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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 8

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 301▼ 123 vs year ago 312 · −39.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

157 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 136▲ 25 vs year ago 132 · +18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on light supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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	1,533	139.80	2,143	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,822	126.37	2,302	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,473	118.51	1,746	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	114.69	1,369	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,557	113.07	1,761	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	104.40	1,297	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	165.70	2,568	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,488	148.30	2,207	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	182.84	2,560	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	180.23	2,406	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,526	189.14	2,886	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	182.93	2,645	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,314	174.82	2,297	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	579.17/cwt	96
Bulls	Number 2	83	517.35/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	85	809.81/cwt	8

Every lot

38 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,314	174.82/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,297	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,446	182.93/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,645	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,526	189.14/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,886	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	180.23/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,406	10
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	182.84/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,560	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	150.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	143.54/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,452	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	105.17/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,102	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	114.19/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,419	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	127.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,644	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,645	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,849	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,822	126.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	2,302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,488	148.30/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,207	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,550	165.70/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,568	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,305	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	95.33/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,220	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	104.86/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,356	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	104.13/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,617	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	114.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,781	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,561	119.78/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,870	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	75	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	431	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	917.12/cwt	885.00–960.00	761	4
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	100	830.00/cwt	825.00–835.00	830	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	73	685.80/cwt	575.00–750.00	501	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	74	603.26/cwt	535.00–635.00	446	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	80	462.50/cwt	400.00–500.00	370	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	967.27/cwt	960.00–975.00	803	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	83	579.74/cwt	535.00–610.00	481	16
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	866.47/cwt	835.00–900.00	797	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	92	543.19/cwt	500.00–575.00	500	26
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	524.97/cwt	460.00–560.00	535	25
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	850	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	374.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	386	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	111	490.45/cwt	460.00–535.00	544	8
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	758.21/cwt	750.00–775.00	849	3
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	447.67/cwt	400.00–485.00	546	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 301Year ago 312

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 157Last week 136Year ago 132

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	120.00–130.00	125.33
2	—	1,708	142.00–146.00	143.54
2	—	1,578	147.00–154.00	150.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,503	122.00–124.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	102.00–108.00	105.17
4	—	1,290	125.00–131.00	127.48
7	—	1,243	111.00–117.00	114.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	122.00–132.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	187.00–191.00	189.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,314	170.00–179.00	174.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,446	180.00–186.00	182.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	144.00–152.00	148.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	161.00–168.00	165.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	117.00–123.00	119.78
4	—	1,553	100.00–108.00	104.13
7	—	1,558	111.00–116.00	114.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	110.00–116.00	113.01
6	—	1,293	102.00–106.00	104.86
6	—	1,280	90.00–98.00	95.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	179.00–181.00	180.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	182.00–184.00	182.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	960.00–975.00	967.27
5	90–100	92	835.00–900.00	866.47
2	100–110	103	825.00	825.00
3	110–120	112	750.00–775.00	758.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	74	535.00–635.00	603.26
16	80–90	83	535.00–610.00	579.74
26	90–100	92	500.00–575.00	543.19
25	100–110	102	460.00–560.00	524.97
8	110–120	111	460.00–535.00	490.45
3	120–130	122	400.00–485.00	447.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	575.00–750.00	685.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	80	400.00–500.00	462.50
2	100–110	103	350.00–400.00	374.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	885.00–960.00	917.12
2	100–110	100	825.00–835.00	830.00

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.