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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 25

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 69▼ 38 vs year ago 102 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 354▼ 82 vs year ago 343 · −23.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

88 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 125▼ 13 vs year ago 101 · −12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1lb feeder heifer deleted

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.95 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.92 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 4.64 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.11 higher, boners averaged 5.41 higher and lean cows averaged 2.90 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 55.16 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 12.09 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 $136.75/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,111.33 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$136.75

19 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$66.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−114.44

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	165.58	1,153	9thin
Medium and Large 2	581	128.13	745	4thin
Large 3	703	99.25	698	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.32/cwt here — about $455 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 sale19 hd

136.75

—

PA average6 barns · 759 hd

251.18

−114.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,111.33

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	1,517	121.28	1,840	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	106.34	1,627	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,776	95.41	1,694	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,532	91.10	1,396	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,261	67.23	848	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	125.00	2,038	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,255	119.00	1,493	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	142.41	2,240	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	134.00	2,097	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,510	118.60	1,791	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	162.15	2,277	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	156.03	2,166	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	134.87	1,747	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	170.66	2,661	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	158.44	2,320	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,307	143.63	1,877	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	305.36/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	92	278.86/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	99	169.82/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	73	60.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	289.39/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	78	90.00/cwt	3

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.50/cwt	124.00–150.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	168.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,042	5
Bulls	—	Large 3	665	87.56/cwt	80.00–95.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	885	107.70/cwt	90.00–125.00	953	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,629	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	728	140.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,021	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	3.00/cwt	3.00–3.00	28	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	495	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,307	143.63/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,877	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,464	158.44/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,320	25
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,559	170.66/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,661	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,295	134.87/cwt	123.00–146.00	1,747	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,374	163.37/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,245	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,388	156.03/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,166	16
Heifers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,516	114.21/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	135.41/cwt	124.00–144.00	2,058	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	52.48/cwt	50.00–60.00	596	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	71.18/cwt	64.00–80.00	902	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,375	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	106.34/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,627	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,540	84.36/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,299	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	89.43/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,400	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	94.18/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,661	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,510	118.60/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,791	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,565	134.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,097	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,573	142.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,240	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,255	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,493	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,038	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	65	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	325.00/cwt	230.00–420.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	111	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	454.32/cwt	430.00–480.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	325.00/cwt	250.00–400.00	309	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	138	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	113	128.83/cwt	110.00–140.00	146	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	125	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	125	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	175	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	44	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	75	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	203.33/cwt	110.00–310.00	152	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Jersey	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	407.40/cwt	310.00–540.00	338	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	246.21/cwt	205.00–285.00	204	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	166.97/cwt	100.00–230.00	139	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	315.00/cwt	270.00–360.00	268	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	264	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	85	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	494.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	93	336.76/cwt	270.00–400.00	313	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	301.96/cwt	270.00–330.00	281	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	299.11/cwt	240.00–375.00	278	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	185.00/cwt	140.00–230.00	176	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Jersey	95	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	57	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	342.40/cwt	315.00–355.00	346	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	329.01/cwt	300.00–355.00	332	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Jersey	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	325.75/cwt	315.00–340.00	362	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	125	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	130	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	143	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	135	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	527	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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 69Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 354Year ago 343

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 88Last week 125Year ago 101

Correction: 1lb feeder heifer deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	310.00–540.00	407.40
1	—	125	390.00	390.00
2	—	93	490.00–500.00	494.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	275.00	275.00
1	—	130	290.00	290.00
6	—	111	315.00–340.00	325.75
1	—	85	310.00	310.00
6	—	101	315.00–355.00	342.40
6	—	93	240.00–375.00	299.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	205.00	205.00
2	—	83	100.00–230.00	166.97
1	—	130	110.00	110.00
2	—	95	140.00–230.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	80.00	80.00
1	—	90	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	60.00	60.00
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
1	—	110	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	270.00–330.00	301.96
4	—	101	300.00–355.00	329.01
2	—	83	205.00–285.00	246.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	110.00–310.00	203.33
2	—	85	270.00–360.00	315.00
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
1	—	135	390.00	390.00
2	—	93	270.00–400.00	336.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	145.00	145.00
1	—	125	140.00	140.00
4	—	113	110.00–140.00	128.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	420.00	420.00
1	—	80	490.00	490.00
1	—	75	320.00	320.00
2	—	93	430.00–480.00	454.32
1	—	105	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	130.00	130.00
1	—	65	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	230.00–420.00	325.00
1	—	100	450.00	450.00
2	—	95	250.00–400.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,388	149.00–164.00	156.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	123.00–146.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,374	158.00–169.00	163.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	83.00–86.00	84.36
10	—	1,267	64.00–80.00	71.18
5	—	1,136	50.00–60.00	52.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	89.00–97.00	94.18
1	—	1,860	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,565	80.00–95.00	89.43
3	—	1,422	96.00–97.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	103.00–112.00	106.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,510	108.00–125.00	118.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	138.00–148.00	142.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	130.00–137.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	129.00–152.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,559	166.00–173.00	170.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,464	154.00–164.00	158.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	124.00–144.00	135.41
4	—	1,516	109.00–118.00	114.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
3	—	386	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	665	80.00–95.00	87.56
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	885	90.00–125.00	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	160.00–177.00	168.26
2	—	1,028	157.00–160.00	158.50
2	—	558	162.00–170.00	165.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	124.00–150.00	132.50
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	890	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	710	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
2	—	920	3.00	3.00
2	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
3	—	728	130.00–145.00	140.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	72.00	72.00

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.