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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 31

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 100▲ 42 vs year ago 66 · +63.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

323 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 234▲ 75 vs year ago 248 · +30.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

141 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 165▲ 41 vs year ago 100 · +41.0%

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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 $129.02/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,119.06 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$129.02

30 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−211.37

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	144.88	766	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	122.72	661	19thin
Large 3	373	117.50	438	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $329 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 sale30 hd

129.02

—

PA average5 barns · 502 hd

340.39

−211.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,119.06

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	1,469	105.12	1,544	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,576	95.95	1,512	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	90.19	1,429	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	81.88	1,091	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,299	68.39	888	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	146.00	1,905	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	158.61	2,403	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	145.47	2,154	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,383	118.49	1,639	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	185.58	2,765	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	175.32	2,311	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,188	135.84	1,614	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	192.95	2,942	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	180.80	2,638	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,136	145.35	1,650	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	442.37/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	93	373.04/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	90	219.55/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	75	33.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	379.41/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	73	297.19/cwt	6

Every lot

103 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	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	151.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	118.62/cwt	100.00–135.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	132.21/cwt	125.00–140.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	117.39/cwt	95.00–135.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	117.25/cwt	105.00–135.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	119.76/cwt	104.00–125.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	217	151.54/cwt	130.00–200.00	329	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	137.37/cwt	100.00–155.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	111.11/cwt	107.00–120.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	113.65/cwt	107.00–120.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	136.31/cwt	125.00–142.00	909	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	961	100.58/cwt	98.00–108.00	967	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	325	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,015	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,137	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,039	133.49/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,387	5
Steers	—	Select	1,232	157.20/cwt	108.00–171.00	1,937	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	180.80/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,638	27
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,525	192.95/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,942	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,243	147.30/cwt	108.00–170.00	1,831	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	175.32/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,311	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,490	185.58/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,765	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,088	77.87/cwt	64.00–84.00	847	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	109.42/cwt	83.00–123.00	1,673	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	52.69/cwt	30.00–60.00	651	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	74.86/cwt	64.00–86.00	992	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	81.88/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,091	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,460	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,576	95.95/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,512	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	88.95/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,422	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,383	118.49/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,639	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,481	145.47/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,154	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	158.61/cwt	148.00–173.00	2,403	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	65	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	72	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	95	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	72	396.05/cwt	310.00–510.00	285	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	73	128.97/cwt	100.00–160.00	94	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	80	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	80	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	140	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	633.33/cwt	600.00–650.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	122	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	210	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	75	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	647.50/cwt	585.00–710.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	263	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	277.50/cwt	225.00–300.00	222	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	81	376.78/cwt	310.00–400.00	305	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	327	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	287.50/cwt	200.00–375.00	259	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	343.08/cwt	285.00–385.00	312	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	353.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	325	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Utility	95	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	642.50/cwt	635.00–650.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	382.58/cwt	360.00–395.00	390	6
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	579.56/cwt	560.00–600.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	402	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	313	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 100Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 234Year ago 248

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 165Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	105.00–135.00	117.25
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
4	—	626	104.00–125.00	119.76
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
2	—	358	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	100.00–135.00	118.62
2	—	690	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	125.00–140.00	132.21
4	—	429	95.00–135.00	117.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
3	—	450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	77.00	77.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	533	107.00–120.00	113.65
3	—	217	130.00–200.00	151.54
3	—	437	100.00–155.00	137.37
3	—	485	107.00–120.00	111.11
4	—	961	98.00–108.00	100.58
1	—	595	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	125.00–142.00	136.31
2	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	75.00	75.00
1	—	500	65.00	65.00
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
1	—	925	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,015	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
2	—	378	147.00–155.00	151.03
1	—	735	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	635.00–650.00	642.50
1	—	85	675.00	675.00
1	—	95	650.00	650.00
1	—	120	525.00	525.00
2	—	75	585.00–710.00	647.50
2	—	113	560.00–600.00	579.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	500.00	500.00
1	—	100	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
1	—	85	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	81	310.00–400.00	376.78
2	—	120	335.00	335.00
1	—	75	350.00	350.00
6	—	102	360.00–395.00	382.58
3	—	92	350.00–360.00	353.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	10.00	10.00
1	—	95	30.00	30.00
1	—	75	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	325.00	325.00
2	—	90	200.00–375.00	287.50
1	—	75	75.00	75.00
1	—	100	55.00	55.00
4	—	80	225.00–300.00	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	91	285.00–385.00	343.08
1	—	85	385.00	385.00
1	—	125	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	450.00	450.00
1	—	75	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	135.00	135.00
1	—	70	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	500.00	500.00
3	—	85	600.00–650.00	633.33
1	—	95	625.00	625.00
1	—	100	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	325.00	325.00
3	—	72	310.00–510.00	396.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
1	—	65	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	200.00	200.00
1	—	80	175.00	175.00
2	—	73	100.00–160.00	128.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	170.00–178.00	175.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	108.00–170.00	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	179.00–193.00	185.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,576	92.00–102.00	95.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	30.00–60.00	52.69
17	—	1,325	64.00–86.00	74.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,599	82.00–94.00	88.95
2	—	1,505	96.00–98.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,332	74.00–90.00	81.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	143.00–150.00	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	108.00–130.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,515	148.00–173.00	158.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	108.00–171.00	157.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,525	187.00–200.00	192.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	120.00–160.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,459	173.00–190.00	180.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,529	83.00–123.00	109.42
3	—	1,088	64.00–84.00	77.87

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.