Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-11-26

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 26
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 265▼ 88 vs year ago 248 · −35.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
148 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 140▼ 12 vs year ago 160 · −7.5%
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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 steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a light 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—High1,413155.102,1917thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,165111.681,3019thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,509111.261,6796thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,550149.922,3242thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,535111.071,70415
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21793.991,14421
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,549158.992,4637thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396184.362,5746thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298180.022,3378thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,157176.452,0423thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,543196.523,0326thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,504183.962,76712
SteersSelectAverage1,354173.932,3556thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195695.11/cwt84
HeifersNumber 193876.31/cwt11

Every lot

31 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—Select1,354173.93/cwt171.00–179.002,3556
Steers—Choice1,504183.96/cwt180.00–189.002,76712
Steers—Choice and Prime1,543196.52/cwt192.00–200.003,0326
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,157176.45/cwt174.00–178.002,0423
Heifers—Choice1,298180.02/cwt178.00–182.002,3378
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,396184.36/cwt183.00–187.002,5746
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,364148.26/cwt144.00–152.002,0224
Bulls——1,478164.22/cwt161.00–168.002,4273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088114.85/cwt110.00–118.001,2506
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320105.34/cwt102.00–108.001,3903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468103.01/cwt100.00–106.001,5122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,530115.38/cwt110.00–121.001,7654
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08676.05/cwt74.00–78.008264
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19585.56/cwt80.00–88.001,0226
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,277105.12/cwt88.00–116.001,34211
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,519104.77/cwt104.00–108.001,5915
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,538111.72/cwt108.00–117.001,7187
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,553120.03/cwt119.00–121.001,8643
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,550149.92/cwt144.00–156.002,3242
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,549158.99/cwt158.00–161.002,4637
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,006.49/cwt985.00–1,075.008454
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross92903.00/cwt875.00–950.008313
Heifers100–110Number 1100605.00/cwt600.00–610.006052
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross103847.20/cwt835.00–860.008732
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 183712.02/cwt660.00–750.0059112
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross84985.83/cwt975.00–1,000.008285
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross92919.18/cwt875.00–950.008463
Bulls90–100Number 193689.30/cwt600.00–725.0064131
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross102826.72/cwt800.00–860.008435
Bulls100–110Number 1102613.10/cwt560.00–635.0062521
Bulls110–120Number 1113540.22/cwt500.00–585.006107

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.