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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 10

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 70▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

318 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 293▲ 40 vs year ago 278 · +14.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

138 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 122▲ 34 vs year ago 104 · +32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, Slaughter steers averaged .28 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.60 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.53 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.69 lower boners averaged 1.35 higher and lean cows averaged .33 lower.

Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.43 lower, under 95 lbs averaged 6.32 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.88/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,141.20 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$106.88

21 head · 341 lb average

Value per head Derived

$364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$90.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.21

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	155.16	594	2thin
Medium and Large 2	413	123.59	510	12thin
Large 3	206	64.43	132	7thin

One grade step is worth $90.73/cwt here — about $462 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 sale21 hd

106.88

—

PA average6 barns · 946 hd

157.09

−50.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,141.20

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,525	97.50	1,487	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	86.05	1,532	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	81.56	1,294	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	74.46	1,103	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	56.65	685	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	97.84	1,177	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	123.83	1,887	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	114.98	1,752	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,437	94.06	1,352	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	152.02	2,183	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	143.15	1,890	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	110.00	1,194	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	153.95	2,359	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	146.54	2,129	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,266	126.00	1,595	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	185.06/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	96	143.37/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	91	65.63/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	74	18.16/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	172.95/cwt	18

Every lot

86 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 2	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	157	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	239	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	166	57.26/cwt	55.00–65.00	95	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	215	88.50/cwt	72.00–105.00	190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	257	137.19/cwt	100.00–155.00	353	6
Bulls	—	Large 3	345	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	170	57.35/cwt	55.00–60.00	97	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	220	80.68/cwt	60.00–95.00	177	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	745	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	113	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	57	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	160	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	120	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	140	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	770	86.05/cwt	82.00–90.00	663	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,266	126.00/cwt	90.00–140.00	1,595	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	146.54/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,129	36
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,532	153.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,359	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	143.15/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,890	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,436	152.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,183	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	95.69/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,468	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	45.09/cwt	37.00–52.00	510	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	70.91/cwt	69.00–73.00	818	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	60.68/cwt	55.00–68.00	765	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	72.38/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,045	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	80.62/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,264	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,618	82.07/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,328	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	85.97/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,437	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,780	86.05/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,532	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,437	94.06/cwt	70.00–111.00	1,352	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,524	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,887	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,524	114.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,752	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,203	97.84/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,177	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	203	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	82	257.96/cwt	200.00–320.00	212	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	324.55/cwt	310.00–340.00	269	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	83	16.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	170.00/cwt	90.00–250.00	153	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	125	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	135	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	63	15.40/cwt	5.00–25.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	36.84/cwt	15.00–65.00	30	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	131	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	163.55/cwt	110.00–190.00	150	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	93	183.24/cwt	120.00–250.00	170	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	91.62/cwt	20.00–135.00	85	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	141.28/cwt	125.00–185.00	133	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	300.00/cwt	280.00–320.00	285	2
Bulls	—	Utility	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	167.39/cwt	145.00–185.00	169	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	149.63/cwt	135.00–165.00	154	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	121	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	169.87/cwt	135.00–185.00	192	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	106	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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 293Year ago 278

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 122Year ago 104

Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.43 lower, under 95 lbs averaged 6.32 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	45.00	45.00
2	—	215	72.00–105.00	88.50
4	—	166	55.00–65.00	57.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	70.00	70.00
6	—	257	100.00–155.00	137.19
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	60.00–95.00	80.68
2	—	170	55.00–60.00	57.35
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
1	—	745	77.00	77.00
1	—	880	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	82.00–90.00	86.05
1	—	455	60.00	60.00
1	—	160	75.00	75.00
4	—	113	50.00	50.00
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	200	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	122.00	122.00
2	—	682	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	92.00	92.00
1	—	405	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	85.00–88.00	85.97
14	—	1,568	75.00–87.00	80.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,444	62.00–79.00	72.38
3	—	1,618	81.00–84.00	82.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,780	83.00–90.00	86.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,260	55.00–68.00	60.68
2	—	1,153	69.00–73.00	70.91
7	—	1,132	37.00–52.00	45.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,534	80.00–105.00	95.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	111.00–120.00	114.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	121.00–126.00	123.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,437	70.00–111.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	150.00–153.00	152.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,320	134.00–147.50	143.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,532	152.00–157.00	153.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,266	90.00–140.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,453	141.00–153.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	94.00–103.00	97.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	82	15.00–65.00	36.84
1	—	125	85.00	85.00
1	—	105	115.00	115.00
4	—	93	20.00–135.00	91.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	125.00–185.00	141.28
2	—	103	135.00–165.00	149.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	101	145.00–185.00	167.39
2	—	83	155.00–160.00	157.58
5	—	113	135.00–185.00	169.87
1	—	120	175.00	175.00
9	—	92	110.00–190.00	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	63	5.00–25.00	15.40
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	90.00	90.00
2	—	93	120.00–250.00	183.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
2	—	95	280.00–320.00	300.00
2	—	85	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	310.00–340.00	324.55
1	—	125	230.00	230.00
1	—	75	270.00	270.00
2	—	93	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	90.00–250.00	170.00
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
3	—	82	200.00–320.00	257.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	25.00	25.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
4	—	83	15.00–20.00	16.29

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.