376.19/cwt26
BullsNumber 38738.13/cwt11
BullsUtility828.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 186184.36/cwt8
HeifersNumber 27812.50/cwt2

Every lot

49 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—Select1,136116.27/cwt107.00–123.001,3217
Steers—Choice1,396132.59/cwt126.00–139.001,85133
Steers—Choice and Prime1,497144.25/cwt140.50–148.502,15916
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,040105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0921
Heifers—Choice1,264129.75/cwt124.00–136.501,64017
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,319137.69/cwt135.00–140.501,8168
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35065.46/cwt62.00–68.008844
Bulls——1,76674.07/cwt67.00–86.001,3087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07577.00/cwt77.00–77.008281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19435.78/cwt31.00–38.004275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20946.44/cwt40.00–52.005618
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,43666.00/cwt60.00–80.009486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43953.09/cwt48.00–58.007648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55157.95/cwt55.00–61.0089911
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,44889.61/cwt83.00–94.001,2982
Dairy Steers—Choice1,473108.24/cwt106.00–111.001,5944
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,510114.21/cwt112.00–117.001,7254
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,42580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1401
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,52082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2461
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 17515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred80200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
Heifers—Number 28010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83267.42/cwt265.00–270.002222
Heifers—Number 18525.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90260.00/cwt245.00–275.002342
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred100180.00/cwt180.00–180.001801
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37327.41/cwt25.00–30.00202
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 183101.44/cwt85.00–120.00844
Bulls—Number 38439.85/cwt30.00–50.00334
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85260.00/cwt260.00–260.002211
Bulls—Number 28592.50/cwt50.00–135.00794
Bulls—Number 29162.81/cwt50.00–105.005718
Bulls—Number 39146.30/cwt30.00–55.00424
Bulls—Number 193139.19/cwt85.00–175.001297
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94297.60/cwt290.00–300.002804
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred95160.00/cwt100.00–220.001522
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100287.50/cwt265.00–310.002882
Bulls—Number 1102157.89/cwt150.00–175.001615
Bulls—Number 2103115.24/cwt105.00–125.001192
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 1110140.00/cwt130.00–150.001542
Bulls—Number 2110115.00/cwt115.00–115.001271
Bulls—Number 311520.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120280.00/cwt280.00–280.003361
Bulls—Number 2120135.00/cwt135.00–135.001621
Bulls—Number 1125162.00/cwt162.00–162.002031

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.