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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 53▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 115▼ 179 vs year ago 344 · −52.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

74 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 104▼ 53 vs year ago 127 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 5.16 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 9.35 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 7.40 higher.

Breaker cows averaged 18.82 higher, Boner cows averaged 11.24 higher and Lean cows averaged 4.19 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 28.58 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 22.80 higher. All prices per cwt.

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 $105.56/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,142.52 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$105.56

32 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$43.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.63

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	135.00	678	2thin
Medium and Large 2	630	107.31	676	22
Medium 3	515	98.50	507	2thin
Large 3	450	91.67	412	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.33/cwt here — about $266 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 sale32 hd

105.56

—

PA average6 barns · 654 hd

143.18

−37.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,142.52

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	—	High	1,388	102.85	1,428	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,600	109.49	1,752	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,734	100.83	1,748	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	90.16	1,304	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,219	63.07	769	14
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	128.52	1,930	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	121.91	1,758	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,715	100.00	1,715	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	145.13	2,043	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	136.75	1,713	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,087	108.85	1,183	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	149.95	2,344	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	142.12	2,061	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,198	122.14	1,463	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	198.73/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	93	145.69/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	83	106.67/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	80	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	70.00/cwt	1

Every lot

82 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	122.47/cwt	102.00–135.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	113.43/cwt	82.00–128.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	115.97/cwt	105.00–127.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	109.40/cwt	107.00–110.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	91.89/cwt	80.00–115.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	957	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	243	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	224	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	107.25/cwt	77.00–114.00	602	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	769	90.27/cwt	84.00–105.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Large 3	815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	878	99.02/cwt	97.00–100.00	869	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	618	105.72/cwt	92.00–120.00	653	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	320	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	895	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	689	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	978	91.62/cwt	85.00–98.00	896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,198	122.14/cwt	105.00–133.00	1,463	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	142.12/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,061	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,563	149.95/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,344	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,087	108.85/cwt	90.00–127.00	1,183	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,253	136.75/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,713	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,408	145.13/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,043	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	99.58/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,337	8
Bulls	—	—	1,479	109.39/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,618	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	48.11/cwt	42.00–52.00	450	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	66.40/cwt	60.00–76.00	854	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	87.74/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,236	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,600	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,752	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,653	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,711	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,734	100.83/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,748	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,442	121.91/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,758	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,502	128.52/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,930	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,715	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	63	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	67.50/cwt	55.00–80.00	51	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	68	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	140.30/cwt	130.00–150.00	116	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	247	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	126.67/cwt	110.00–140.00	108	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	90	170.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	153	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	126	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	147.85/cwt	120.00–175.00	135	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	193.22/cwt	160.00–210.00	197	12
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	154.07/cwt	120.00–180.00	157	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	195.58/cwt	190.00–202.00	219	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	322	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	222	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 115Year ago 344

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 104Year ago 127

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 5.16 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 9.35 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 7.40 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	110.00–140.00	126.67
7	—	91	120.00–175.00	147.85
5	—	102	120.00–180.00	154.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	280.00–290.00	284.89
1	—	85	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	102	160.00–210.00	193.22
2	—	83	130.00–150.00	140.30
1	—	120	185.00	185.00
3	—	112	190.00–202.00	195.58
2	—	90	150.00–190.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	90	130.00–150.00	140.00
2	—	75	55.00–80.00	67.50
1	—	80	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	105.00–133.00	122.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	148.00–151.50	149.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	134.00–146.00	142.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	42.00–52.00	48.11
1	—	1,755	93.00	93.00
9	—	1,286	60.00–76.00	66.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	75.00–100.00	87.74
2	—	1,653	102.00–105.00	103.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	109.00–110.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,734	90.00–108.00	100.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	90.00–127.00	108.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	129.00–144.00	136.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	143.00–147.00	145.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,502	122.00–137.00	128.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	116.00–126.00	121.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	106.00–114.00	109.39
8	—	1,343	92.00–106.00	99.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	82.00	82.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
3	—	878	97.00–100.00	99.02
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.49
7	—	561	77.00–114.00	107.25
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	769	84.00–105.00	90.27
1	—	375	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	243	92.00	92.00
1	—	640	76.00	76.00
1	—	515	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	118.00	118.00
2	—	843	105.00–127.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
6	—	712	82.00–128.00	113.43
4	—	666	102.00–135.00	122.47
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	392	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	89.00	89.00
5	—	482	107.00–110.00	109.40
2	—	525	114.00	114.00
3	—	682	80.00–115.00	91.89
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,075	102.00	102.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
3	—	275	95.00	95.00
2	—	515	102.00	102.00
2	—	618	92.00–120.00	105.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	77.00	77.00
1	—	390	82.00	82.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
2	—	978	85.00–98.00	91.62

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.