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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 14

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 104▲ 17 vs year ago 84 · +20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 283▲ 59 vs year ago 266 · +22.2%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

138 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 148▲ 32 vs year ago 106 · +30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1.00 feeder dairy heifer deleted.

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 6.58 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 10.43 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 4.08 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .7 lower boner cows averaged .4 higher and lean cows averaged .77 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 16.22 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 2.72 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 $102.62/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,145.46 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$102.62

41 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$50.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−211.96

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	126.25	860	8thin
Medium and Large 2	616	113.72	700	11thin
Large 3	200	89.07	178	21
Medium 3	745	76.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.25/cwt here — about $294 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 sale41 hd

102.62

—

PA average5 barns · 583 hd

314.58

−211.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,145.46

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	1,495	113.44	1,695	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,670	96.06	1,604	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	84.90	1,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	80.16	1,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	69.23	858	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,690	112.00	1,893	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	147.62	2,377	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	132.53	1,849	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,372	124.96	1,714	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	168.13	2,295	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,087	128.09	1,392	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	183.86	2,842	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	171.91	2,582	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,301	148.93	1,938	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	421.02/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	90	367.42/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	87	275.06/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	75	53.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	350.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	70	75.00/cwt	1

Every lot

90 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	123.64/cwt	117.00–130.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	108.21/cwt	100.00–115.00	357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	102.39/cwt	80.00–127.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	126.04/cwt	94.00–134.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	115.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	128	83.42/cwt	75.00–100.00	107	13
Bulls	—	Large 3	196	102.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	202	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	485	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,093	84.01/cwt	78.00–90.00	918	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,117	83.66/cwt	78.00–90.00	934	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,170	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	796	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,213	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,301	148.93/cwt	118.00–163.00	1,938	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,502	171.91/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,582	24
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,546	183.86/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,842	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,087	128.09/cwt	98.00–148.00	1,392	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,365	168.13/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,295	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	83.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	117.98/cwt	98.00–131.00	1,800	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	55.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	630	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	70.21/cwt	70.00–71.00	864	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	72.39/cwt	61.00–82.00	913	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	92.22/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,229	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	82.40/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,161	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	84.90/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,265	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,670	96.06/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,604	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,959	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,372	121.95/cwt	114.00–138.00	1,673	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,395	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,849	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,610	147.62/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,377	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,893	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	70	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	53	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	85	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	144	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	55.00/cwt	10.00–100.00	36	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	73	316.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	231	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	238	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	385.20/cwt	360.00–400.00	316	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	402.95/cwt	385.00–410.00	334	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	236.67/cwt	125.00–385.00	196	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	85	387.50/cwt	350.00–425.00	329	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	323.57/cwt	310.00–350.00	301	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	401.59/cwt	360.00–420.00	377	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	355.73/cwt	310.00–395.00	334	4
Bulls	—	Utility	95	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	48	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	605.00/cwt	585.00–625.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	379.67/cwt	360.00–395.00	387	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	387.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	407	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	105	370.00/cwt	250.00–475.00	389	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	384.91/cwt	375.00–395.00	431	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	390	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 104Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 283Year ago 266

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 148Year ago 106

Correction: 1.00 feeder dairy heifer deleted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,526	98.00–131.00	117.98
2	—	1,290	80.00–88.00	83.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,670	91.00–102.00	96.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	76.00–88.00	82.40
2	—	1,333	91.00–93.00	92.22
4	—	1,230	70.00–71.00	70.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,490	78.00–90.00	84.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	61.00–82.00	72.39
2	—	1,145	50.00–60.00	55.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	132.00–133.00	132.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	143.00	143.00
6	—	1,372	114.00–138.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	143.00–151.00	147.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,546	177.00–188.00	183.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,502	164.00–180.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	118.00–163.00	148.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	98.00–148.00	128.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	159.00–173.00	168.13

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	250.00–475.00	370.00
1	—	80	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	610.00	610.00
2	—	100	585.00–625.00	605.00
1	—	85	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	300.00	300.00
2	—	75	310.00–325.00	317.50
6	—	83	125.00–385.00	236.67
1	—	100	250.00	250.00
3	—	93	310.00–350.00	323.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	350.00–425.00	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	360.00–395.00	379.67
2	—	73	300.00–335.00	316.90
4	—	94	310.00–395.00	355.73
1	—	110	385.00	385.00
3	—	82	360.00–400.00	385.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	105	375.00–405.00	387.22
5	—	112	375.00–395.00	384.91
9	—	94	360.00–420.00	401.59
1	—	120	325.00	325.00
5	—	83	385.00–410.00	402.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	10.00–100.00	55.00
1	—	95	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	350.00	350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	94.00	94.00
2	—	485	87.00–90.00	88.52
5	—	196	100.00–115.00	102.99
13	—	128	75.00–100.00	83.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	597	125.00	125.00
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,050	112.00	112.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
3	—	770	110.00–112.00	110.68
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	78.00–90.00	84.01
2	—	1,213	82.00–86.00	84.02
3	—	1,117	78.00–90.00	83.66
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,170	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
1	—	945	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	117.00–130.00	123.64
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
2	—	752	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	112.00–118.00	115.97
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	885	98.00	98.00
2	—	425	80.00–127.00	102.39
5	—	542	94.00–134.00	126.04
3	—	330	100.00–115.00	108.21
1	—	800	102.00	102.00

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.