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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 30

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 65▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 333▼ 35 vs year ago 251 · −13.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

114 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 121▲ 6 vs year ago 108 · +5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.38 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.44 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 7.05 lower.

Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 7.60 lower, boners averaged 1.07 lower and lean averaged 3.65 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .88 higher, under 95 lbs averaged2.52 higher.

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 $119.53/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,128.55 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$119.53

25 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$58.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	157.00	874	7thin
Medium and Large 2	809	107.48	870	13thin
Large 3	601	98.40	591	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.60/cwt here — about $282 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 sale25 hd

119.53

—

PA average4 barns · 467 hd

124.60

−5.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,128.55

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	—	Average	1,510	100.75	1,521	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,738	89.12	1,549	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	80.64	1,175	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	79.38	975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	63.19	775	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	126.00	1,676	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	103.21	1,285	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	98.00	1,132	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	129.73	1,864	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	118.62	1,748	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,353	107.69	1,457	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	145.26	1,874	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	133.72	1,744	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	106.04	1,124	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	152.61	2,320	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	146.06	2,162	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,225	124.00	1,519	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	158.55/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	90	111.72/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	81	67.53/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	84	184.04/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	78	33.33/cwt	3

Every lot

85 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,207	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	169.91/cwt	160.00–175.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	935	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	625	91.00/cwt	82.00–100.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	812	106.71/cwt	92.00–120.00	866	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	166	95.61/cwt	80.00–110.00	159	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	230	106.63/cwt	95.00–115.00	245	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	272	100.80/cwt	87.00–117.00	274	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	305	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	259	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	569	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	119	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	175	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.00	150	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	268	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	234	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	545	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	273	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	590	116.00/cwt	107.00–125.00	684	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,045	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,519	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,480	146.06/cwt	133.00–151.50	2,162	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,520	152.61/cwt	149.00–156.50	2,320	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,060	106.04/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,124	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,290	145.26/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,874	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,304	133.72/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,744	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	100.04/cwt	86.00–108.00	1,535	12
Bulls	—	—	1,588	113.86/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,808	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	49.00/cwt	40.00–53.00	560	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	77.35/cwt	69.00–83.00	924	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	73.28/cwt	71.00–76.00	876	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	62.41/cwt	54.00–71.00	791	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	86.33/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	79.38/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,157	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,738	89.12/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,549	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,155	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,132	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	103.21/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,285	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,353	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,457	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,437	129.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,864	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,474	118.62/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,748	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	55	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	83	111.06/cwt	65.00–160.00	92	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	95	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	62	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	65	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	53.33/cwt	35.00–70.00	37	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	129.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	106	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	112.13/cwt	100.00–125.00	92	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	65.15/cwt	60.00–70.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	264	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	204	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	90	103.33/cwt	85.00–125.00	93	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	286.25/cwt	260.00–310.00	266	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	80.00/cwt	60.00–100.00	74	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	127.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	120	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	100	131.71/cwt	120.00–137.00	132	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	131	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	116	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	127.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	143	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	138	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	138	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 Aug 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 333Year ago 251

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 114Last week 121Year ago 108

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.38 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.44 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 7.05 lower.

Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 7.60 lower, boners averaged 1.07 lower and lean averaged 3.65 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .88 higher, under 95 lbs averaged2.52 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	99.00–107.00	103.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	69.00–83.00	77.35
2	—	1,368	86.00–89.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,457	75.00–84.00	79.38
2	—	1,455	85.00–88.00	86.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,267	54.00–71.00	62.41
5	—	1,195	71.00–76.00	73.28
3	—	1,143	40.00–53.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	86.00–91.00	89.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	86.00–108.00	100.04
3	—	1,588	111.00–116.00	113.86
1	—	980	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,520	149.00–156.50	152.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,480	133.00–151.50	146.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	128.00–134.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,474	112.00–124.00	118.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	105.00–110.00	107.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	97.00–116.00	106.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	144.00–148.00	145.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,304	125.00–143.00	133.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
3	—	712	120.00–122.00	121.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	910	95.00	95.00
6	—	812	92.00–120.00	106.71
3	—	870	95.00–97.00	95.66
1	—	545	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	82.00–100.00	91.00
1	—	140	120.00	120.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	358	160.00–175.00	169.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
2	—	673	110.00–125.00	117.64
2	—	495	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	87.00–117.00	100.80
4	—	166	80.00–110.00	95.61
1	—	305	85.00	85.00
2	—	532	107.00	107.00
3	—	230	95.00–115.00	106.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	92.00	92.00
2	—	268	85.00–90.00	87.43
2	—	590	107.00–125.00	116.00
1	—	545	50.00	50.00
1	—	140	85.00	85.00
2	—	175	85.00–87.00	85.97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	120.00–132.00	127.88
5	—	94	120.00–132.00	127.48
6	—	82	120.00–135.00	129.23
1	—	120	115.00	115.00
7	—	100	120.00–137.00	131.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	60.00–70.00	65.15
1	—	65	65.00	65.00
4	—	93	60.00–100.00	80.00
3	—	70	35.00–70.00	53.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	120.00	120.00
2	—	105	125.00	125.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
3	—	90	85.00–125.00	103.33
5	—	82	100.00–125.00	112.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	60.00	60.00
1	—	95	170.00	170.00
1	—	85	240.00	240.00
1	—	105	110.00	110.00
1	—	110	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	260.00–310.00	286.25
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
1	—	100	320.00	320.00
1	—	85	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	65.00–160.00	111.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
1	—	55	10.00	10.00
1	—	95	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	330.00	330.00

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.