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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 5

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 67▼ 112 vs year ago 172 · −65.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 256▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

151 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 111▼ 68 vs year ago 219 · −31.1%

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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 $149.52/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,098.56 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$149.52

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$786

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$105.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−123.73

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	200.80	1,066	5thin
Medium and Large 2	614	139.95	859	7thin
Large 3	539	127.04	685	6thin
Medium 3	295	95.00	280	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.80/cwt here — about $786 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

149.52

—

PA average4 barns · 440 hd

273.26

−123.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,098.56

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	1,463	112.40	1,644	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,581	114.72	1,814	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	107.22	1,661	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	104.39	1,459	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	85.00	1,099	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,695	132.00	2,237	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,634	148.79	2,431	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,650	139.67	2,305	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,345	124.00	1,668	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	186.48	2,713	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	176.26	2,276	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,413	135.09	1,909	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	190.59	2,992	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	183.28	2,762	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,508	150.12	2,264	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	385.37/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	90	296.49/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	84	221.55/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	72	95.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	321.39/cwt	27
Heifers	Number 2	89	120.17/cwt	4

Every lot

104 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	130	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	92.57/cwt	80.00–105.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	290	132.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	385	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	153.84/cwt	135.00–172.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	378	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	575	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	288	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	997	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,507	183.28/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,762	29
Steers	—	Select	1,508	150.12/cwt	128.00–162.00	2,264	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,570	190.59/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,992	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,291	176.26/cwt	155.00–185.00	2,276	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,413	135.09/cwt	116.00–168.00	1,909	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,455	186.48/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,713	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	110.81/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,378	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	81.28/cwt	74.00–96.00	1,027	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	101.71/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,385	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	104.84/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,525	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	107.22/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,661	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	116.43/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,814	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,581	114.72/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,814	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,668	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,634	148.79/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,431	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,650	139.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,305	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,237	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	60	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	186	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	73	200.00/cwt	130.00–275.00	146	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	73	90.34/cwt	80.00–100.00	66	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	530.00/cwt	410.00–650.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	83	159.30/cwt	110.00–190.00	132	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	642.50/cwt	635.00–650.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	119	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	580.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	311.67/cwt	275.00–375.00	281	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	159	5
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	173	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	113	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	186	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	150	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	405	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	63	144.74/cwt	90.00–170.00	91	3
Bulls	—	Utility	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	73	248.86/cwt	140.00–310.00	182	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	326	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	210	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	255.00/cwt	225.00–285.00	191	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	83	435.91/cwt	305.00–575.00	362	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	205.15/cwt	100.00–300.00	170	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	264	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Utility	85	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	246.00/cwt	120.00–305.00	221	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	291.98/cwt	270.00–300.00	266	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	592.30/cwt	585.00–600.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	95	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	337	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	325.61/cwt	280.00–340.00	309	10
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	586.25/cwt	560.00–600.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	303	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	102	425.82/cwt	110.00–585.00	434	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	331.43/cwt	315.00–345.00	338	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	314.72/cwt	280.00–330.00	356	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	115	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	316	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	140	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	145	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	297	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 256Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 151Last week 111Year ago 219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	280.00	280.00
1	—	260	260.00	260.00
2	—	602	172.00	172.00
1	—	950	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00
2	—	408	135.00–172.00	153.84
1	—	155	195.00	195.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	112.00	112.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
2	—	290	125.00–140.00	132.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
3	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	50.00	50.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	890	80.00–105.00	92.57
1	—	930	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
1	—	970	145.00	145.00
1	—	130	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	670	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
3	—	890	107.00	107.00
2	—	997	80.00	80.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	270.00	270.00
2	—	73	130.00–275.00	200.00
3	—	90	275.00–375.00	311.67
1	—	60	310.00	310.00
1	—	100	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	160.00	160.00
1	—	85	140.00	140.00
2	—	73	80.00–100.00	90.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	410.00–650.00	530.00
2	—	90	560.00–600.00	580.00
1	—	100	550.00	550.00
1	—	115	450.00	450.00
2	—	85	635.00–650.00	642.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	160.00–170.00	164.89
1	—	105	165.00	165.00
5	—	91	170.00–180.00	174.95
3	—	83	110.00–190.00	159.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	355.00	355.00
1	—	115	585.00	585.00
1	—	145	205.00	205.00
3	—	102	110.00–585.00	425.82
3	—	73	140.00–310.00	248.86
2	—	83	305.00–575.00	435.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	280.00–330.00	314.72
10	—	95	280.00–340.00	325.61
7	—	102	315.00–345.00	331.43
1	—	85	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
1	—	85	90.00	90.00
1	—	60	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	100	560.00–600.00	586.25
2	—	93	585.00–600.00	592.30
1	—	75	435.00	435.00
1	—	85	635.00	635.00
1	—	140	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	295.00–310.00	302.50
2	—	85	305.00–315.00	310.00
5	—	91	270.00–300.00	291.98
1	—	75	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	250.00–300.00	275.00
2	—	75	225.00–285.00	255.00
5	—	90	120.00–305.00	246.00
3	—	63	90.00–170.00	144.74
4	—	83	100.00–300.00	205.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	74.00–96.00	81.28
3	—	1,455	101.00–108.00	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,549	97.00–113.00	107.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	113.00–119.00	116.43
9	—	1,362	91.00–109.00	101.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,581	109.00–121.00	114.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	116.00–168.00	135.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	155.00–185.00	176.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	184.00–188.00	186.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	140.00–159.00	148.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	134.00–145.00	139.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,570	187.00–194.00	190.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,507	176.00–189.00	183.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	128.00–162.00	150.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	132.00–135.00	133.39
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,423	96.00–119.00	110.81

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