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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 212▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
150 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 145▲ 150 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 steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter diary bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,545229.703,5493thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498235.733,5314thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,497225.353,3733thin
Bulls—High1,551202.003,1335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,516168.892,5609thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,108149.291,6557thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,578186.352,9413thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,773161.012,8555thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,551151.932,35624
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,265143.221,81229
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288229.942,9623thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,310216.342,8343thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,523237.913,62313
SteersChoiceAverage1,438231.653,33113
SteersSelectAverage1,207217.222,6225thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1891,147.46/cwt81
BullsNumber 284992.03/cwt8
BullsNumber 372916.28/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1881,529.87/cwt12

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—Select1,207217.22/cwt216.00–218.002,6225
Steers—Choice1,438231.65/cwt227.00–235.003,33113
Steers—Choice and Prime1,523237.91/cwt235.00–242.003,62313
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,288229.94/cwt228.00–233.002,9623
Heifers—Select1,310216.34/cwt212.00–220.002,8343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438196.42/cwt195.00–198.002,8253
Bulls——1,720210.38/cwt204.00–215.003,6192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098155.16/cwt150.00–158.001,7044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122141.46/cwt138.00–148.001,5873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,497171.65/cwt170.00–174.002,5703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525167.51/cwt164.00–169.002,5556
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,578186.35/cwt185.00–188.002,9413
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,497225.35/cwt222.00–229.003,3733
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,498235.73/cwt233.00–239.003,5314
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206124.02/cwt120.00–128.001,4967
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,236135.63/cwt131.00–141.001,6768
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,289153.04/cwt146.00–157.001,9738
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340162.67/cwt158.00–166.002,1806
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,514145.14/cwt139.00–149.002,1974
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,516132.96/cwt131.00–135.002,0165
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,566165.34/cwt161.00–168.002,5896
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,577156.54/cwt153.00–159.002,4699
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,747156.01/cwt153.00–158.002,7253
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,813168.50/cwt168.00–169.003,0552
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,545229.70/cwt229.00–231.003,5493
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,662.50/cwt1,650.00–1,675.001,2472
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,639.18/cwt1,600.00–1,685.001,3443
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,486.59/cwt1,450.00–1,525.001,3535
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,341.46/cwt1,300.00–1,385.001,3822
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross721,745.12/cwt1,735.00–1,750.001,2563
Bulls70–80Number 1721,131.46/cwt1,075.00–1,175.008155
Bulls70–80Number 372916.28/cwt900.00–925.006603
Bulls70–80Number 2731,014.05/cwt975.00–1,050.007404
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,690.08/cwt1,650.00–1,725.001,4034
Bulls80–90Number 1831,093.54/cwt1,030.00–1,135.0090823
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,537.05/cwt1,500.00–1,600.001,4146
Bulls90–100Number 1921,046.93/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0096329
Bulls90–100Number 295970.00/cwt950.00–985.009224
Bulls100–110Number 1103975.82/cwt925.00–1,010.001,0058
Bulls110–120Number 1115916.67/cwt850.00–950.001,0543

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.