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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 11

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 69▼ 23 vs year ago 78 · −29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 228▼ 43 vs year ago 227 · −18.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

103 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 142▼ 14 vs year ago 117 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 8.10 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.00 lower or light test and slaughter heifers averaged 5.37 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.20 higher, boners averaged 2.15 higher and lean cows averaged 4.12 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 3.87 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 16.11 higher.

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 $123.05/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,125.03 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$123.05

15 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$723

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$115.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−114.72

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	192.50	958	2thin
Medium and Large 2	367	135.80	498	5thin
Medium 2	265	122.00	323	1thin
Large 3	479	97.13	465	6thin
Medium 3	305	77.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.50/cwt here — about $723 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 sale15 hd

123.05

—

PA average6 barns · 800 hd

237.78

−114.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,125.03

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	—	Average	1,430	108.20	1,547	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,825	104.18	1,901	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	93.01	1,308	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	83.42	1,048	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	70.69	881	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	130.95	2,023	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,594	124.14	1,979	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,266	107.13	1,356	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	145.73	2,139	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	121.61	1,830	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,491	92.19	1,375	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	166.48	2,481	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	157.70	2,115	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,209	134.35	1,624	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,594	170.00	2,710	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	161.64	2,530	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,428	139.57	1,993	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	308.97/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	94	245.09/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	171.80/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	67	24.63/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	280.65/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	80	42.50/cwt	2

Every lot

95 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	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	362	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	305	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	235	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	370	93.59/cwt	82.00–100.00	346	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	252	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	107.50/cwt	85.00–130.00	301	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	218	135.90/cwt	127.00–145.00	296	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	250	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	318	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	468	102.86/cwt	80.00–125.00	481	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,070	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,134	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,428	139.57/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,993	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,511	163.65/cwt	151.00–170.50	2,473	31
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,564	169.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,654	12
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,775	171.89/cwt	168.00–176.00	3,051	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,804	152.74/cwt	141.00–164.00	2,755	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,209	134.35/cwt	124.00–150.00	1,624	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,341	157.70/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,115	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,490	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,481	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	108.20/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,547	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	83.52/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,036	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	99.50/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,249	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	72.60/cwt	65.00–77.00	918	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	99.38/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,394	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	90.88/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,279	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,825	104.18/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,901	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,266	107.13/cwt	89.00–116.00	1,356	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,545	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,023	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,594	124.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,979	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,468	145.73/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,139	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,491	92.19/cwt	83.00–114.00	1,375	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,505	121.61/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,830	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	270.00/cwt	220.00–320.00	189	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	68	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	90	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	50	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	125.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	119	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	103	351.95/cwt	305.00–450.00	363	4
Heifers	—	Number 1	115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	196	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Utility	63	21.76/cwt	2.00–40.00	14	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	106	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	433.33/cwt	320.00–540.00	360	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	266.40/cwt	250.00–280.00	221	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	284.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	241	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	245.00/cwt	160.00–330.00	208	2
Bulls	—	Utility	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	392	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	240.82/cwt	180.00–270.00	222	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	168.18/cwt	70.00–260.00	155	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	268	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	247	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	285.44/cwt	270.00–300.00	291	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	183.77/cwt	100.00–240.00	187	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	103	367.80/cwt	280.00–460.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	289	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	275.54/cwt	255.00–295.00	309	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	195.00/cwt	170.00–220.00	234	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 69Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 228Year ago 227

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 103Last week 142Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,040	74.00	74.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	167.00	167.00
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
2	—	973	132.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
1	—	930	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
2	—	520	145.00–150.00	147.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	170.00–175.00	172.50
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	82.00–100.00	93.59
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	85.00–130.00	107.50
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	180	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	80.00–125.00	102.86
1	—	1,070	106.00	106.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	97.00	97.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
2	—	218	127.00–145.00	135.90
1	—	250	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	97.00–113.00	108.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	95.00–103.00	99.38
6	—	1,407	88.00–95.00	90.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	93.00–106.00	99.50
1	—	1,470	50.00	50.00
13	—	1,240	77.00–91.00	83.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	99.00–110.00	104.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,264	65.00–77.00	72.60
1	—	990	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,594	120.00–130.00	124.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	89.00–116.00	107.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	130.00–132.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	148.00–163.00	157.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	165.00–168.00	166.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	124.00–150.00	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,804	141.00–164.00	152.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,511	151.00–170.50	163.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	116.00–146.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	168.00–176.00	171.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,564	165.00–175.00	169.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	83.00–114.00	92.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	119.00–125.00	121.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	138.00–153.00	145.73

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	260.00	260.00
9	—	92	180.00–270.00	240.82
2	—	105	270.00–280.00	275.00
3	—	83	250.00–280.00	266.40
2	—	120	170.00–220.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	200.00	200.00
2	—	73	140.00–150.00	145.17
3	—	102	100.00–240.00	183.77
3	—	92	70.00–260.00	168.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	10.00	10.00
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
2	—	63	2.00–40.00	21.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	270.00–300.00	284.00
10	—	102	270.00–300.00	285.44
7	—	112	255.00–295.00	275.54
5	—	94	280.00–290.00	285.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	280.00–460.00	367.80
2	—	85	160.00–330.00	245.00
1	—	95	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	460.00	460.00
2	—	90	420.00–450.00	435.00
2	—	83	320.00–540.00	433.33
1	—	110	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	490.00	490.00
1	—	85	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	80.00	80.00
2	—	95	110.00–140.00	125.00
1	—	115	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	55.00	55.00
1	—	70	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	305.00–450.00	351.95
2	—	70	220.00–320.00	270.00

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.