Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-03-15

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
354 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 330▲ 131 vs year ago 223 · +58.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 108▼ 7 vs year ago 98 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 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—High1,67491.271,5289thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,58693.971,4904thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58883.431,32521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40280.241,12521
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26466.3883921
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,49098.711,4713thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage95072.006841thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,428115.581,6508thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,322105.911,4006thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48690.321,3424thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,527139.692,1333thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,214133.321,61911
HeifersSelectAverage1,327124.781,6563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512140.682,12716
SteersChoiceAverage1,394135.801,89325
SteersSelectAverage1,330119.861,5948thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196208.47/cwt36
BullsNumber 293164.37/cwt23
BullsNumber 38190.31/cwt9
BullsUtility737.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 185197.35/cwt10

Every lot

53 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—Select1,330119.86/cwt106.00–129.001,5948
Steers—Choice1,394135.80/cwt128.00–142.001,89325
Steers—Choice and Prime1,512140.68/cwt137.00–145.002,12716
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,214133.32/cwt129.00–138.001,61911
Heifers—Select1,327124.78/cwt120.00–128.001,6563
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,527139.69/cwt139.00–140.502,1333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.006801
Bulls——1,69292.78/cwt84.50–104.001,5707
Bulls——2,195106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,3271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10853.26/cwt50.00–56.505902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24266.06/cwt61.00–72.0082016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38271.51/cwt67.00–76.009882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39978.49/cwt72.00–88.001,09818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41891.42/cwt91.00–92.001,2962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41890.71/cwt89.00–92.001,2863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,48776.86/cwt74.00–79.001,1433
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,58693.97/cwt89.50–100.001,4904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63283.89/cwt77.00–91.001,36917
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select95072.00/cwt72.00–72.006841
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,49098.71/cwt92.00–107.001,4713
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,322105.91/cwt102.00–111.001,4006
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,428115.58/cwt112.00–118.501,6508
Dairy Steers—Select1,48690.32/cwt85.00–95.001,3424
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 165110.00/cwt110.00–110.00721
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70180.00/cwt180.00–180.001261
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred75160.00/cwt160.00–160.001201
Heifers—Number 180120.00/cwt120.00–120.00961
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83284.24/cwt260.00–310.002362
Heifers—Number 190142.50/cwt135.00–150.001282
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred100260.00/cwt260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred110290.00/cwt290.00–290.003191
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37370.69/cwt50.00–90.00522
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred75230.00/cwt230.00–230.001731
Bulls—Number 275141.25/cwt110.00–160.001064
Bulls—Utility805.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 381107.73/cwt50.00–165.00876
Bulls—Number 184180.21/cwt155.00–205.001517
Bulls—Number 284153.13/cwt105.00–195.001294
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85290.00/cwt260.00–320.002472
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85260.00/cwt260.00–260.002211
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90300.00/cwt300.00–300.002701
Bulls—Number 192187.21/cwt160.00–220.001729
Bulls—Number 293175.27/cwt145.00–210.001635
Bulls—Number 39525.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100300.00/cwt300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Bulls—Number 1101199.92/cwt175.00–212.002025
Bulls—Number 2103178.51/cwt140.00–200.001849
Bulls—Number 2110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001321
Bulls—Number 1112199.80/cwt195.00–210.002246
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120280.00/cwt280.00–280.003361
Bulls—Number 1120190.00/cwt190.00–190.002281

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.