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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

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

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 60▲ 11 vs year ago 60 · +18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 248▲ 44 vs year ago 247 · +17.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

118 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 160▼ 11 vs year ago 129 · −8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.97 lower, slaughter Holsteins averaged 6.97 lower and slaughter heifers .95 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.68 lower boners averaged 2.16 lower and lean cows averaged 6.69 lower.. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 10.13 lower and under 95 pounds averaged .48 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 $126.45/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,121.63 against this barn's trailing median of $1,248.08.

Average price

$126.45

32 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−155.98

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	149.09	684	11thin
Medium and Large 2	639	121.63	778	16thin
Large 3	742	92.08	683	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $0 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 sale32 hd

126.45

—

PA average5 barns · 777 hd

282.43

−155.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,248.08

−1,121.63

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	1,655	109.07	1,805	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	98.29	1,698	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	87.33	1,175	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	86.70	1,432	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	63.40	730	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	140.75	2,189	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	128.44	1,877	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	106.91	1,506	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	176.40	2,614	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	165.42	2,319	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	135.60	1,836	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	177.94	2,687	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	166.69	2,394	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,263	138.75	1,752	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	370.45/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	90	335.18/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	99	234.01/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	79	47.86/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	94	157.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	70	100.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	88	80.00/cwt	4

Every lot

100 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	160	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	146.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	130.80/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	965	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,105	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	140	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	129.51/cwt	115.00–140.00	430	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	818	85.19/cwt	65.00–106.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,078	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,485	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	98	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	157	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,092	109.20/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,192	3
Steers	—	Select	1,348	153.52/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,069	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	166.69/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,394	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,503	178.02/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,676	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,354	135.60/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,836	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	165.42/cwt	144.00–173.00	2,319	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	176.40/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,614	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	105.86/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,656	11
Bulls	—	—	2,153	126.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,728	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	55.02/cwt	40.00–64.00	568	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	71.78/cwt	66.00–82.00	912	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	87.33/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,175	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	86.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,432	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,728	98.29/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,698	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,409	106.91/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,506	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,461	128.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,877	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,555	140.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,189	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	80	116.67/cwt	100.00–140.00	93	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	152	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	80.00/cwt	75.00–85.00	80	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	135	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	371	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	60	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	65	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	114	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	70	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	252	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	39	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	341.65/cwt	300.00–365.00	280	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	341.21/cwt	285.00–365.00	283	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	203.33/cwt	125.00–260.00	173	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	353.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	329	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	244.73/cwt	135.00–335.00	228	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	342.47/cwt	325.00–360.00	322	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	510.00/cwt	485.00–535.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	95	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	366	1
Bulls	—	Utility	95	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	100	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	478.33/cwt	425.00–550.00	478	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	321.67/cwt	285.00–345.00	322	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	285	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	343.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	357	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	369	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	113	180.56/cwt	100.00–275.00	204	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	318.46/cwt	285.00–345.00	363	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	115	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	320.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	390	3

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 60Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 248Year ago 247

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 160Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	122.00–145.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	174.00–179.00	176.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,402	144.00–173.00	165.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,652	80.00–95.00	86.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	80.00–94.00	87.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,270	66.00–82.00	71.78
6	—	1,033	40.00–64.00	55.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	97.00–100.00	98.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	120.00–139.00	128.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	137.00–145.00	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	96.00–119.00	106.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	144.00–158.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	100.00–116.00	109.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	177.00	177.00
11	—	1,503	176.00–183.00	178.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,436	156.00–176.00	166.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,153	124.00–130.00	126.71
11	—	1,564	94.00–118.00	105.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
4	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	140	245.00	245.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.00	92.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
4	—	332	115.00–140.00	129.51
2	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,078	105.00–115.00	110.03
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	170	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,030	110.00–118.00	114.00
1	—	1,280	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
2	—	818	65.00–106.00	85.19
1	—	515	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	112.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	585	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	160	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
3	—	225	140.00–160.00	146.07
1	—	545	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
4	—	380	128.00–140.00	130.80
1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
5	—	634	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
1	—	130	75.00	75.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
2	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	485.00–535.00	510.00
1	—	85	450.00	450.00
3	—	100	425.00–550.00	478.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	485.00	485.00
1	—	95	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	20.00	20.00
1	—	95	105.00	105.00
2	—	70	50.00–60.00	55.00
2	—	80	35.00–45.00	40.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	285.00–345.00	321.67
4	—	93	135.00–335.00	244.73
4	—	113	100.00–275.00	180.56
3	—	85	125.00–260.00	203.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	260.00	260.00
1	—	100	285.00	285.00
1	—	65	175.00	175.00
2	—	110	335.00	335.00
4	—	94	325.00–360.00	342.47
5	—	82	300.00–365.00	341.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	335.00	335.00
1	—	100	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	114	285.00–345.00	318.46
7	—	104	335.00–350.00	343.53
6	—	83	285.00–365.00	341.21
7	—	93	340.00–375.00	353.58
3	—	122	310.00–325.00	320.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	100.00–140.00	116.67
1	—	95	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	80.00	80.00
2	—	100	75.00–85.00	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.