Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-09-13

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 13
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 172▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 0▼ 31 vs year ago 260 · −11.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
139 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 219▲ 16 vs year ago 123 · +13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's graded average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.06 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.06 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 2.57 lower. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 2.53 lower, boners averaged 3.14 lower, and lean cows averaged 2.28 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 15.76 lower and calves under 95 lbs averaged 48.89 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.61/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,103.47 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$144.61
22 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$75.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.64
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452170.027697thin
Medium and Large 2489142.1969512thin
Large 348595.004613thin
One grade step is worth $75.02/cwt here — about $307 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 sale22 hd
144.61
—
PA average7 barns · 797 hd
132.97
+11.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,103.47
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—High1,51295.541,44413
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,72588.641,5293thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64385.331,4023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,42976.751,09613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25860.1075621
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480126.001,8651thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,15189.111,0264thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,537128.201,9708thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,428116.561,6644thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,158102.411,1863thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444148.232,1404thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,203135.461,6304thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,13092.001,0401thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,521155.962,37221
SteersChoiceAverage1,368147.392,01614
SteersSelectAverage1,313125.771,65111

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198167.64/cwt42
BullsNumber 28991.57/cwt13
BullsNumber 38762.54/cwt12
BullsUtility9011.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 197155.00/cwt13

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 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt155.00–195.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325157.50/cwt155.00–160.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006471
Heifers—Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 268595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770100.29/cwt78.00–112.007723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2155187.10/cwt175.00–200.002902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265212.08/cwt205.00–220.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bulls—Large 3400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2401160.81/cwt85.00–180.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Bulls—Large 352890.00/cwt90.00–90.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632137.00/cwt137.00–137.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 273286.00/cwt86.00–86.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 287594.00/cwt94.00–94.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2910102.00/cwt102.00–102.009281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3180160.00/cwt160.00–160.002881
Dairy Heifers—Large 348565.00/cwt65.00–65.003151
Dairy Heifers—Large 352075.00/cwt75.00–75.003901
Dairy Heifers—Large 376060.00/cwt60.00–60.004561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Dairy Steers—Large 353578.53/cwt75.00–82.004202
Dairy Steers—Large 359086.00/cwt86.00–86.005071
Dairy Steers—Large 3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Dairy Steers—Large 396597.00/cwt97.00–97.009361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,313125.77/cwt110.00–134.001,65111
Steers—Choice1,368147.39/cwt137.00–153.002,01614
Steers—Choice and Prime1,521155.96/cwt153.00–159.502,37221
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,13092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0401
Heifers—Choice1,203135.46/cwt132.00–141.001,6304
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,444148.23/cwt146.00–154.502,1404
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13575.00/cwt75.00–75.008511
Bulls——1,52096.27/cwt82.00–115.001,46311
Bulls——1,795108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15548.36/cwt39.00–54.005595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25962.26/cwt56.00–67.0078413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33273.94/cwt68.00–80.009859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42870.29/cwt69.00–72.001,0043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64385.33/cwt82.00–88.001,4023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64683.08/cwt80.00–85.001,3674
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,72588.64/cwt85.00–91.001,5293
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,158102.41/cwt89.00–111.001,1863
Dairy Steers—Choice1,428116.56/cwt112.00–124.001,6644
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,537128.20/cwt124.00–134.001,9708
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,15189.11/cwt74.00–102.001,0264
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,480126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8651
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred5575.00/cwt75.00–75.00411
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred7085.00/cwt85.00–85.00601
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75220.00/cwt170.00–270.001652
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred85200.00/cwt200.00–200.001701
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100270.00/cwt270.00–270.002701
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred10090.00/cwt90.00–90.00901
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110290.00/cwt290.00–290.003191
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred11590.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
Heifers—Number 111565.00/cwt65.00–65.00751
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross120170.00/cwt170.00–170.002041
Heifers—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred125150.00/cwt150.00–150.001881
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 27050.00/cwt50.00–50.00352
Bulls—Number 37050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred7550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 18070.00/cwt70.00–70.00561
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83301.60/cwt220.00–340.002503
Bulls—Number 28356.36/cwt45.00–70.00474
Bulls—Number 38339.04/cwt25.00–60.00326
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91318.02/cwt310.00–320.002895
Bulls—Number 192116.44/cwt60.00–145.001078
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred93139.38/cwt80.00–185.001303
Bulls—Number 294115.99/cwt60.00–140.001095
Bulls—Number 39484.07/cwt55.00–120.00794
Bulls—Number 2100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
Bulls—Number 3100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001301
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred10087.50/cwt75.00–100.00882
Bulls—Number 1101143.79/cwt135.00–150.001459
Bulls—Utility10512.50/cwt5.00–20.00132
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred110230.00/cwt230.00–230.002531
Bulls—Number 2110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
Bulls—Number 1110143.00/cwt140.00–145.001574
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115290.00/cwt290.00–290.003341
Bulls—Number 1120132.50/cwt120.00–145.001592
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred123125.20/cwt115.00–135.001542

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.