Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-01-04

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 4
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 294▲ 31 vs year ago 281 · +11.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
99 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 110▼ 6 vs year ago 105 · −5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—High1,66081.721,35713
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,45465.449514thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53161.8394715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33358.4377918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30646.4960717
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40798.041,3795thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,24788.501,10411
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,28580.721,0374thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463107.371,5717thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,32594.181,2482thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,40486.131,2094thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419132.021,87311
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320126.751,6737thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,320113.901,5032thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,439136.391,9637thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,515131.441,99112
SteersSelectAverage1,357116.291,57810

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197157.75/cwt27
BullsNumber 29465.17/cwt8
BullsNumber 38931.28/cwt7
BullsUtility828.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 195154.39/cwt8

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—Select1,357116.29/cwt102.00–124.001,57810
Steers—Choice and Prime1,439136.39/cwt135.00–138.501,9637
Steers—Choice1,515131.44/cwt126.00–136.001,99112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,320126.75/cwt124.00–129.001,6737
Heifers—Select1,320113.90/cwt106.00–120.001,5032
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,419132.02/cwt128.50–136.001,87311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30070.00/cwt70.00–70.009101
Bulls——1,38594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3021
Bulls——1,71881.67/cwt74.00–90.001,40311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19864.86/cwt63.50–66.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19931.92/cwt10.00–42.003834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28648.22/cwt43.00–53.006209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36057.14/cwt52.00–62.0077715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45465.44/cwt64.00–67.009514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45657.16/cwt56.00–59.008324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53061.26/cwt56.00–64.0093713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54065.55/cwt64.00–67.001,0092
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,24788.50/cwt86.00–91.001,10411
Dairy Heifers—Select1,28580.72/cwt68.00–85.001,0374
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,40798.04/cwt94.00–99.001,3795
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,32594.18/cwt90.00–98.001,2482
Dairy Steers—Select1,40486.13/cwt83.00–91.001,2094
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,463107.37/cwt102.00–113.001,5717
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80260.00/cwt260.00–260.002081
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8590.00/cwt90.00–90.00771
Heifers—Number 19322.57/cwt20.00–25.00212
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95250.00/cwt250.00–250.002381
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100260.00/cwt260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001001
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115230.00/cwt230.00–230.002651
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility707.50/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred75210.00/cwt210.00–210.001581
Bulls—Number 28336.80/cwt30.00–40.00313
Bulls—Number 38427.24/cwt15.00–45.00234
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85255.00/cwt230.00–280.002172
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85210.00/cwt210.00–210.001791
Bulls—Number 18565.00/cwt65.00–65.00551
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred90105.00/cwt70.00–140.00952
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93274.86/cwt270.00–280.002562
Bulls—Number 19393.58/cwt50.00–125.00877
Bulls—Number 29373.66/cwt55.00–100.00693
Bulls—Number 39536.67/cwt30.00–50.00353
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
Bulls—Number 1103114.90/cwt100.00–125.001185
Bulls—Number 2105105.00/cwt105.00–105.001101
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113263.38/cwt260.00–270.002983
Bulls—Number 1113102.44/cwt100.00–105.001162
Bulls—Number 211585.00/cwt85.00–85.00981

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.