Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-11-22

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 84▼ 42 vs year ago 88 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 266▲ 9 vs year ago 168 · +5.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
131 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 106▲ 10 vs year ago 121 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 4.92 higher , holstein steers averaged 7.94 higher slaughter heifers averaged 3.21 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 6.54 higher, boners averaged .37 higher and lean cows averaged .18 higher.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.04 higher while under 95 lbs averaged 31.35 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.73/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,158.35 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$89.73
33 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$81.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−57.76
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488143.337003thin
Medium and Large 263986.6955426
Large 346571.673333thin
Small 156562.003501thin
One grade step is worth $81.33/cwt here — about $350 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 sale33 hd
89.73
—
PA average6 barns · 669 hd
147.48
−57.76
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,158.35
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—Average1,63484.811,3868thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,52888.671,3554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55977.611,2107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40170.9999516
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20549.8360027
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,545112.081,7323thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,545135.282,0903thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,557124.411,9376thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,318106.751,4073thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,407149.952,1106thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275142.281,81412
HeifersSelectAverage1,185113.781,3483thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,553152.532,3696thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,515147.382,23315
SteersSelectAverage1,382120.431,6643thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100196.21/cwt28
BullsNumber 290144.55/cwt14
BullsNumber 310083.33/cwt6
BullsUtility729.22/cwt6
HeifersNumber 184179.27/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28515.00/cwt1

Every lot

81 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317110.55/cwt90.00–122.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 243085.00/cwt85.00–85.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 246878.67/cwt72.00–85.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 158592.00/cwt92.00–92.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 261861.00/cwt60.00–62.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 294070.00/cwt70.00–70.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,06095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Bulls—Large 3255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 240085.00/cwt85.00–85.003403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006232
Bulls—Large 350070.00/cwt70.00–70.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 252190.07/cwt80.00–100.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 255585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Bulls—Small 156562.00/cwt62.00–62.003501
Bulls—Large 364045.00/cwt45.00–45.002881
Bulls—Medium and Large 264172.00/cwt72.00–72.004623
Bulls—Medium and Large 266377.97/cwt70.00–100.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 282391.47/cwt88.00–95.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 285866.66/cwt64.00–72.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 197590.00/cwt90.00–90.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,03078.00/cwt74.00–82.008032
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 347555.00/cwt55.00–55.002611
Dairy Heifers—Large 351556.00/cwt50.00–62.002882
Dairy Heifers—Large 357545.00/cwt45.00–45.002591
Dairy Heifers—Large 361565.00/cwt65.00–65.004002
Dairy Heifers—Large 367075.00/cwt75.00–75.005031
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,382120.43/cwt115.00–123.001,6643
Steers—Choice1,515147.38/cwt142.00–152.002,23315
Steers—Choice and Prime1,553152.53/cwt150.00–153.502,3696
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,185113.78/cwt98.00–125.001,3483
Heifers—Choice1,275142.28/cwt130.00–148.001,81412
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,407149.95/cwt147.00–153.002,1106
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18060.00/cwt60.00–60.007081
Bulls——1,69988.35/cwt80.00–95.001,5017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04564.02/cwt63.00–65.006692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14640.75/cwt30.00–48.0046711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27454.93/cwt50.00–61.0070014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32362.21/cwt60.00–64.008232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35068.54/cwt68.00–69.009252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38881.46/cwt79.00–84.001,1314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42268.55/cwt65.00–74.0097510
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,52888.67/cwt83.00–99.001,3554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69980.54/cwt80.00–82.001,3684
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,545112.08/cwt108.00–119.001,7323
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,318106.75/cwt88.00–116.001,4073
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,545135.28/cwt130.00–140.002,0903
Dairy Steers—Choice1,557124.41/cwt121.00–128.001,9376
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred73158.97/cwt130.00–190.001162
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83292.27/cwt285.00–300.002432
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred83203.33/cwt90.00–310.001692
Heifers—Number 18515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred105110.00/cwt110.00–110.001161
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Number 37050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75150.00/cwt150.00–150.001131
Bulls—Number 275140.00/cwt125.00–155.001052
Bulls—Number 283138.26/cwt110.00–155.001154
Bulls—Utility8315.15/cwt10.00–20.00132
Bulls—Number 185150.00/cwt150.00–150.001281
Bulls—Number 385100.00/cwt100.00–100.00851
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90315.00/cwt315.00–315.002841
Bulls—Number 291147.14/cwt125.00–165.001345
Bulls—Number 193159.50/cwt150.00–165.001488
Bulls—Number 1101160.91/cwt140.00–175.001636
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102300.10/cwt280.00–310.003065
Bulls—Number 2103155.00/cwt155.00–155.001602
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred105285.00/cwt285.00–285.002991
Bulls—Number 3105100.00/cwt50.00–150.001052
Bulls—Number 1110157.33/cwt150.00–167.001733
Bulls—Number 2110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
Bulls—Number 3110135.00/cwt135.00–135.001491
Bulls—Number 1120130.00/cwt130.00–130.001561
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross125250.00/cwt250.00–250.003131
Bulls—Number 312515.00/cwt15.00–15.00191

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.