Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2023-03-28

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 28
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 78▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 245▼ 62 vs year ago 355 · −17.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 113▲ 4 vs year ago 108 · +3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .60 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.29 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.19 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 6.56 lower, boners averaged 5.64 lower and lean cows averaged 9.14 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 18.84 higher and under 95 lbs averaged .88 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.80/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,123.29 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.
Average price
$124.80
21 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$559
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$49.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−121.74
vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1647143.029256thin
Medium and Large 2651126.6682410thin
Large 21,180120.001,4161thin
Large 338994.013664thin
One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $559 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
124.80
—
PA average5 barns · 832 hd
246.54
−121.74
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,248.08
−1,123.29
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—High1,670110.701,84917
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61195.201,5345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44085.481,23115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50779.841,20314
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20062.1974621
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,485131.061,9463thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,292116.711,5083thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,460109.741,6022thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,593143.502,2862thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,313127.451,6732thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36595.511,3043thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,393159.342,22012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298153.081,98718
HeifersSelectAverage1,207119.361,4419thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,585163.132,58620
SteersChoiceAverage1,506157.902,37829
SteersSelectAverage1,331144.421,92213

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101318.77/cwt52
BullsNumber 296247.00/cwt14
BullsNumber 388171.05/cwt13
BullsUtility6928.80/cwt4
HeifersNumber 198398.18/cwt7

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2763146.28/cwt135.00–152.001,1163
Steers—Medium and Large 2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2130120.00/cwt120.00–120.001561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195170.00/cwt170.00–170.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473107.54/cwt100.00–115.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 250060.00/cwt60.00–60.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528135.61/cwt127.00–140.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 257087.00/cwt87.00–87.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 276082.00/cwt82.00–82.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895107.00/cwt107.00–107.009581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 313363.02/cwt35.00–90.00842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Bulls—Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560146.05/cwt140.00–152.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635136.40/cwt125.00–140.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1955117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1171
Bulls—Large 3975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,110117.00/cwt112.00–122.001,2992
Bulls—Large 21,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
Dairy Steers—Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Dairy Steers—Large 3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,052107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1262
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,331144.42/cwt133.00–152.001,92213
Steers—Choice1,506157.90/cwt151.00–163.002,37829
Steers—Choice and Prime1,585163.13/cwt159.00–167.002,58620
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,207119.36/cwt102.00–143.001,4419
Heifers—Choice1,298153.08/cwt147.00–159.001,98718
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,393159.34/cwt156.00–165.502,22012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630107.49/cwt90.00–115.001,75213
Bulls——1,800121.13/cwt118.00–123.002,1804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10751.04/cwt32.00–60.005657
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15377.76/cwt72.00–81.008973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27265.04/cwt56.00–72.0082711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40785.00/cwt78.00–89.001,19613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49477.09/cwt72.00–82.001,15210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53986.71/cwt84.00–90.001,3344
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,61195.20/cwt94.00–98.001,5345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65388.58/cwt85.00–93.001,4642
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,313127.45/cwt125.00–130.001,6732
Dairy Steers—Select1,36595.51/cwt90.00–108.001,3043
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,593143.50/cwt142.00–145.002,2862
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,292116.71/cwt112.00–122.001,5083
Dairy Heifers—Select1,460109.74/cwt97.00–121.001,6022
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,485131.06/cwt128.00–134.001,9463
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85490.00/cwt490.00–490.004171
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92434.09/cwt385.00–480.003993
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100420.00/cwt420.00–420.004201
Heifers—Number 1110160.00/cwt160.00–160.001761
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115415.00/cwt415.00–415.004771
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey6580.00/cwt80.00–80.00521
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7312.59/cwt10.00–15.0092
Bulls—Number 374145.14/cwt60.00–190.001075
Bulls—Number 275222.50/cwt190.00–255.001672
Bulls—Number 380240.00/cwt240.00–240.001921
Bulls—Number 184266.34/cwt260.00–275.002244
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85480.00/cwt480.00–480.004081
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred85350.00/cwt350.00–350.002981
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred90180.00/cwt180.00–180.001621
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91417.81/cwt350.00–500.003804
Bulls—Number 291245.60/cwt175.00–300.002235
Bulls—Number 192279.12/cwt235.00–325.002578
Bulls—Number 394182.00/cwt125.00–220.001714
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred100440.00/cwt440.00–440.004401
Bulls—Number 2100253.00/cwt225.00–300.002535
Bulls—Number 3100195.00/cwt170.00–220.001952
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102427.84/cwt390.00–460.004365
Bulls—Number 1103290.79/cwt240.00–315.0030015
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred110265.00/cwt265.00–265.002921
Bulls—Number 1111297.18/cwt280.00–305.003307
Bulls—Number 3115140.00/cwt140.00–140.001611
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120390.00/cwt390.00–390.004681
Bulls—Number 2120260.00/cwt235.00–285.003122
Bulls—Number 1123285.00/cwt285.00–285.003512
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred130350.00/cwt350.00–350.004551

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.