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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 22

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 0▲ 37 vs year ago 50 · +74.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 358▲ 0 vs year ago 248 · +0.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

106 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 98▼ 17 vs year ago 123 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold strong. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Dairy heifers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,136.59 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$111.50

17 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.20

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	115.60	793	14thin
Medium and Large 2	665	100.00	665	1thin
Large 3	490	88.50	434	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $359 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

111.50

—

PA average5 barns · 417 hd

157.70

−46.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,136.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $900.32, median $1,248.08 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,548	94.86	1,469	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,693	79.61	1,348	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,470	74.13	1,090	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,323	57.79	764	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	128.00	1,626	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,275	106.46	1,357	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,243	85.56	1,064	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	124.25	1,981	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,470	114.58	1,684	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,368	94.58	1,293	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,469	142.59	2,094	16
Heifers	Choice	High	1,278	133.09	1,701	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	102.00	1,326	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,538	146.13	2,248	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	136.65	1,870	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,418	123.71	1,754	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	184.92/cwt	67
Bulls	Number 2	105	119.96/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	80	14.94/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	70	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	151.50/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	115	140.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	17.50/cwt	2

Every lot

103 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	157.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	740	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	774	99.91/cwt	97.00–112.00	773	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	215	110.02/cwt	102.00–117.00	237	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	330	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	149	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	540	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	324	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	657	75.66/cwt	70.00–85.00	497	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	740	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	570	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	347	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	250	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	412	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	650	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,353	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,827	22
Steers	—	Choice	1,418	141.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,010	7
Steers	—	Select	1,418	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,754	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,524	144.82/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,207	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,587	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,390	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	130.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,611	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,300	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,326	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,365	138.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,889	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,437	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,015	10
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,522	146.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,230	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	77.72/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	87.58/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	91.58/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,427	8
Bulls	—	—	1,596	109.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,741	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	56.66/cwt	54.00–59.00	720	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	48.41/cwt	45.00–52.00	632	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	62.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	843	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	75.61/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,052	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	941	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	83.33/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,247	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	68.46/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,052	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	80.41/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,349	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	85.21/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,446	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,711	72.86/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,247	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,354	88.25/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,195	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,375	98.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,349	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,425	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,560	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,479	115.60/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,710	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,594	124.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,981	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,228	101.15/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,242	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,243	85.56/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,064	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,626	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,345	114.43/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,539	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	196.67/cwt	170.00–220.00	177	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	55.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	50	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	115	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	161	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	42	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Jersey	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Utility	73	12.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	171.47/cwt	155.00–190.00	144	11
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	280.14/cwt	220.00–310.00	255	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	180.19/cwt	150.00–220.00	168	21
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	102	2
Bulls	—	Utility	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	290.00/cwt	250.00–320.00	290	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	174.64/cwt	160.00–195.00	176	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	139	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	159.87/cwt	130.00–180.00	181	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	153.33/cwt	140.00–170.00	184	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 358Year ago 248

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 98Year ago 123

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	76.00–79.00	77.72
8	—	1,558	88.00–97.00	91.58
7	—	1,596	107.00–112.00	109.07
3	—	1,492	82.00–92.00	87.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,392	73.00–78.00	75.61
5	—	1,496	83.00–84.50	83.33
11	—	1,537	67.00–71.00	68.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,306	45.00–52.00	48.41
2	—	1,395	67.00–68.00	67.49
8	—	1,271	54.00–59.00	56.66
14	—	1,351	60.00–65.00	62.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,711	71.00–76.00	72.86
9	—	1,697	84.00–89.00	85.21
13	—	1,678	78.00–83.00	80.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	123.00–128.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	83.00–90.00	88.25
9	—	1,375	95.00–105.00	98.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	109.00–110.00	109.49
10	—	1,479	112.00–118.00	115.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	82.00–89.00	85.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	111.00–118.00	114.43
3	—	1,228	98.00–104.00	101.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	137.00–140.00	138.38
6	—	1,235	127.00–132.00	130.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	145.00–150.00	146.49
10	—	1,437	135.00–143.00	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	120.00–126.00	123.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	150.00–152.00	150.60
17	—	1,524	140.00–149.50	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,353	130.00–140.00	135.02
7	—	1,418	140.00–144.00	141.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
2	—	665	110.00–122.00	115.95
5	—	774	97.00–112.00	99.91
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
1	—	925	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	82.00	82.00
1	—	240	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	150.00–160.00	157.41
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
3	—	525	140.00–150.00	143.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	582	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	157.00	157.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
2	—	518	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	77.00	77.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
3	—	657	70.00–85.00	75.66
2	—	215	102.00–117.00	110.02
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
1	—	540	60.00	60.00
1	—	330	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
2	—	347	72.00	72.00
2	—	490	84.00	84.00
1	—	590	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	72.00	72.00
1	—	210	90.00	90.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	110.00	110.00
1	—	120	120.00	120.00
2	—	103	130.00–140.00	134.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	93	150.00–220.00	180.19
3	—	120	140.00–170.00	153.33
13	—	101	160.00–195.00	174.64
11	—	84	155.00–190.00	171.47
10	—	113	130.00–180.00	159.87
1	—	75	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	20.00	20.00
2	—	73	10.00–15.00	12.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	250.00–320.00	290.00
4	—	91	220.00–310.00	280.14
1	—	120	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	270.00	270.00
3	—	90	170.00–220.00	196.67
1	—	105	260.00	260.00
1	—	120	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	35.00	35.00
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
2	—	90	40.00–70.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.