Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-11-15

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 15
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 122▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 238▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 113▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .91 lower Slaughter Holsteins averaged .41 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.37 lower. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged .41 higher boners averaged 4.21 higher and lean cows averaged 1.74 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 3.09 lower under 95 lbs averaged 1.85 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,141.90 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$106.18
26 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.58
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523120.7863113thin
Large 325697.332493thin
Medium and Large 244489.8639910thin
One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $232 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 sale26 hd
106.18
—
PA average5 barns · 406 hd
119.76
−13.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,141.90
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—Average1,69587.311,48010
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,62380.401,30510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51474.001,1208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40270.3898713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28452.1767026
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378123.731,7052thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,560106.001,6541thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,575132.212,08211
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,395116.271,6224thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,41693.581,3254thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,271146.721,8654thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,243139.071,72915
HeifersSelectAverage1,313117.791,5476thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,499153.232,29712
SteersChoiceAverage1,430142.462,03727
SteersSelectAverage1,280122.241,5655thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199152.58/cwt21
BullsNumber 296104.34/cwt14
BullsNumber 38553.40/cwt13
BullsUtility8510.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 193205.79/cwt10
HeifersNumber 27815.00/cwt2

Every lot

80 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 253580.00/cwt80.00–80.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378114.32/cwt87.00–120.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 252890.95/cwt80.00–102.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 256582.00/cwt82.00–82.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 156796.97/cwt87.00–102.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 164087.00/cwt87.00–87.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 267092.00/cwt92.00–92.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 278585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 181582.00/cwt82.00–82.006681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 319290.00/cwt90.00–90.001732
Bulls—Medium and Large 232055.00/cwt55.00–55.001761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370106.67/cwt105.00–110.003953
Bulls—Large 3385112.00/cwt112.00–112.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393116.04/cwt110.00–122.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 247574.79/cwt70.00–80.003552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 252087.00/cwt87.00–87.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585117.00/cwt115.00–118.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 261085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 197597.00/cwt97.00–97.009461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3710102.00/cwt102.00–102.007241
Dairy Steers—Large 375794.00/cwt94.00–94.007122
Dairy Steers—Large 384564.00/cwt64.00–64.005411
Dairy Steers—Large 396072.00/cwt72.00–72.006911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 358530.00/cwt30.00–30.001761
Dairy Heifers—Large 374055.00/cwt55.00–55.004071
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,280122.24/cwt115.00–132.001,5655
Steers—Choice1,430142.46/cwt135.00–148.502,03727
Steers—Choice and Prime1,499153.23/cwt149.00–160.002,29712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,243139.07/cwt130.00–146.001,72915
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,271146.72/cwt143.00–150.001,8654
Heifers—Select1,313117.79/cwt108.00–125.001,5476
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30060.00/cwt60.00–60.007801
Bulls——1,73990.34/cwt74.00–97.001,5719
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16361.99/cwt61.00–63.007212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27654.75/cwt50.00–61.0069917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33668.21/cwt64.00–71.009118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33843.09/cwt34.00–47.005777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50773.84/cwt73.00–75.001,1135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51474.00/cwt65.00–80.001,1208
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,62380.40/cwt78.00–84.001,30510
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,395116.27/cwt114.00–119.001,6224
Dairy Steers—Select1,41693.58/cwt86.00–102.001,3254
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,575132.21/cwt120.00–139.002,08211
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,378123.73/cwt118.00–129.001,7052
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,560106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6541
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred7060.00/cwt60.00–60.00421
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75160.00/cwt160.00–160.001201
Heifers—Number 27515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 28015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85260.00/cwt260.00–260.002212
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92253.64/cwt240.00–270.002333
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross103250.00/cwt250.00–250.002582
Heifers—Number 113057.00/cwt57.00–57.00741
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred6070.00/cwt70.00–70.00421
Bulls—Number 37530.00/cwt25.00–35.00232
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80290.00/cwt290.00–290.002321
Bulls—Number 38360.69/cwt25.00–100.00507
Bulls—Number 28496.12/cwt75.00–120.00814
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90300.00/cwt300.00–300.002701
Bulls—Number 29198.97/cwt65.00–115.00904
Bulls—Number 192128.15/cwt120.00–140.001185
Bulls—Number 39261.45/cwt50.00–85.00573
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100300.00/cwt300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Number 310025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Bulls—Number 2102113.36/cwt110.00–115.001163
Bulls—Number 1103134.97/cwt120.00–150.001397
Bulls—Number 1112131.74/cwt105.00–145.001485
Bulls—Number 2113113.46/cwt105.00–125.001283

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.