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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 6

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 65▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 252▼ 118 vs year ago 365 · −32.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

129 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 128▲ 46 vs year ago 83 · +55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 4.10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.26 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 2.13 lower. Slaughter Cows: breakers averaged 8.09 lower, boners averaged 3.23 lower and lean cows averaged 6.36 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 35.26 higher, calves under 95 lbs averaged 19.26 higher.

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 $93.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −827.87 against this barn's trailing median of $921.68.

Average price

$93.81

19 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.22

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	110.00	550	3thin
Medium and Large 2	657	90.78	596	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale19 hd

93.81

—

PA average8 barns · 541 hd

127.03

−33.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

921.68

−827.87

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	—	Low	1,689	82.45	1,393	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	74.54	1,252	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,741	68.81	1,198	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,507	68.70	1,036	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	49.30	646	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,650	125.00	2,063	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,440	107.71	1,551	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	127.68	1,928	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	120.35	1,664	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,284	97.62	1,253	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	146.54	2,160	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	139.26	1,922	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	113.41	1,378	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,505	151.20	2,276	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	141.19	1,970	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,372	129.00	1,770	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	159.00/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	92	128.29/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	96	72.44/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	80	13.43/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	191.09/cwt	11

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	124.36/cwt	107.00–130.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	807	103.42/cwt	82.00–114.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	99.11/cwt	92.00–110.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	88.63/cwt	82.00–92.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	797	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	87.09/cwt	80.00–94.00	895	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	244	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	84.84/cwt	75.00–95.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	475	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	285	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	446	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	553	61.39/cwt	42.00–72.00	339	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	690	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	428	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	880	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	576	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,372	129.00/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,770	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,395	141.19/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,970	21
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,505	151.20/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,276	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,215	113.41/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,378	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	139.26/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,922	14
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,474	146.54/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,160	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	90.53/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,523	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	66.29/cwt	60.00–72.00	1,129	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	43.68/cwt	30.00–52.00	550	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	71.18/cwt	70.00–72.00	952	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,358	54.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	738	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	68.15/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,053	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,679	74.54/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,252	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,741	68.81/cwt	64.00–74.50	1,198	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,440	107.71/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,551	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,063	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,284	97.62/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,253	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,383	120.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,664	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,510	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,928	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	135	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	268	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	105	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	115	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	43	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	101	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	92.50/cwt	65.00–120.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	81	117.53/cwt	25.00–140.00	95	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	125.00/cwt	115.00–135.00	106	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	126.04/cwt	80.00–145.00	117	6
Bulls	—	Utility	93	10.14/cwt	5.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	145.84/cwt	130.00–160.00	137	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	210.00/cwt	120.00–300.00	200	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	158.84/cwt	145.00–170.00	164	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	320	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	147	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	113	198.67/cwt	140.00–260.00	224	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	113	76.11/cwt	15.00–140.00	86	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	173	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	145.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	174	2

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 252Year ago 365

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 128Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	104.00–121.00	113.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,380	131.00–146.00	139.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	143.00–149.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,741	64.00–74.50	68.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	50.00–57.00	54.35
9	—	1,259	30.00–52.00	43.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	72.00–77.00	74.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	70.00–72.00	71.18
9	—	1,545	64.00–72.00	68.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	95.00–118.00	107.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,505	145.00–156.00	151.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,372	122.00–135.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,395	135.00–146.00	141.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	118.00–123.00	120.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	127.00–129.00	127.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	90.00–106.00	97.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	60.00–72.00	66.29
6	—	1,682	84.00–99.00	90.53

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	300.00–310.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	120.00–300.00	210.00
2	—	113	140.00–260.00	198.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	65.00–120.00	92.50
2	—	113	15.00–140.00	76.11
1	—	95	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	130.00–160.00	145.84
2	—	120	135.00–155.00	145.00
1	—	75	135.00	135.00
1	—	115	150.00	150.00
8	—	81	25.00–140.00	117.53
10	—	103	145.00–170.00	158.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	80.00–145.00	126.04
2	—	105	135.00–145.00	140.00
1	—	75	125.00	125.00
2	—	85	115.00–135.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	5.00–15.00	10.14
1	—	55	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	35.00	35.00
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
1	—	115	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	300.00	300.00
2	—	85	310.00–320.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	100.00	100.00
2	—	75	170.00–190.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	92.00–110.00	99.11
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
3	—	623	82.00–92.00	88.63
1	—	655	55.00	55.00
2	—	797	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
2	—	702	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,028	80.00–94.00	87.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
2	—	768	75.00–95.00	84.84
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
1	—	325	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	60.00	60.00
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	60.00	60.00
3	—	553	42.00–72.00	61.39
2	—	880	65.00–66.00	65.50
1	—	690	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	82.00–114.00	103.42
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
4	—	637	107.00–130.00	124.36
2	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00

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.