Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-11-19

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 19
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 271▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
140 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 139▲ 140 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 heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. 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
Bulls—Average1,964146.802,8835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,758113.381,9933thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,466109.801,60914
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,142100.251,14528
Dairy Bulls—Average1,498141.892,1262thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,798112.792,0285thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,530105.481,61422
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22798.791,21210
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,689154.412,6087thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,408182.922,57614
HeifersSelectAverage1,384175.642,43116
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,661192.103,19215
SteersChoiceAverage1,526184.442,81526
SteersSelectAverage1,449176.632,55915

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196638.13/cwt69
BullsNumber 296480.22/cwt9
HeifersNumber 186834.65/cwt20
HeifersNumber 280787.50/cwt2

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,449176.63/cwt172.00–184.002,55915
Steers—Choice1,526184.44/cwt180.00–189.002,81526
Steers—Choice and Prime1,632193.96/cwt190.00–198.003,16513
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,853180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3352
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,384175.64/cwt170.00–179.002,43116
Heifers—Choice1,408182.92/cwt179.00–186.002,57614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800139.27/cwt138.00–140.002,5072
Bulls——2,073151.82/cwt150.00–154.003,1473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94782.42/cwt78.00–86.007813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03493.53/cwt92.00–98.009677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173112.29/cwt110.00–116.001,3174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,229104.00/cwt100.00–108.001,27814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,443105.01/cwt104.00–108.001,5155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478112.46/cwt110.00–116.001,6629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,758113.38/cwt110.00–118.001,9933
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,498141.89/cwt134.00–146.002,1262
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,689154.41/cwt150.00–157.002,6087
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20694.36/cwt90.00–96.001,1386
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258105.43/cwt103.00–108.001,3264
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,493105.35/cwt100.00–108.001,5738
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49794.26/cwt90.00–98.001,4116
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,592114.03/cwt110.00–117.001,8158
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,798112.79/cwt110.00–115.002,0285
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross73759.22/cwt725.00–800.005547
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross80787.50/cwt775.00–800.006302
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross83921.40/cwt850.00–960.007653
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross91895.88/cwt885.00–910.008155
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross101826.98/cwt825.00–835.008355
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 183621.59/cwt560.00–660.0051616
Bulls80–90Number 284500.00/cwt450.00–525.004204
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross85925.00/cwt875.00–975.007862
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross92899.55/cwt875.00–925.008283
Bulls90–100Number 192640.18/cwt585.00–685.0058920
Bulls90–100Number 295530.00/cwt525.00–535.005042
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross100867.50/cwt860.00–875.008682
Bulls100–110Number 1102600.64/cwt535.00–635.0061313
Bulls110–120Number 1112553.07/cwt500.00–585.0061913
Bulls110–120Number 2113420.66/cwt375.00–450.004753

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.