Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-11-05

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 193▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
156 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 165▲ 156 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 steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold weak. Slaughter bulls sold weak. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was 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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,531174.242,6685thin
Bulls—Average1,473124.881,8405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,486116.291,72810
CowsLean 85-90%High1,159103.281,19716
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,846109.482,02117
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,547105.991,64021
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,270103.111,31011
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,584158.202,5064thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,454151.892,2085thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457185.672,7057thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288181.552,33811
HeifersSelectAverage1,233175.302,1616thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,655193.283,19916
SteersChoiceAverage1,422185.122,63224
SteersSelectAverage1,325175.412,32424

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196625.97/cwt100
BullsNumber 2104495.62/cwt7

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,325175.41/cwt170.00–179.002,32424
Steers—Choice1,422185.12/cwt180.00–189.002,63224
Steers—Choice and Prime1,632193.68/cwt190.00–198.003,16114
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,818190.45/cwt189.00–192.003,4622
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,233175.30/cwt170.00–179.002,1616
Heifers—Choice1,288181.55/cwt180.00–184.002,33811
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,457185.67/cwt184.00–189.002,7057
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415116.92/cwt110.00–120.001,6543
Bulls——1,560136.83/cwt135.00–140.002,1352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00893.48/cwt90.00–98.009425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188104.33/cwt100.00–109.001,2397
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295113.70/cwt110.00–119.001,4724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430122.98/cwt120.00–126.001,7592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500114.62/cwt110.00–119.001,7198
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160101.02/cwt98.00–106.001,1723
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30493.12/cwt90.00–96.001,2144
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,319114.68/cwt112.00–116.001,5134
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52995.05/cwt90.00–98.001,4534
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,537112.58/cwt110.00–119.001,73010
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,571102.84/cwt100.00–108.001,6167
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,808102.69/cwt100.00–108.001,8576
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,867113.18/cwt110.00–118.002,11311
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,531174.24/cwt172.00–177.002,6685
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,454151.89/cwt149.00–155.002,2085
Dairy Steers—Choice1,584158.20/cwt156.00–163.002,5064
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 173604.15/cwt550.00–660.004416
Bulls80–90Number 184635.95/cwt575.00–675.0053417
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross93890.81/cwt850.00–935.008288
Bulls90–100Number 193610.37/cwt575.00–660.0056822
Bulls100–110Number 1101579.80/cwt535.00–625.0058624
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross102806.96/cwt675.00–860.008235
Bulls100–110Number 2104495.62/cwt475.00–510.005157
Bulls110–120Number 1112541.95/cwt500.00–560.0060716
Bulls120–130Number 1125492.50/cwt475.00–510.006162

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.