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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 22

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Aug 15Aug 22Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 150▲ 2 vs year ago 65 · +3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 333▼ 77 vs year ago 333 · −23.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

111 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 150▼ 10 vs year ago 121 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.65 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .51 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 6.01 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.56 lower, boners averaged 4.87 lower and lean cows averaged 6.01 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.80 higher and under 95 lbs 11.85 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 $161.83/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,086.25 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$161.83

14 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$120.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−120.65

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	213.00	839	5thin
Medium 3	280	157.00	440	1thin
Medium and Large 2	424	143.11	606	6thin
Large 3	208	92.50	192	2thin

One grade step is worth $120.50/cwt here — about $647 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 sale14 hd

161.83

—

PA average6 barns · 497 hd

282.48

−120.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,086.25

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	1,684	131.23	2,210	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	110.70	1,782	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	102.19	1,578	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	94.81	1,274	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	73.57	964	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	125.38	1,862	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	111.30	1,263	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	150.46	2,282	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	138.62	1,898	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,288	120.56	1,553	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	180.29	2,703	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	170.44	2,246	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,121	133.99	1,502	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	186.71	2,898	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	172.92	2,488	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,253	153.26	1,920	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	368.88/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	97	283.10/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	92	201.08/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	98	100.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	441.44/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	85	130.00/cwt	1

Every lot

102 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,567	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,247	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	145.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	449	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	231	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	808	140.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,139	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	160	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,253	153.26/cwt	120.00–188.00	1,920	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,439	172.92/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,488	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,552	186.71/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,898	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,121	133.99/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,502	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	170.44/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,246	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,499	180.29/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,703	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,651	128.98/cwt	118.00–138.00	2,129	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	57.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	627	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	92.83/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,212	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,241	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,378	76.21/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,050	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,542	105.37/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,625	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	102.19/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,578	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,610	110.70/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,782	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,135	111.30/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,263	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,485	125.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,862	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,288	120.56/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,553	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,369	138.62/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,898	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,517	150.46/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,282	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	375.00/cwt	240.00–510.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	568.03/cwt	550.00–585.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	111	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	515.33/cwt	500.00–535.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	120	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	174	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	245	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	73	348.28/cwt	300.00–400.00	254	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	183.10/cwt	90.00–270.00	134	2
Bulls	—	Utility	80	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	285.76/cwt	260.00–310.00	237	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	194.77/cwt	110.00–295.00	162	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	302.76/cwt	285.00–320.00	254	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	279	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	274	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	283.26/cwt	250.00–305.00	263	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	260	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	295.80/cwt	285.00–310.00	302	12
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	286.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	292	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	536.29/cwt	500.00–560.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	182.50/cwt	130.00–275.00	188	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	581.67/cwt	510.00–675.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	115	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	334	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	1
Bulls	—	Utility	115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	120	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	270	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	130	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	169	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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 150Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 333Year ago 333

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 150Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	300.00	300.00
1	—	120	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	550.00–585.00	568.03
2	—	93	500.00–510.00	505.14
3	—	102	500.00–535.00	515.33

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	410.00	410.00
2	—	80	240.00–510.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	300.00–400.00	348.28
1	—	90	310.00	310.00
1	—	115	310.00	310.00
1	—	105	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	360.00	360.00
3	—	103	500.00–560.00	536.29
3	—	110	510.00–675.00	581.67
1	—	70	350.00	350.00
1	—	85	600.00	600.00
1	—	90	560.00	560.00
1	—	125	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	270.00–300.00	286.39
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
6	—	93	250.00–305.00	283.26
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
2	—	83	260.00–310.00	285.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	285.00–320.00	302.76
3	—	93	290.00–300.00	295.09
12	—	102	285.00–310.00	295.80
1	—	120	280.00	280.00
3	—	115	280.00–300.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	130.00–275.00	182.50
4	—	83	110.00–295.00	194.77
1	—	120	225.00	225.00
2	—	93	270.00–290.00	279.73
1	—	130	130.00	130.00
2	—	65	200.00	200.00
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
2	—	73	90.00–270.00	183.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	90.00	90.00
1	—	80	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	120.00–188.00	153.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,552	183.00–192.00	186.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,439	160.00–181.00	172.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	124.00–127.00	125.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	108.00–114.00	111.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	118.00–123.00	120.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	124.00–146.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	144.00–158.00	150.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	65.00–85.00	76.21
1	—	1,320	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,082	54.00–60.00	57.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	105.00–106.00	105.37
16	—	1,306	80.00–102.00	92.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	92.00–108.00	102.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,610	107.00–118.00	110.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	118.00–145.00	133.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	159.00–175.00	170.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	173.00–185.00	180.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	147.00	147.00
7	—	1,651	118.00–138.00	128.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	120	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	140.00–152.00	145.85
1	—	890	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	295	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	272	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	507	136.00	136.00
1	—	970	128.00	128.00
3	—	621	140.00	140.00
3	—	808	135.00–144.00	140.99
1	—	265	87.00	87.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	124.00	124.00
1	—	125	70.00	70.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.38
1	—	325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	156.00	156.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	855	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,075	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	195.00	195.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00

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.