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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 18

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 92▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 204▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

100 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 107▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .26 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .52 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.77 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 3.16 lower, boners averaged .77 lower and lean cows averaged .75 lower.

Holstein bull calves under 95 lbs averaged 4.08 higher and over 95 lbs averaged 1.04 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −818.75 against this barn's trailing median of $921.68.

Average price

$102.93

30 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.01

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.00	544	1thin
Medium and Large 1	687	117.80	809	5thin
Medium and Large 2	443	98.91	438	24

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $106 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 sale30 hd

102.93

—

PA average7 barns · 370 hd

123.94

−21.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

921.68

−818.75

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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $921.68 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	1,491	90.92	1,356	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,409	81.64	1,150	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	70.65	1,056	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	69.40	962	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,259	55.04	693	23
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	126.35	1,917	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	119.28	1,743	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,477	94.51	1,396	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	149.25	1,975	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	141.94	1,950	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,448	120.68	1,747	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	151.44	2,335	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	144.79	2,165	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	128.31	1,610	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	181.22/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	95	120.05/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	71	97.70/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	197.50/cwt	6

Every lot

98 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	170	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	101.22/cwt	65.00–118.00	276	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	90.64/cwt	50.00–115.00	299	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	102.81/cwt	97.00–110.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,042	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	605	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	785	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	823	86.98/cwt	82.00–92.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	868	101.56/cwt	95.00–108.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	987	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,137	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	85.93/cwt	70.00–100.00	309	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	565	77.95/cwt	76.00–80.00	440	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	780	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	515	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	852	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	648	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	255	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	350	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	333	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	720	62.29/cwt	48.00–76.00	448	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	739	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	913	87.54/cwt	83.00–92.00	799	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,255	128.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,610	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	144.79/cwt	138.00–149.50	2,165	36
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,542	151.44/cwt	148.00–155.50	2,335	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,323	149.25/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,975	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,374	141.94/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,950	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,448	120.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,747	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,194	72.67/cwt	55.00–80.00	868	7
Bulls	—	—	1,604	95.43/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,531	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	110.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,928	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	64.11/cwt	61.00–67.00	637	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	40.14/cwt	32.00–47.00	430	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,334	57.48/cwt	52.00–62.00	767	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	68.40/cwt	63.00–74.00	942	36
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,409	81.64/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,150	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	71.22/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,030	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	76.63/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,110	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	64.22/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,021	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	79.56/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,311	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,461	119.28/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,743	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,477	94.51/cwt	76.00–110.00	1,396	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,517	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,917	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	70	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	46	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	255.00/cwt	200.00–310.00	217	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	263	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	65	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	70	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	109	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	82.84/cwt	70.00–105.00	60	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	92	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	115	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	316.55/cwt	310.00–330.00	291	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	92	218.00/cwt	110.00–290.00	201	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	135.57/cwt	120.00–142.00	126	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	121	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	140.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	143	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	294	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	135.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	149	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	334	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	150	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 107Year ago 0

Holstein bull calves under 95 lbs averaged 4.08 higher and over 95 lbs averaged 1.04 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	140.00	140.00
3	—	92	110.00–290.00	218.00
1	—	105	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	300.00	300.00
1	—	85	360.00	360.00
3	—	92	310.00–330.00	316.55
1	—	115	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	125.00–135.00	130.14
1	—	75	120.00	120.00
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
1	—	80	115.00	115.00
1	—	120	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	85.00	85.00
3	—	73	70.00–105.00	82.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	135.00–145.00	140.49
3	—	110	125.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	120	125.00	125.00
5	—	93	120.00–142.00	135.57
5	—	85	130.00–140.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	70.00	70.00
1	—	70	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	290.00	290.00
1	—	105	250.00	250.00
2	—	85	200.00–310.00	255.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	75.00	75.00
2	—	868	95.00–108.00	101.56
1	—	1,005	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,175	84.00	84.00
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,210	94.00	94.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
2	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	82.00–92.00	86.98
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	995	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
2	—	605	86.00	86.00
1	—	785	88.00	88.00
2	—	705	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	76.00–80.00	77.95
2	—	852	76.00	76.00
1	—	400	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	66.00	66.00
3	—	360	70.00–100.00	85.93
1	—	465	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	135.00–136.00	135.48
2	—	880	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	75.00	75.00
2	—	720	48.00–76.00	62.29
2	—	913	83.00–92.00	87.54
1	—	350	95.00	95.00
1	—	880	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	930	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	97.00–110.00	102.81
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
4	—	330	50.00–115.00	90.64
1	—	745	78.00	78.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	92.00	92.00
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
5	—	438	106.00	106.00
1	—	925	88.00	88.00
1	—	170	92.00	92.00
4	—	273	65.00–118.00	101.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,750	108.00–113.00	110.15
7	—	1,194	55.00–80.00	72.67
7	—	1,604	84.00–104.00	95.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	77.00–82.00	79.56
14	—	1,446	66.00–76.00	71.22
4	—	1,590	64.00–65.00	64.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	76.00–84.00	81.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,334	52.00–62.00	57.48
2	—	993	61.00–67.00	64.11
4	—	1,071	32.00–47.00	40.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,377	63.00–74.00	68.40
5	—	1,448	74.00–79.00	76.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,517	124.00–130.00	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	76.00–110.00	94.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	112.00–126.00	119.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	116.00–125.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	145.00–154.00	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	129.00–148.00	141.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,495	138.00–149.50	144.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,542	148.00–155.50	151.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	122.00–136.00	128.31

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.