Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-10-22

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 22
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 226▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
146 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 136▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,706154.432,6348thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,783135.662,4193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,476121.001,7869thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,227108.071,3267thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,908136.282,6002thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,824123.922,26010
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,537114.681,76234
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,225107.471,31620
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,428137.281,9604thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,642160.082,6295thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,220142.731,7412thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,396184.792,58010
HeifersSelectAverage1,304176.052,2968thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,468186.412,73621
SteersSelectAverage1,382175.352,4235thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196657.50/cwt77
BullsNumber 285449.65/cwt7
HeifersNumber 190890.09/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing73151.72/cwt2

Every lot

40 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,382175.35/cwt170.00–179.002,4235
Steers—Choice1,459185.63/cwt180.00–189.002,70818
Steers—Choice1,522191.06/cwt190.00–192.002,9083
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,304176.05/cwt170.00–179.002,2968
Heifers—Choice1,396184.79/cwt182.00–187.002,58010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663161.46/cwt160.00–163.002,6852
Bulls——1,693145.44/cwt145.00–146.002,4622
Bulls——1,733155.41/cwt150.00–158.002,6934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210104.50/cwt100.00–109.001,2645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,270117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,416124.78/cwt120.00–129.001,7676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,595113.45/cwt110.00–118.001,8103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,783135.66/cwt135.00–137.002,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,220142.73/cwt141.00–145.001,7412
Dairy Steers—Choice1,615155.18/cwt153.00–158.002,5063
Dairy Steers—Choice1,683167.43/cwt166.00–169.002,8182
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13591.51/cwt90.00–94.001,0393
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4262
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224104.11/cwt100.00–108.001,2747
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278112.26/cwt110.00–114.001,4358
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,471105.08/cwt100.00–108.001,5468
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543114.12/cwt110.00–119.001,76116
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,579123.24/cwt120.00–129.001,94610
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,824123.92/cwt120.00–129.002,26010
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,908136.28/cwt133.00–139.002,6002
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,428137.28/cwt135.00–140.001,9604
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-Tubing73151.72/cwt100.00–200.001112
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross83897.40/cwt775.00–975.007453
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross93886.44/cwt850.00–935.008246
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 270475.00/cwt475.00–475.003332
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross75893.33/cwt855.00–925.006703
Bulls70–80Number 175578.33/cwt550.00–635.004343
Bulls80–90Number 183613.34/cwt550.00–635.0050912
Bulls90–100Number 291439.51/cwt400.00–485.004005
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross93920.77/cwt900.00–950.008567
Bulls90–100Number 193583.25/cwt535.00–610.0054214
Bulls100–110Number 1101537.79/cwt485.00–585.0054319
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103853.50/cwt800.00–885.0087913
Bulls110–120Number 1113508.28/cwt475.00–560.005744
Bulls120–130Number 1125447.50/cwt435.00–460.005592

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.