Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-02-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 8
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 258▼ 17 vs year ago 278 · −6.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
109 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 110▼ 12 vs year ago 121 · −9.9%
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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 2.00-3.00 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—High1,82793.691,7128thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,52481.851,2474thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55976.921,19911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,45774.111,08018
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26261.9978320
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,585112.191,7782thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,390104.371,4513thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,541119.261,8389thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,548107.931,6716thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347137.381,8516thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,318130.821,72410
HeifersSelectAverage1,256121.121,5214thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,548140.992,18311
SteersChoiceAverage1,491136.352,03320
SteersSelectAverage1,368125.471,71611

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197195.33/cwt37
BullsNumber 2101126.28/cwt11
BullsNumber 390111.27/cwt9
BullsUtility786.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 182130.18/cwt5

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—Select1,368125.47/cwt120.00–131.001,71611
Steers—Choice1,491136.35/cwt132.00–141.002,03320
Steers—Choice and Prime1,548140.99/cwt139.00–143.002,18311
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,256121.12/cwt115.00–125.001,5214
Heifers—Choice1,318130.82/cwt125.50–135.001,72410
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,347137.38/cwt134.50–141.501,8516
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800103.13/cwt96.00–108.001,8563
Bulls——1,84388.03/cwt85.00–95.001,6225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21557.00/cwt57.00–57.006931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25261.23/cwt54.00–66.0076713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26768.97/cwt68.00–72.008745
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31849.48/cwt49.00–50.006522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45372.26/cwt67.00–80.001,05013
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,52481.85/cwt77.00–87.501,2474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52574.14/cwt68.00–80.001,1318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53084.39/cwt83.00–86.001,2914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65084.34/cwt83.00–86.001,3923
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,390104.37/cwt96.00–110.001,4513
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,585112.19/cwt108.00–117.001,7782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,541119.26/cwt111.00–125.001,8389
Dairy Steers—Choice1,548107.93/cwt102.00–112.001,6716
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80195.00/cwt150.00–240.001562
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred83125.45/cwt110.00–140.001042
Heifers—Number 18510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 375115.00/cwt115.00–115.00861
Bulls—Number 182148.47/cwt130.00–160.001223
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83276.27/cwt250.00–330.002295
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred83238.33/cwt210.00–265.001982
Bulls—Number 383110.08/cwt85.00–130.00914
Bulls—Number 285145.00/cwt145.00–145.001231
Bulls—Number 292129.82/cwt120.00–140.001193
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred93174.73/cwt90.00–255.001622
Bulls—Number 193149.24/cwt130.00–170.001396
Bulls—Number 393105.54/cwt85.00–125.00982
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95272.50/cwt265.00–280.002592
Bulls—Number 3100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001251
Bulls—Utility1005.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103242.07/cwt220.00–270.002494
Bulls—Number 1103145.12/cwt140.00–160.001494
Bulls—Number 2103125.92/cwt115.00–145.001305
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001981
Bulls—Number 2110110.00/cwt110.00–110.001211
Bulls—Number 1111138.96/cwt120.00–165.001545
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113240.22/cwt230.00–250.002712
Bulls—Number 3115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001271
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120230.00/cwt230.00–230.002761
Bulls—Number 2120115.00/cwt115.00–115.001381

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.