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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Nov 14Nov 21Nov 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 101▲ 11 vs year ago 46 · +23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 325▼ 7 vs year ago 177 · −4.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

132 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 138▲ 1 vs year ago 131 · +0.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steer averaged 1.20 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.50 higher and slaughter heifers 2.02 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 11.42 higher, boners averaged 10.38 higher and lean cows averaged 4.97 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 6.47 lower and under 90 pounds 8.99 lower.

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 $131.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,116.28 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$131.80

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−246.37

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	133.87	686	14thin
Medium and Large 1	640	133.75	856	4thin
Large 3	380	95.00	361	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $325 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

131.80

—

PA average3 barns · 503 hd

378.17

−246.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,116.28

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	1,608	109.86	1,767	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,645	101.42	1,668	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	96.18	1,580	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	95.24	1,387	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,260	79.48	1,001	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,441	148.39	2,138	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	138.03	2,007	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	179.00	2,425	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	170.32	2,396	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	138.57	1,609	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	181.41	2,863	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	173.11	2,524	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,447	147.06	2,128	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	432.12/cwt	61
Bulls	Number 2	93	365.70/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	98	338.56/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	80	157.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	102	503.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	79	180.00/cwt	4

Every lot

81 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	101.94/cwt	92.00–112.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.99/cwt	132.00–167.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	129.07/cwt	125.00–137.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	235	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	129	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	325	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	413	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	376	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	137.75/cwt	97.00–180.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,180	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,071	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,458	173.11/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,524	8
Steers	—	Select	1,458	146.29/cwt	130.00–167.00	2,133	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,578	181.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,219	141.08/cwt	134.00–157.00	1,720	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,425	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,407	170.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,396	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	109.86/cwt	91.00–118.00	1,767	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	77.36/cwt	68.00–89.00	977	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	93.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,231	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	92.78/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,310	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,191	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	101.17/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,633	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,624	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,697	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,645	101.42/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,668	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	95.71/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,601	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,441	148.39/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,138	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,454	138.03/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,007	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	65	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	72	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	95	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	176	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	233	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	414.27/cwt	390.00–440.00	344	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	406.00/cwt	375.00–420.00	345	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	365.00/cwt	335.00–410.00	310	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	376.82/cwt	350.00–395.00	347	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	314.27/cwt	275.00–385.00	289	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	591.31/cwt	400.00–660.00	550	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	392.60/cwt	375.00–410.00	369	11
Bulls	—	Utility	95	230.00/cwt	160.00–300.00	219	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	383.33/cwt	360.00–405.00	383	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	101	340.86/cwt	210.00–405.00	344	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	586.23/cwt	560.00–625.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	379.02/cwt	185.00–415.00	390	16
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	110	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	371	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	578.28/cwt	575.00–585.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	380.75/cwt	360.00–395.00	430	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	374	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	367.14/cwt	350.00–385.00	452	2

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 101Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 325Year ago 177

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 138Year ago 131

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	160.00–300.00	230.00
1	—	75	310.00	310.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	113	360.00–395.00	380.75
11	—	94	375.00–410.00	392.60
2	—	123	350.00–385.00	367.14
9	—	83	390.00–440.00	414.27
16	—	103	185.00–415.00	379.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	275.00–385.00	314.27
2	—	115	300.00–350.00	325.00
3	—	85	335.00–410.00	365.00
4	—	101	210.00–405.00	340.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	400.00–660.00	591.31
3	—	102	560.00–625.00	586.23
3	—	112	575.00–585.00	578.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	450.00	450.00
1	—	110	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	360.00–405.00	383.33
3	—	92	350.00–395.00	376.82
2	—	110	325.00–350.00	337.50
5	—	85	375.00–420.00	406.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	135.00	135.00
1	—	90	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
1	—	95	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	110.00	110.00
1	—	70	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	550.00	550.00
1	—	110	550.00	550.00
1	—	85	535.00	535.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	55.00	55.00
1	—	325	80.00	80.00
2	—	413	90.00–92.00	91.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
4	—	465	125.00–137.00	129.07
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
6	—	430	132.00–167.00	155.99
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
3	—	385	137.00	137.00
2	—	408	92.00–112.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	97.00–180.00	137.75
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,180	112.00	112.00
1	—	935	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	91.00–118.00	109.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,645	94.00–124.00	101.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	89.00–100.00	95.71
1	—	1,610	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,614	100.00–104.00	101.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,315	90.00–100.00	93.63
8	—	1,263	68.00–89.00	77.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	85.00–99.00	92.78
4	—	1,624	103.00–106.00	104.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	134.00–157.00	141.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	165.00–177.00	170.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	180.00–183.00	181.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	165.00–179.00	173.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	130.00–167.00	146.29
1	—	1,345	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	132.00–145.00	138.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	142.00–156.00	148.39

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.