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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 21
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 234▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
185 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 164▲ 185 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 steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak 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 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—High1,373159.402,18810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,487157.372,3405thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,238149.361,85011
Dairy Bulls—Average1,448157.382,2792thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,760152.732,6884thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,514145.082,19725
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,199133.141,59729
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,536191.382,9404thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,630204.183,3285thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,483196.242,9103thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441231.203,3325thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,532234.683,59529
SteersChoiceAverage1,383226.953,13916
SteersSelectAverage1,330216.392,8785thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,362.12/cwt81
BullsNumber 2891,158.24/cwt22
HeifersNumber 2831,542.50/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1901,365.77/cwt8

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,257231.99/cwt230.00–233.002,9163
Steers—Select1,330216.39/cwt210.00–218.002,8785
Steers—Choice1,412225.79/cwt220.00–229.003,18813
Steers—Choice and Prime1,528233.88/cwt230.00–239.003,57426
Steers—Choice and Prime1,565241.59/cwt240.00–245.003,7813
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,441231.20/cwt230.00–233.003,3325
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153142.18/cwt140.00–146.001,6393
Bulls——1,358180.33/cwt172.00–187.002,4493
Bulls——1,548156.62/cwt150.00–168.002,4244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213145.00/cwt142.00–147.001,7596
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,269154.60/cwt150.00–158.001,9625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,482155.28/cwt154.00–158.002,3013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495160.50/cwt160.00–161.002,3992
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,448157.38/cwt150.00–166.002,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,536191.38/cwt187.00–196.002,9404
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133111.92/cwt110.00–114.001,2683
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178133.59/cwt130.00–136.001,57414
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225123.71/cwt120.00–128.001,5154
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,249145.03/cwt142.00–148.001,8118
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,496149.69/cwt144.00–154.002,23910
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503134.80/cwt128.00–138.002,02610
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,573156.41/cwt155.00–158.002,4605
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760152.73/cwt148.00–159.002,6884
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,483196.24/cwt193.00–201.002,9103
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,630204.18/cwt201.00–208.003,3285
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,634.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,3563
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,542.50/cwt1,500.00–1,575.001,2803
Heifers80–90Number 183850.00/cwt850.00–850.007062
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,441.39/cwt1,425.00–1,475.001,4703
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,612.93/cwt1,600.00–1,625.001,1772
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,817.21/cwt1,675.00–1,900.001,50810
Bulls80–90Number 1831,273.97/cwt1,225.00–1,325.001,0579
Bulls80–90Number 2851,172.26/cwt1,125.00–1,210.0099611
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,716.06/cwt1,650.00–1,750.001,5626
Bulls90–100Number 2931,144.21/cwt1,100.00–1,185.001,06411
Bulls90–100Number 1941,259.88/cwt1,175.00–1,300.001,18418
Bulls100–110Number 11021,190.98/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,21516
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,522.20/cwt1,485.00–1,535.001,5684
Bulls110–120Number 11111,113.53/cwt1,075.00–1,175.001,2368
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,407.20/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,5766
Bulls120–130Number 1123998.98/cwt950.00–1,050.001,2292

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.