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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 17

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 97▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 286▼ 45 vs year ago 160 · −28.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

104 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 93▲ 8 vs year ago 96 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average report slaughter steers averaged 1.93 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.17 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 3.17 lower. Slaughter cows: breaker averaged 5.71 higher, boners 4.78 higher and lean cows averaged 1.85 higher.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 38.50 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 14.93 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −811.76 against this barn's trailing median of $921.68.

Average price

$109.92

13 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.04

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	129.97	785	3thin
Medium and Large 2	622	103.91	646	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.06/cwt here — about $139 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 sale13 hd

109.92

—

PA average7 barns · 343 hd

140.97

−31.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

921.68

−811.76

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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $921.68 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	1,475	90.20	1,330	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	90.02	1,598	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	83.65	1,347	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,517	79.67	1,209	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,222	57.82	706	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,185	125.00	1,481	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,055	107.00	1,129	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	82.25	901	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	121.17	1,797	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	110.86	1,633	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,492	86.11	1,285	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	140.25	1,888	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	126.83	1,672	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	143.33	2,140	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,356	138.41	1,877	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	118.30	1,491	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	182.03/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	89	137.22/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	91	108.48/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	99	261.03/cwt	10

Every lot

83 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 2	340	158.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	118.36/cwt	92.00–155.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	757	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	985	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	318	82.91/cwt	75.00–90.00	264	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	103.58/cwt	97.00–110.00	399	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	565	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	367	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	615	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	683	92.55/cwt	80.00–105.00	632	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	720	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	396	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	785	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,260	118.30/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,491	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,356	138.41/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,877	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,493	143.33/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,140	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	126.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,672	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,346	140.25/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,888	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,063	69.91/cwt	63.00–75.00	743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	109.16/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	92.21/cwt	84.00–98.50	1,780	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	40.09/cwt	32.00–44.00	442	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	62.21/cwt	55.00–70.00	752	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	75.66/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,101	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	76.50/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,138	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	85.38/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,340	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	82.01/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,297	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	88.01/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,486	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,775	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,473	110.86/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,633	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,483	121.17/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,797	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,492	86.11/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,285	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,095	82.25/cwt	72.00–94.00	901	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,481	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	65	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	46	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	245.00/cwt	200.00–290.00	233	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	125	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	325	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	55	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	65	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	124	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	134.70/cwt	125.00–150.00	112	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	132.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	110	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	141.05/cwt	120.00–165.00	130	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	284	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	165.81/cwt	155.00–180.00	154	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	120.00/cwt	105.00–135.00	114	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	169.17/cwt	160.00–177.00	173	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	117.93/cwt	100.00–135.00	121	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	163	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	154.25/cwt	125.00–175.00	170	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	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

Tue May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 286Year ago 160

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 93Year ago 96

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 38.50 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 14.93 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	97.00	97.00
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	70.00	70.00
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
2	—	757	72.00	72.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	180.00	180.00
3	—	340	145.00–165.00	158.53
3	—	563	130.00–140.00	133.29
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
3	—	457	92.00–155.00	118.36
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	77.00	77.00
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	380	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	125.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	545	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	97.00–110.00	103.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	75.00–90.00	82.91
1	—	430	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	65.00	65.00
2	—	683	80.00–105.00	92.55
1	—	720	55.00	55.00
1	—	785	65.00	65.00
1	—	615	65.00	65.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	195.00	195.00
1	—	115	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	300.00–310.00	305.14
1	—	65	190.00	190.00
1	—	105	300.00	300.00
1	—	110	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	55.00	55.00
2	—	103	100.00–135.00	117.93
3	—	95	105.00–135.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	110	125.00–175.00	154.25
3	—	83	125.00–150.00	134.70
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
10	—	102	160.00–177.00	169.17
6	—	93	155.00–180.00	165.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	92	120.00–165.00	141.05
1	—	75	115.00	115.00
4	—	83	120.00–140.00	132.58
1	—	105	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	—	115	290.00	290.00
2	—	93	300.00–310.00	305.14
1	—	125	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	200.00–290.00	245.00
1	—	105	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	125.00–130.00	126.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	139.00–142.00	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,488	72.00–79.00	76.50
5	—	1,570	83.00–90.00	85.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	89.00–91.00	90.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	87.00–90.00	88.01
8	—	1,581	72.00–86.00	82.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	71.00–79.00	75.66
8	—	1,209	55.00–70.00	62.21
5	—	1,102	32.00–44.00	40.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	63.00–75.00	69.91
3	—	1,583	105.00–113.00	109.16
2	—	1,930	84.00–98.50	92.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,473	102.00–117.00	110.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,483	115.00–128.00	121.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	80.00–92.00	86.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	72.00–94.00	82.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	100.00–128.00	118.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,493	140.00–146.50	143.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	136.00–142.00	138.41

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.