Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-02-01

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 1
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 195▲ 123 vs year ago 135 · +91.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 117▼ 13 vs year ago 123 · −10.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 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 sharply higher, mostly 20.00-30.00 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—High1,58786.051,36616
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,65478.701,3025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55172.551,12510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46572.401,06016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,31160.0778723
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,468114.541,6812thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,345110.421,4852thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,23386.721,0692thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,481117.811,7459thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,536108.911,6736thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29188.741,1466thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,398136.411,9074thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300131.631,7117thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,277121.911,5573thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,476139.482,05912
SteersChoiceAverage1,462133.691,95511
SteersSelectAverage1,398120.781,68910

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195185.81/cwt35
BullsNumber 291144.94/cwt9
BullsNumber 39566.05/cwt8
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 181152.81/cwt17

Every lot

41 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—Select1,398120.78/cwt98.00–129.001,68910
Steers—Choice1,462133.69/cwt130.00–137.001,95511
Steers—Choice and Prime1,476139.48/cwt136.00–143.002,05912
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,277121.91/cwt121.00–123.001,5573
Heifers—Choice1,300131.63/cwt128.00–134.501,7117
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,398136.41/cwt134.00–139.001,9074
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19272.83/cwt65.00–77.008685
Bulls——1,71186.13/cwt80.00–97.001,4747
Bulls——1,864102.43/cwt95.00–108.001,9094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22540.00/cwt40.00–40.004902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29059.63/cwt55.00–66.0076918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44971.29/cwt60.00–78.501,03314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,49376.08/cwt71.00–83.001,1363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50367.37/cwt61.00–75.001,0135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57580.18/cwt78.00–83.001,2632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59977.72/cwt76.00–80.001,2435
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65478.70/cwt74.00–83.001,3025
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,23386.72/cwt85.00–88.001,0692
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,345110.42/cwt109.00–112.001,4852
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,468114.54/cwt114.00–115.001,6812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,29188.74/cwt85.00–95.001,1466
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,481117.81/cwt113.00–123.001,7459
Dairy Steers—Choice1,536108.91/cwt100.00–117.001,6736
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80156.85/cwt150.00–200.0012515
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred85210.00/cwt210.00–210.001791
Heifers—Number 110035.00/cwt35.00–35.00351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 175150.00/cwt150.00–150.001131
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83243.94/cwt210.00–280.002022
Bulls—Number 183158.30/cwt155.00–160.001316
Bulls—Number 283147.88/cwt135.00–160.001232
Bulls—Number 38352.42/cwt50.00–55.00442
Bulls—Number 39244.45/cwt15.00–90.00413
Bulls—Number 193160.92/cwt145.00–180.001507
Bulls—Number 293144.10/cwt110.00–162.001347
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95270.00/cwt260.00–280.002573
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101219.75/cwt26.00–280.002225
Bulls—Number 1103171.28/cwt155.00–180.001768
Bulls—Number 310395.12/cwt90.00–100.00982
Bulls—Number 3110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001101
Bulls—Number 1112170.07/cwt165.00–175.001903

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.