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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 7

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 57▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 186▼ 77 vs year ago 330 · −23.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

124 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 105▲ 16 vs year ago 108 · +14.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .37 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.16 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 1.73 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged .03 higher, boners averaged 1.22 higher, and lean cows averaged .56 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 23.32 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 6.71 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 $148.05/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,100.03 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$148.05

18 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$67.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.02

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	170.04	918	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	138.75	742	4thin
Large 3	590	102.37	604	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.67/cwt here — about $314 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 sale18 hd

148.05

—

PA average5 barns · 687 hd

176.07

−28.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,100.03

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	—	Low	1,628	91.78	1,494	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,660	99.93	1,659	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	94.65	1,600	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	82.66	1,076	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	69.71	811	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	135.00	2,056	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	122.14	1,689	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,340	110.41	1,479	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	139.90	2,029	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	131.55	1,935	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,400	109.91	1,539	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	161.43	2,225	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	154.04	2,044	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,169	142.44	1,665	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	164.02	2,552	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	157.57	2,297	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,308	144.65	1,892	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	209.23/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	103	169.07/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	85.30/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	76	14.07/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	203.61/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot

93 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	433	119.74/cwt	105.00–135.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	173.62/cwt	150.00–185.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	163.64/cwt	140.00–175.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,025	100.80/cwt	80.00–122.00	1,033	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,085	93.93/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,019	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	784	93.61/cwt	90.00–105.00	734	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	863	97.52/cwt	90.00–105.00	842	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,030	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,308	144.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,892	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,458	157.57/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,297	38
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,556	164.02/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,552	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,169	142.44/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,665	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	154.04/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,044	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,378	161.43/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,225	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	72.73/cwt	70.00–75.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	97.08/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	567	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	68.23/cwt	60.00–77.00	811	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	84.07/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,017	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	53.29/cwt	50.00–60.00	645	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,206	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	82.39/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,087	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	93.34/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,537	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,660	99.93/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,659	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	98.58/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,340	110.41/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,479	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	122.14/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,689	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,056	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,400	109.91/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,539	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	139.90/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,029	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,471	131.55/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,935	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	83	115.91/cwt	65.00–170.00	96	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	342.50/cwt	300.00–390.00	291	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	122	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	93	57.97/cwt	40.00–75.00	54	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	403	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	63	17.20/cwt	10.00–25.00	11	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	65	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	46	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	67.50/cwt	45.00–90.00	47	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	124	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	95.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	76	2
Bulls	—	Utility	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	177.76/cwt	150.00–195.00	146	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	419.64/cwt	380.00–450.00	348	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	83	89.55/cwt	75.00–105.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	123	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	176.26/cwt	150.00–200.00	160	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	82.88/cwt	25.00–170.00	75	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	162.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	150	5
Bulls	—	Utility	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	179.86/cwt	150.00–210.00	182	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	179.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	183	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	103.54/cwt	45.00–165.00	107	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	185.93/cwt	170.00–215.00	212	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	219	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	92.50/cwt	85.00–100.00	106	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	123	160.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	197	3

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 186Year ago 330

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 124Last week 105Year ago 108

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	159.00–164.00	161.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,327	148.00–159.00	154.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	137.00–146.00	142.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	97.00–100.00	98.58
6	—	1,647	88.00–95.00	93.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	50.00–60.00	53.29
12	—	1,319	75.00–89.00	82.39
6	—	1,297	90.00–96.00	92.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	78.00–89.00	84.07
13	—	1,188	60.00–77.00	68.23
3	—	995	55.00–58.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,660	94.00–105.00	99.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	70.00–75.00	72.73
3	—	1,835	86.00–105.00	97.08
1	—	1,605	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	116.00–128.00	122.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	108.00–113.00	110.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	121.00–137.00	131.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	134.00–144.00	139.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	107.00–114.00	109.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,458	148.00–162.00	157.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	137.00–149.00	144.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,556	160.00–169.50	164.02

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	430.00	430.00
5	—	83	380.00–450.00	419.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	75.00–105.00	89.55
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
1	—	75	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	70.00	70.00
2	—	115	85.00–100.00	92.50
8	—	91	25.00–170.00	82.88
2	—	70	45.00–90.00	67.50
2	—	80	70.00–120.00	95.00
2	—	103	45.00–165.00	103.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	175.00	175.00
3	—	82	150.00–195.00	177.76
9	—	91	150.00–200.00	176.26
11	—	101	150.00–210.00	179.86
1	—	75	165.00	165.00
4	—	114	170.00–215.00	185.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
2	—	63	10.00–25.00	17.20
1	—	95	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	145.00	145.00
1	—	115	190.00	190.00
5	—	92	150.00–170.00	162.88
6	—	102	170.00–185.00	179.22
3	—	123	150.00–170.00	160.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	40.00–75.00	57.97
1	—	110	85.00	85.00
1	—	100	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	330.00	330.00
1	—	75	320.00	320.00
1	—	115	350.00	350.00
4	—	85	300.00–390.00	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	83	65.00–170.00	115.91
1	—	75	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	25.00	25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	155.00	155.00
4	—	479	150.00–185.00	173.62
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
3	—	513	140.00–175.00	163.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	70.00	70.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	433	105.00–135.00	119.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	86.00–102.00	93.93
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,150	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,025	80.00–122.00	100.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	82.00	82.00
2	—	863	90.00–105.00	97.52
4	—	784	90.00–105.00	93.61
1	—	385	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	167.00	167.00
1	—	935	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.59

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.