Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-11-12

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 245▲ 271 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
139 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 156▲ 139 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 weak. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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 HeifersSelectAverage1,426177.922,5374thin
Bulls—Average1,794134.152,4075thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,787113.922,0363thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,224103.881,2717thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,803112.812,0348thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,539105.711,62733
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13992.261,05118
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,409185.352,61220
HeifersChoiceAverage1,393178.732,4907thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,579189.472,99220
SteersChoiceAverage1,454183.452,66732
SteersSelectAverage1,350175.822,37428

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193631.80/cwt66
BullsNumber 287479.47/cwt8
BullsUtility73168.10/cwt2
HeifersNumber 185898.33/cwt3

Every lot

28 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—Select1,350175.82/cwt170.00–179.002,37428
Steers—Choice1,454183.45/cwt180.00–186.002,66732
Steers—Choice and Prime1,543189.77/cwt187.00–195.002,92816
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,725188.26/cwt185.00–191.003,2474
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,393178.73/cwt176.00–181.002,4907
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,409185.35/cwt182.00–190.002,61220
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,794134.15/cwt130.00–139.002,4075
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224103.88/cwt100.00–110.001,2717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,787113.92/cwt112.00–116.002,0363
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07383.36/cwt80.00–88.008948
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,179101.11/cwt100.00–104.001,1927
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22395.32/cwt92.00–98.001,1663
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,498103.32/cwt100.00–108.001,5486
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51894.39/cwt90.00–98.001,4339
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,564112.16/cwt110.00–115.001,75418
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,803112.81/cwt110.00–116.002,0348
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,426177.92/cwt175.00–180.002,5374
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85898.33/cwt860.00–935.007643
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 273462.07/cwt450.00–475.003372
Bulls70–80Utility73168.10/cwt150.00–185.001232
Bulls70–80Number 174546.96/cwt500.00–600.004055
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross80908.75/cwt875.00–950.007274
Bulls80–90Number 183584.67/cwt535.00–625.0048510
Bulls90–100Number 192596.42/cwt560.00–635.0054918
Bulls90–100Number 292485.27/cwt450.00–525.004466
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross93870.68/cwt800.00–900.008108
Bulls100–110Number 1103566.93/cwt525.00–610.0058415
Bulls110–120Number 1113546.26/cwt485.00–585.006176

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.