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Middleburg

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 12

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 71▲ 17 vs year ago 75 · +22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 291▼ 80 vs year ago 323 · −24.8%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

104 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 118▼ 13 vs year ago 117 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .19 lower, holstein steers averaged 4.03 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.27 higher. Slaughter cows, breakers averaged 1.03 higher, boners averaged .95 lower and lean cows averaged .29 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 11.21 lower and ubder 95 pounds averaged 7.55 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.83/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −802.85 against this barn's trailing median of $921.68.

Average price

$118.83

26 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−87.87

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	146.38	720	10thin
Medium and Large 2	542	101.61	550	16thin

One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $170 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 sale26 hd

118.83

—

PA average5 barns · 394 hd

206.70

−87.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

921.68

−802.85

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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $921.68 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	1,617	116.96	1,891	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,731	93.63	1,621	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	87.73	1,405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,457	87.40	1,274	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	70.35	864	20
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	145.11	2,249	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	132.47	2,012	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,227	112.71	1,383	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	171.58	2,471	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	166.69	2,342	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,413	142.52	2,014	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	177.21	2,830	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	166.64	2,445	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	145.84	1,889	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	399.35/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	94	325.46/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	83	291.46/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	91	180.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	344.57/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	84	238.52/cwt	7

Every lot

93 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	127.69/cwt	115.00–140.00	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	98.23/cwt	80.00–137.00	388	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	143.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	101.97/cwt	80.00–125.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	85.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	423	83.01/cwt	47.00–120.00	351	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	99.70/cwt	88.00–132.00	475	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	932	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	652	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	391	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	415	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	382	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,295	145.84/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,889	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,467	166.64/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,445	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,597	177.21/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,830	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	166.69/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,342	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,413	142.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,014	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	171.58/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,471	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,599	120.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,408	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	56.11/cwt	50.00–60.00	686	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	71.49/cwt	60.00–85.00	878	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	89.51/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,107	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	86.68/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,272	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	87.73/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,405	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,731	93.63/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,621	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,227	112.71/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,383	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,519	132.47/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,012	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,550	145.11/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,249	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	73	105.23/cwt	95.00–110.00	77	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	75	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	101	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	80	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	100	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	490.00/cwt	360.00–575.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	93	354.46/cwt	335.00–375.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	95	167.50/cwt	150.00–185.00	159	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	95	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	105	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	527.98/cwt	500.00–550.00	544	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	259	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	251	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	303.75/cwt	225.00–345.00	228	4
Bulls	—	Utility	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	268	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	136	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	301.16/cwt	185.00–360.00	247	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	344.28/cwt	310.00–360.00	286	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	90	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	267.05/cwt	235.00–300.00	243	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	586.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	346.03/cwt	335.00–360.00	318	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	331.85/cwt	275.00–360.00	312	8
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	95	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Utility	95	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	331.82/cwt	300.00–355.00	335	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	567.32/cwt	560.00–575.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	331.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	345	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Utility	115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	173	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	130	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	160	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	640	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 71Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 291Year ago 323

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 118Year ago 117

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,228	60.00–85.00	71.49
5	—	1,223	50.00–60.00	56.11
3	—	1,237	88.00–92.00	89.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	92.00–96.00	93.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	99.00	99.00
16	—	1,467	80.00–92.00	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,602	81.00–93.00	87.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	101.00–119.00	112.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	123.00–138.00	132.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	142.00–149.00	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	164.00–169.00	166.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	138.00–146.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	170.00–174.00	171.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,597	172.00–182.00	177.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,467	160.00–177.00	166.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	138.00–156.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	116.00–126.00	120.10
2	—	1,795	130.00–138.00	134.16
1	—	1,330	70.00	70.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	550.00	550.00
1	—	160	400.00	400.00
3	—	92	550.00–610.00	586.00
2	—	103	560.00–575.00	567.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	335.00	335.00
1	—	90	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	410.00	410.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	83	310.00–360.00	344.28
1	—	120	275.00	275.00
6	—	104	310.00–350.00	331.56
8	—	94	275.00–360.00	331.85
1	—	75	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	170.00	170.00
1	—	95	160.00	160.00
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
1	—	115	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	185.00–360.00	301.16
4	—	75	225.00–345.00	303.75
4	—	91	235.00–300.00	267.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	370.00	370.00
5	—	92	335.00–360.00	346.03
1	—	120	335.00	335.00
8	—	101	300.00–355.00	331.82
1	—	75	345.00	345.00
1	—	115	335.00	335.00
1	—	130	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
2	—	95	150.00–185.00	167.50
1	—	100	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	375.00	375.00
3	—	103	500.00–550.00	527.98
3	—	90	360.00–575.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	275.00	275.00
1	—	80	350.00	350.00
1	—	75	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	335.00–375.00	354.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	110.00	110.00
3	—	73	95.00–110.00	105.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	88.00–132.00	99.70
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
2	—	405	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	47.00–120.00	83.01
2	—	932	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.00	92.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	80.00–137.00	98.23
2	—	325	115.00–140.00	127.69
2	—	528	80.00–125.00	101.97
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	86.00	86.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	96.00	96.00
2	—	890	82.00–88.00	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	142.00–144.00	143.02
3	—	431	157.00	157.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
4	—	508	140.00–145.00	143.70

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.