Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-12-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 28
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 180▲ 35 vs year ago 259 · +13.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 103▲ 0 vs year ago 110 · +0.0%
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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 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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—Average1,75980.871,42213
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61068.521,1033thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61563.071,0196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42758.4383420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23151.0862920
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335108.911,4542thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44589.001,2861thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,21482.501,0027thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,420112.021,5918thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,384103.081,42716
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34581.771,1006thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,409137.571,93810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,246129.501,6148thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,393122.751,7102thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431138.551,98317
SteersChoiceAverage1,399133.061,86214
SteersSelectAverage1,217120.501,4666thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193148.52/cwt20
BullsNumber 29389.51/cwt9
BullsNumber 38445.13/cwt9
BullsUtility778.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 198150.88/cwt6

Every lot

45 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—Select1,217120.50/cwt115.00–124.001,4666
Steers—Choice1,399133.06/cwt125.00–138.001,86214
Steers—Choice and Prime1,431138.55/cwt135.00–144.001,98317
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,246129.50/cwt125.00–136.501,6148
Heifers—Select1,393122.75/cwt120.00–125.001,7102
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,409137.57/cwt133.00–139.501,93810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70098.56/cwt96.00–100.001,6764
Bulls——1,72854.53/cwt46.00–58.009422
Bulls——1,80178.29/cwt69.00–92.001,4107
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14040.00/cwt40.00–40.004561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19051.24/cwt51.00–52.006104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21550.68/cwt44.00–54.0061616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34556.92/cwt54.00–59.007663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48558.82/cwt54.00–62.5087313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49066.33/cwt64.00–69.009883
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,61068.52/cwt66.00–70.501,1033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61563.07/cwt60.00–67.001,0196
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34581.77/cwt70.00–94.001,1006
Dairy Steers—Choice1,384103.08/cwt93.00–111.001,42716
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,420112.02/cwt109.00–115.001,5918
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,21482.50/cwt72.00–88.001,0027
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,335108.91/cwt108.00–110.001,4542
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,44589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2861
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8545.00/cwt45.00–45.00381
Heifers—Number 18520.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93265.14/cwt260.00–270.002472
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105270.00/cwt270.00–270.002841
Heifers—Number 112540.00/cwt40.00–40.00501
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred70120.00/cwt120.00–120.00841
Bulls—Number 37520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 38240.20/cwt30.00–50.00336
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83345.15/cwt340.00–350.002862
Bulls—Number 18388.30/cwt70.00–105.00733
Bulls—Number 28363.30/cwt50.00–75.00533
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 29298.55/cwt90.00–110.00913
Bulls—Number 193121.28/cwt100.00–135.001138
Bulls—Number 39572.50/cwt60.00–85.00692
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100320.00/cwt320.00–320.003201
Bulls—Number 210097.50/cwt80.00–115.00982
Bulls—Number 1103120.00/cwt115.00–125.001244
Bulls—Number 2110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381
Bulls—Number 1110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381

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.