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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 18
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 254▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 141▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steer sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. No comparison on slaughter dairy bulls. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calves.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,655216.433,5824thin
Bulls—High1,877165.853,1147thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,239141.561,75413
Dairy Bulls—Average1,567152.552,3915thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,757142.492,50417
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,545130.632,01937
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,264120.931,52933
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,464183.822,6918thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,528222.713,4033thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,376217.802,9974thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,658221.693,67515
SteersChoiceAverage1,506214.373,22810
SteersSelectAverage1,381203.662,8137thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,148.85/cwt74
BullsNumber 294999.97/cwt13
HeifersNumber 1941,311.54/cwt10
HeifersNumber 2821,248.98/cwt3

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,381203.66/cwt200.00–210.002,8137
Steers—Choice1,506214.37/cwt209.00–218.003,22810
Steers—Choice and Prime1,586224.77/cwt222.00–230.003,56511
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,855213.23/cwt211.00–216.003,9554
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,376217.80/cwt216.00–219.002,9974
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,528222.71/cwt220.00–224.003,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503180.31/cwt174.00–188.002,7102
Bulls——1,840162.38/cwt160.00–166.002,9883
Bulls——2,308156.61/cwt154.00–159.003,6152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,231135.69/cwt134.00–138.001,6705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,244145.23/cwt140.00–149.001,8078
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,503144.74/cwt140.00–148.002,1752
Dairy Bulls——1,610157.75/cwt157.00–158.002,5403
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,464183.82/cwt180.00–188.002,6918
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215103.88/cwt100.00–105.001,2624
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,268113.45/cwt108.00–118.001,43911
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,269134.43/cwt130.00–138.001,7069
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,276124.16/cwt120.00–128.001,5849
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,472114.64/cwt110.00–118.001,6886
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,538123.53/cwt120.00–126.001,90010
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,568133.23/cwt128.00–138.002,08911
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,572144.46/cwt140.00–148.002,27110
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,757144.11/cwt140.00–148.002,53213
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,758137.23/cwt136.00–138.002,4134
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,655216.43/cwt215.00–218.003,5824
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,394.08/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,1433
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross821,248.98/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,0243
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,338.51/cwt1,300.00–1,375.001,2452
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,251.23/cwt1,150.00–1,295.001,2765
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,569.32/cwt1,500.00–1,600.001,3034
Bulls80–90Number 1831,171.25/cwt1,150.00–1,200.009726
Bulls80–90Number 2841,052.91/cwt1,025.00–1,075.008844
Bulls90–100Number 2911,040.14/cwt1,000.00–1,060.009474
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,462.13/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,3457
Bulls90–100Number 1921,098.54/cwt1,075.00–1,175.001,01119
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,316.74/cwt1,275.00–1,375.001,3567
Bulls100–110Number 11031,037.68/cwt975.00–1,075.001,06918
Bulls100–110Number 2104925.48/cwt875.00–950.009625
Bulls110–120Number 1113955.97/cwt925.00–975.001,0808
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1151,212.50/cwt1,200.00–1,225.001,3942
Bulls120–130Number 1120878.33/cwt875.00–885.001,0543

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.