Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-01-18

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 18
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 278▼ 81 vs year ago 258 · −31.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
111 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 104▲ 21 vs year ago 90 · +23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher with instances of 6.00-8.00 higher.

Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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—Average1,62190.471,4666thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43079.301,1346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40671.501,00611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61969.861,1317thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18654.1064221
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,43087.001,2441thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,684116.791,9675thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,670112.501,8791thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,313135.651,7818thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,331131.401,74914
HeifersSelectAverage1,317122.441,6135thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490138.902,0708thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393134.691,87613
SteersSelectAverage1,359125.941,7129thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193140.40/cwt26
BullsNumber 294113.41/cwt13
BullsNumber 38868.16/cwt13
BullsUtility6510.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 196112.78/cwt9

Every lot

44 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—Select1,359125.94/cwt118.50–130.001,7129
Steers—Choice1,393134.69/cwt132.00–137.501,87613
Steers—Choice and Prime1,490138.90/cwt136.00–141.002,0708
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,313135.65/cwt132.00–137.501,7818
Heifers—Select1,317122.44/cwt118.00–126.001,6135
Heifers—Choice1,331131.40/cwt125.00–136.001,74914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26099.19/cwt98.50–100.001,2502
Bulls——1,80186.11/cwt83.00–88.001,5514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99541.12/cwt24.00–52.004094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19369.11/cwt65.00–73.008242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23655.56/cwt48.00–65.0068715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34566.83/cwt62.00–73.008996
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,43079.30/cwt75.00–85.001,1346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43050.00/cwt50.00–50.007151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48077.10/cwt74.50–80.001,1415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63570.05/cwt64.00–74.001,1454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68379.41/cwt78.50–80.501,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,43087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,670112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,8791
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,684116.79/cwt115.50–118.501,9675
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 18315.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95280.00/cwt280.00–280.002661
Heifers—Number 19515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100260.00/cwt260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Number 110030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred115195.00/cwt150.00–240.002242
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 37157.02/cwt20.00–100.00404
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred75160.00/cwt160.00–160.001201
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80280.00/cwt280.00–280.002241
Bulls—Number 183130.60/cwt125.00–140.001088
Bulls—Number 283119.85/cwt110.00–130.00994
Bulls—Number 38368.33/cwt15.00–125.00572
Bulls—Number 193126.88/cwt120.00–135.001188
Bulls—Number 293109.03/cwt100.00–115.001015
Bulls—Number 39459.07/cwt30.00–85.00564
Bulls—Number 310095.00/cwt85.00–105.00952
Bulls—Number 1103126.40/cwt110.00–135.001304
Bulls—Number 2103111.61/cwt100.00–120.001153
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110240.00/cwt240.00–240.002641
Bulls—Number 1110135.00/cwt130.00–140.001493
Bulls—Number 2115115.00/cwt115.00–115.001321
Bulls—Number 311595.00/cwt95.00–95.001091

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.