Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-03-29

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 29
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 295▲ 64 vs year ago 291 · +22.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
108 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 92▼ 4 vs year ago 112 · −3.6%
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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 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,771104.601,8539thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54498.151,5154thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74490.491,5789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,46682.201,20519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28064.5282619
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305115.001,5011thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,409106.271,4975thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,24196.191,1944thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,628124.192,0229thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,581108.341,7134thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34397.841,3143thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,443139.562,0146thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,321134.891,78210
HeifersSelectAverage1,263126.611,5993thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,447142.202,05813
SteersChoiceAverage1,443134.541,94122
SteersSelectAverage1,306121.551,5877thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197223.58/cwt21
BullsNumber 2100195.76/cwt14
BullsNumber 390125.00/cwt4
BullsUtility7221.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 193208.33/cwt3

Every lot

46 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—Select1,306121.55/cwt104.00–129.001,5877
Steers—Choice1,443134.54/cwt130.00–139.001,94122
Steers—Choice and Prime1,447142.20/cwt139.00–144.002,05813
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,263126.61/cwt125.00–130.001,5993
Heifers—Choice1,321134.89/cwt126.00–139.001,78210
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,443139.56/cwt138.00–140.502,0146
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67798.11/cwt94.00–106.001,6455
Bulls——1,889112.72/cwt102.00–121.002,1294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13049.27/cwt40.00–56.005574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26567.00/cwt67.00–67.008482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28566.54/cwt60.00–77.0085513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45581.92/cwt70.00–90.001,19214
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,54498.15/cwt96.00–100.001,5154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,55081.88/cwt79.00–85.001,2692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65293.66/cwt93.00–94.001,5473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73793.95/cwt93.00–95.001,6323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74888.76/cwt80.00–93.001,5526
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,24196.19/cwt94.00–98.001,1944
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,305115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5011
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,409106.27/cwt104.00–110.001,4975
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34397.84/cwt95.00–106.001,3143
Dairy Steers—Choice1,581108.34/cwt104.00–115.001,7134
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,628124.19/cwt116.00–129.502,0229
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17045.00/cwt45.00–45.00321
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred95300.00/cwt300.00–300.002851
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115280.00/cwt280.00–280.003221
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6017.50/cwt10.00–25.00112
Bulls—Number 175200.00/cwt200.00–200.001501
Bulls—Number 380127.50/cwt70.00–185.001022
Bulls—Utility8325.00/cwt25.00–25.00212
Bulls—Number 185198.75/cwt185.00–205.001694
Bulls—Number 285190.00/cwt190.00–190.001621
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85150.00/cwt150.00–150.001281
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred90170.00/cwt170.00–170.001531
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93339.73/cwt330.00–350.003162
Bulls—Number 193207.97/cwt190.00–225.001932
Bulls—Number 293195.81/cwt180.00–220.001827
Bulls—Number 395120.00/cwt120.00–120.001141
Bulls—Number 2100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002201
Bulls—Number 1103220.00/cwt220.00–220.002276
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105320.00/cwt320.00–320.003361
Bulls—Number 3105125.00/cwt125.00–125.001311
Bulls—Number 2110188.75/cwt160.00–215.002084
Bulls—Number 1113209.89/cwt205.00–215.002372
Bulls—Number 1120225.00/cwt225.00–225.002701
Bulls—Number 2120205.00/cwt205.00–205.002461

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.