Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-07-12

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 12
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 46▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 233▼ 174 vs year ago 388 · −44.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
94 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 137▼ 30 vs year ago 124 · −24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.83 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.58 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .18 lower.

Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 4.74 lower, boners 11.42 lower and lean cows 5.52 lower. Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 59.88 lower while under 95 lbs averaged 75.50 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −103.83 against this barn's trailing median of $228.83.
Average price
$125.00
6 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.35
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470145.006821thin
Medium and Large 2485121.005875thin
One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $95 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 sale6 hd
125.00
—
PA average5 barns · 518 hd
154.35
−29.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
228.83
−103.83
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

34 sales
266238210182median 228.8303/0304/2806/3009/0110/27
Steers 0–100 lb: high $251.98, low $196.27, median $228.83 across 34 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—High1,359107.961,46711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64894.721,5619thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58986.691,3788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41478.951,11617
CowsLean 85-90%High1,39764.439007thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,285117.001,5031thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,410105.091,4823thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,478129.401,9135thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,494112.571,6824thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,79398.131,7594thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,352152.222,0589thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348140.741,89713
HeifersSelectAverage1,218109.321,3322thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,561152.452,38011
SteersChoiceAverage1,437145.132,08615
SteersSelectAverage1,361133.031,8115thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193112.33/cwt19
BullsNumber 29895.83/cwt16
BullsNumber 38043.14/cwt5
BullsUtility8012.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 189157.50/cwt6

Every lot

60 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 228585.00/cwt85.00–85.002421
Steers—Medium and Large 2330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 236090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
Heifers—Large 356570.00/cwt70.00–70.003961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 3155165.00/cwt165.00–165.002561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358100.73/cwt65.00–135.003612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 334083.55/cwt80.00–87.002842
Dairy Heifers—Large 345585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
Dairy Heifers—Large 359075.00/cwt75.00–75.004431
Dairy Heifers—Large 3775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Dairy Heifers—Large 383085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321181.30/cwt55.00–110.001724
Dairy Steers—Large 333095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
Dairy Steers—Medium 336065.00/cwt65.00–65.002341
Dairy Steers—Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Dairy Steers—Large 373080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,361133.03/cwt128.00–138.001,8115
Steers—Choice1,437145.13/cwt137.00–150.002,08615
Steers—Choice and Prime1,561152.45/cwt149.00–156.002,38011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,218109.32/cwt89.00–123.001,3322
Heifers—Choice1,348140.74/cwt133.00–148.001,89713
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,352152.22/cwt150.00–154.002,0589
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,309104.48/cwt101.00–107.001,3689
Bulls——1,583123.64/cwt122.00–125.001,9572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35564.25/cwt63.00–65.008712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35775.80/cwt70.00–85.001,02910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37372.86/cwt71.00–74.001,0002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40661.06/cwt57.00–67.008595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55191.14/cwt88.00–96.001,4145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58986.69/cwt83.00–91.001,3788
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64894.72/cwt90.00–103.001,5619
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,478129.40/cwt125.00–137.001,9135
Dairy Steers—Choice1,494112.57/cwt102.00–126.001,6824
Dairy Steers—Select1,79398.13/cwt94.00–101.001,7594
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,285117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5031
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,410105.09/cwt104.00–107.001,4823
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85300.00/cwt300.00–300.002551
Heifers—Number 18595.00/cwt95.00–95.00811
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8580.00/cwt80.00–80.00681
Heifers—Number 19090.00/cwt80.00–100.00812
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100290.00/cwt290.00–290.002901
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37335.23/cwt15.00–65.00263
Bulls—Utility7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Number 28275.82/cwt50.00–115.00623
Bulls—Number 18497.26/cwt75.00–125.00825
Bulls—Number 38550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 29197.74/cwt85.00–115.00894
Bulls—Number 193106.62/cwt85.00–125.00998
Bulls—Number 39560.00/cwt60.00–60.00571
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Number 1100117.50/cwt110.00–125.001184
Bulls—Number 2102105.00/cwt85.00–120.001076
Bulls—Number 1110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381
Bulls—Number 211384.89/cwt80.00–90.00962
Bulls—Number 2120115.00/cwt115.00–115.001381

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.