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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 24

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 243▲ 53 vs year ago 195 · +27.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

119 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 110▲ 2 vs year ago 117 · +1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.80 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 8.20 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.02 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.65 lower, boners averaged 3.64 higher and lean cows averaged 1.65 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 6.77 loweer and under 95 lbs averaged 7.76 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 $107.17/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −814.50 against this barn's trailing median of $921.68.

Average price

$107.17

25 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$30.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.33

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	128.98	587	7thin
Medium and Large 2	559	98.69	552	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $35 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 sale25 hd

107.17

—

PA average6 barns · 362 hd

121.50

−14.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

921.68

−814.50

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	1,502	96.02	1,442	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,723	80.45	1,386	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	73.93	1,203	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	72.01	994	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,339	58.62	785	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	116.00	1,850	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	110.00	1,331	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	134.58	2,101	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	122.04	1,716	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,491	102.54	1,529	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	149.28	2,094	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	135.45	1,745	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,258	107.56	1,353	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,583	156.07	2,471	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	149.89	2,145	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,299	130.44	1,694	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	211.73/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	93	149.46/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	90	57.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	163.05/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	80	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

76 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	87.96/cwt	72.00–105.00	337	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	129.64/cwt	97.00–140.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	140.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	82.63/cwt	70.00–122.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	94.42/cwt	82.00–107.00	765	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	266	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	980	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	895	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	662	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,299	130.44/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,694	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,431	149.89/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,145	24
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,583	156.07/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,471	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,258	107.56/cwt	96.00–129.00	1,353	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,288	135.45/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,745	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,403	149.28/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,094	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	94.59/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,325	7
Bulls	—	—	2,210	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,343	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	40.47/cwt	32.00–48.00	493	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,359	62.43/cwt	57.00–65.00	848	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	71.89/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,003	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,423	66.76/cwt	65.00–69.00	950	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	74.53/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,225	15
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,723	80.45/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,386	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,406	122.04/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,716	10
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,491	102.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,529	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,561	134.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,101	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,850	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	119	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	103	174.15/cwt	105.00–240.00	179	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	55	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Utility	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	230	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	155.00/cwt	140.00–165.00	132	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	319.26/cwt	300.00–335.00	294	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	93	191.62/cwt	130.00–250.00	178	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	153.59/cwt	110.00–170.00	143	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	152.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	142	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	62.50/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	158.09/cwt	145.00–165.00	161	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	328.79/cwt	300.00–345.00	339	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	157.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	162	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	302.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	333	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	155.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	172	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	92	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 243Year ago 195

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 119Last week 110Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	980	94.00	94.00
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,035	76.00	76.00
1	—	355	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	74.00	74.00
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
5	—	609	70.00–122.00	82.63
2	—	810	82.00–107.00	94.42
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
2	—	383	72.00–105.00	87.96
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
4	—	436	97.00–140.00	129.64
2	—	582	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	92.00	92.00
4	—	504	135.00–142.00	140.21
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,210	106.00	106.00
7	—	1,401	84.00–102.00	94.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,300	81.00	81.00
16	—	1,395	65.00–78.00	71.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,644	69.00–78.00	74.53
1	—	1,375	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	65.00–69.00	66.76
3	—	1,218	32.00–48.00	40.47
10	—	1,359	57.00–65.00	62.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,723	77.00–84.00	80.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	124.00–139.00	130.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,583	152.00–159.00	156.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,431	141.00–153.00	149.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,406	117.00–130.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	130.00–144.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,491	95.00–110.00	102.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	130.00–142.00	135.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	143.00–153.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	96.00–129.00	107.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	116.00	116.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	300.00–335.00	319.26
1	—	85	270.00	270.00
2	—	110	290.00–315.00	302.50
3	—	103	300.00–345.00	328.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	130.00–250.00	191.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	150.00–165.00	157.32
1	—	75	115.00	115.00
6	—	93	145.00–160.00	152.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	25.00	25.00
2	—	95	50.00–75.00	62.50
1	—	115	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	93	110.00–170.00	153.59
3	—	85	140.00–165.00	155.00
5	—	111	140.00–170.00	155.00
5	—	102	145.00–165.00	158.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	200.00	200.00
1	—	85	140.00	140.00
2	—	103	105.00–240.00	174.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

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.