Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-06-14

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 14
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 199▲ 20 vs year ago 268 · +7.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
98 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 97▼ 18 vs year ago 116 · −15.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Dairy steers sold strong. Heifers sold steady. Dairy heifers sold strong. Slaughter breaker cows sold steady; boner cows sold weak; lean cows sold steady. Overall, feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for both the slaughter cattle sales and the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,134.50 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$113.58
19 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$45.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−50.19
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1626137.668626thin
Medium and Large 2644114.677396thin
Large 354692.005037thin
One grade step is worth $45.66/cwt here — about $359 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 sale19 hd
113.58
—
PA average7 barns · 762 hd
163.77
−50.19
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,134.50
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
172114431165886median 1248.0803/0305/0506/3009/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,640107.281,7594thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56386.711,35637
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41676.391,08226
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26660.5576736
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,459125.041,8247thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,270118.971,5113thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,613103.021,6623thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,479128.701,90413
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,405123.351,73314
Dairy SteersSelectLow1,311104.171,36611
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,423143.302,04024
HeifersChoiceHigh1,235129.311,59718
HeifersSelectAverage1,243120.591,49916
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512148.762,24913
SteersChoiceAverage1,470143.442,10931
SteersSelectHigh1,270121.671,54621

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101205.54/cwt58
BullsNumber 287148.53/cwt17
BullsNumber 38688.01/cwt8
BullsUtility8015.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 194232.45/cwt6
HeifersNumber 288185.00/cwt3

Every lot

92 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368135.24/cwt130.00–140.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408134.91/cwt130.00–140.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483137.36/cwt135.00–140.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530126.02/cwt125.00–127.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 275085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 290084.00/cwt84.00–84.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 299590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 320580.00/cwt80.00–80.001641
Bulls—Large 338097.00/cwt97.00–97.003691
Bulls—Large 341577.00/cwt77.00–77.003201
Bulls—Large 347590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2654120.26/cwt115.00–122.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663146.98/cwt142.00–152.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 270087.00/cwt87.00–87.006091
Bulls—Large 383090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Bulls—Large 3935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3228109.95/cwt105.00–115.002512
Dairy Heifers—Large 3260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Dairy Heifers—Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Dairy Heifers—Large 374087.00/cwt87.00–87.006441
Dairy Heifers—Large 3810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 325538.50/cwt37.00–40.00982
Dairy Steers—Large 3355115.00/cwt115.00–115.004081
Dairy Steers—Large 364067.00/cwt67.00–67.004291
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,139111.88/cwt110.00–115.001,2748
Steers—Select1,328121.94/cwt118.00–127.001,6198
Steers—Select1,388136.89/cwt135.00–139.001,9005
Steers—Choice1,470143.44/cwt139.00–148.502,10931
Steers—Choice and Prime1,512148.76/cwt146.00–151.502,24913
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,188125.53/cwt122.00–130.001,49112
Heifers—Select1,237115.48/cwt110.00–120.001,4289
Heifers—Select1,250127.16/cwt125.00–130.001,5907
Heifers—Choice1,328136.86/cwt134.00–140.001,8186
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,415136.64/cwt135.00–139.001,9334
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,425144.63/cwt141.00–149.002,06120
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,378111.70/cwt108.00–115.001,5393
Bulls——2,42594.00/cwt94.00–94.002,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11970.63/cwt69.00–74.007906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22149.87/cwt46.00–53.006099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26384.79/cwt84.00–85.001,0714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32156.82/cwt54.00–60.007517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33064.97/cwt62.00–68.0086414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36476.88/cwt74.00–80.001,04915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43181.95/cwt79.00–83.001,1738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59586.75/cwt84.00–90.001,38424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61670.55/cwt70.00–72.001,1407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62494.12/cwt91.00–97.001,5295
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22995.64/cwt92.00–100.001,1754
Dairy Steers—Select1,358109.05/cwt104.00–114.001,4817
Dairy Steers—Choice1,405123.35/cwt118.00–127.001,73314
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,447135.34/cwt135.00–136.001,9583
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,489126.71/cwt123.00–130.001,88710
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,270118.97/cwt113.00–124.001,5113
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,459125.04/cwt120.00–128.001,8247
Dairy Heifers—Select1,613103.02/cwt100.00–105.001,6623
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 175130.00/cwt130.00–130.00981
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85300.00/cwt300.00–300.002551
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross85202.50/cwt200.00–205.001722
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93284.86/cwt280.00–290.002652
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross95150.00/cwt150.00–150.001431
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105280.00/cwt280.00–280.002941
Heifers—Number 1110115.00/cwt115.00–115.001271
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 275140.00/cwt135.00–145.001053
Bulls—Number 375100.00/cwt100.00–100.00751
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80305.00/cwt305.00–305.002441
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross80180.00/cwt180.00–180.001441
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 183154.92/cwt150.00–165.001294
Bulls—Number 38394.82/cwt70.00–105.00795
Bulls—Number 285153.33/cwt150.00–160.001303
Bulls—Number 290138.57/cwt110.00–160.001257
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94286.97/cwt280.00–295.002705
Bulls—Number 194194.57/cwt170.00–210.0018315
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95165.00/cwt150.00–180.001572
Bulls—Number 39570.00/cwt70.00–70.00671
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
Bulls—Number 2100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001651
Bulls—Number 310060.00/cwt60.00–60.00601
Bulls—Number 1102192.25/cwt170.00–205.0019615
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110258.33/cwt210.00–290.002843
Bulls—Number 1112194.55/cwt185.00–200.0021812
Bulls—Number 1120185.00/cwt185.00–185.002222

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.