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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 28

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Nov 21Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 57▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 170▼ 4 vs year ago 252 · −1.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

160 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 132▲ 32 vs year ago 128 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 5.36 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.41 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 2.75 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 5.33 lower, boner cows averaged 3.29 lower and lean cows averaged 1.11 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 25.36 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 38.54 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 $142.50/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,105.58 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$142.50

16 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$78.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−183.60

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	182.60	806	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	140.83	739	6thin
Large 3	433	104.40	452	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.20/cwt here — about $354 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 sale16 hd

142.50

—

PA average3 barns · 557 hd

326.10

−183.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,105.58

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	—	Low	1,519	117.18	1,780	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	100.25	1,559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	90.38	1,230	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	89.49	1,222	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	75.06	868	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	130.09	1,799	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	150.41	2,352	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	140.44	2,007	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,354	118.93	1,610	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	173.41	2,341	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	166.37	2,278	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	131.81	1,629	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,492	177.10	2,642	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	167.38	2,539	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	149.20	2,049	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	406.30/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	95	342.99/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	85	319.62/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	75	47.81/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	86	378.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	80.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	70	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot

87 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	183	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	697	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	145	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	204	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,037	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	950	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	990	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	168	98.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	165	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	173	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,373	149.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,049	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,492	177.10/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,642	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,517	167.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,539	21
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,236	131.81/cwt	100.00–155.00	1,629	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,350	173.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,341	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	166.37/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,278	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	126.61/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,962	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	55.51/cwt	50.00–60.00	468	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	78.47/cwt	70.00–86.00	926	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	90.38/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,230	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	89.49/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,222	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,518	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,352	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,555	100.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,559	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,354	118.93/cwt	99.00–138.00	1,610	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,429	140.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,007	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,564	150.41/cwt	142.00–165.00	2,352	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	130.09/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,799	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3Crossbred	70	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	32	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	85	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	162	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	63	46.00/cwt	20.00–70.00	29	2
Bulls	—	Utility	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	300.00/cwt	240.00–360.00	216	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	73	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	250	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	270	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	80	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	292	2
Bulls	—	Utility	83	22.42/cwt	20.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	90	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	572.27/cwt	425.00–675.00	526	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	330.74/cwt	300.00–355.00	304	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	315.64/cwt	260.00–355.00	290	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	354.06/cwt	335.00–365.00	329	10
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	95	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	334.30/cwt	300.00–355.00	341	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	103	520.08/cwt	410.00–585.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	353.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	364	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	333.42/cwt	310.00–355.00	370	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	113	549.44/cwt	525.00–575.00	621	2
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	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	125	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	375	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 57Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 170Year ago 252

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 160Last week 132Year ago 128

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,564	142.00–165.00	150.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	99.00–138.00	118.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	134.00–145.00	140.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	126.00–134.00	130.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	88.00–90.00	89.05
9	—	1,180	70.00–86.00	78.47
3	—	843	50.00–60.00	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	80.00–96.00	89.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,555	96.00–105.00	100.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	84.00–97.00	90.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,550	118.00–131.00	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	141.00–156.00	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,492	173.00–181.00	177.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,517	160.00–175.00	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	171.00–176.00	173.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,369	154.00–175.00	166.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	100.00–155.00	131.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	177.00	177.00
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	145	105.00	105.00
1	—	950	77.00	77.00
1	—	170	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
2	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	697	137.00	137.00
1	—	930	96.00	96.00
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	183	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,005	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	168	95.00–100.00	98.42
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
2	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	105.00	105.00
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
1	—	340	85.00	85.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	360.00	360.00
1	—	120	335.00	335.00
8	—	103	345.00–360.00	353.66
2	—	80	365.00	365.00
7	—	111	310.00–355.00	333.42
10	—	93	335.00–365.00	354.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	300.00–355.00	330.74
2	—	73	340.00–345.00	342.41
1	—	125	300.00	300.00
6	—	102	300.00–355.00	334.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
2	—	83	20.00–25.00	22.42
2	—	63	20.00–70.00	46.00
1	—	90	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	525.00–575.00	549.44
1	—	105	650.00	650.00
3	—	92	425.00–675.00	572.27
1	—	80	685.00	685.00
1	—	120	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	260.00–355.00	315.64
1	—	100	300.00	300.00
3	—	72	240.00–360.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	400.00	400.00
1	—	75	300.00	300.00
3	—	103	410.00–585.00	520.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	275.00	275.00
1	—	90	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
1	—	100	80.00	80.00

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.