Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-03-22

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 354▲ 12 vs year ago 283 · +4.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 91▼ 15 vs year ago 107 · −14.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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—Low1,533100.451,54015
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,638100.001,6382thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62089.961,45817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39983.151,16321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21363.4677022
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,501118.861,7848thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,508109.781,6557thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34498.021,3175thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,326138.491,8367thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308133.451,74613
HeifersSelectAverage1,218118.411,4423thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,543143.082,2089thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,402136.741,9177thin
SteersSelectAverage1,276124.131,5844thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199207.71/cwt26
BullsNumber 295153.25/cwt16
BullsNumber 39283.07/cwt10
BullsUtility755.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 192180.06/cwt9

Every lot

45 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—Select1,276124.13/cwt118.00–131.001,5844
Steers—Choice1,402136.74/cwt132.00–140.001,9177
Steers—Choice and Prime1,543143.08/cwt141.00–146.002,2089
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,218118.41/cwt96.00–128.001,4423
Heifers—Choice1,308133.45/cwt125.00–138.001,74613
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,326138.49/cwt137.00–140.501,8367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40580.99/cwt75.00–86.001,1382
Bulls——1,465108.20/cwt105.00–111.001,5857
Bulls——1,65597.90/cwt91.00–104.001,6206
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02863.05/cwt60.00–66.006482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07148.85/cwt44.00–55.005237
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24568.00/cwt60.00–75.0084712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40482.70/cwt78.00–88.001,16115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41579.41/cwt77.00–82.001,1243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56494.89/cwt93.00–96.001,4844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60594.23/cwt94.00–95.001,5124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62588.65/cwt84.00–92.501,44113
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,638100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34498.02/cwt95.00–101.001,3175
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,501118.86/cwt114.00–123.001,7848
Dairy Steers—Choice1,508109.78/cwt104.00–116.001,6557
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
Heifers—Number 18347.42/cwt45.00–50.00392
Heifers—Number 19060.00/cwt60.00–60.00541
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92281.91/cwt270.00–295.002593
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37025.00/cwt25.00–25.00181
Bulls—Number 280130.00/cwt125.00–135.001043
Bulls—Number 183153.40/cwt150.00–160.001273
Bulls—Number 38396.90/cwt75.00–130.00803
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85170.00/cwt170.00–170.001451
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90310.00/cwt310.00–310.002791
Bulls—Utility905.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 293154.53/cwt120.00–190.001448
Bulls—Number 194184.38/cwt150.00–200.001736
Bulls—Number 39592.50/cwt85.00–100.00882
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103326.13/cwt280.00–360.003363
Bulls—Number 1103202.83/cwt190.00–210.002098
Bulls—Number 2103165.24/cwt150.00–175.001703
Bulls—Number 310382.50/cwt50.00–115.00854
Bulls—Number 2110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001541
Bulls—Number 1113188.23/cwt155.00–200.002134
Bulls—Number 2120190.00/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.