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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 20, 2020

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.19/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 468 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.78/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 570 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $98.13/cwt -23.12 vs last sale · ≈ $407/hd at 415 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 415 0
Feeder cattle 325 415 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday December 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 100.00–125.00 $111.90 $294 -13.10
302–340 315 3 107.00–120.00 $115.32 $363 +5.32
375 375 2 117.00–135.00 $126.00 $472 +15.90
400–435 426 5 110.00–135.00 $114.69 $489 -2.30
450 450 3 105.00–120.00 $115.00 $518 +13.38
522–545 534 4 115.00–127.00 $121.13 $647 -4.72
575–580 578 5 90.00–107.00 $96.76 $559 —
625 625 1 75.00 $75.00 $469 -35.55
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 +10.51
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 -2.00
1340 1340 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 466 4 130.00–150.00 $140.08 $653 -0.49
515 515 2 132.00 $132.00 $680 -5.03
557–586 570 17 102.00–152.00 $142.78 $814 +0.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 105.00–115.00 $108.63 $285 -23.37
360 360 1 92.00 $92.00 $331 -22.73
449 449 8 120.00 $120.00 $539 +8.80
452–495 468 25 95.00–130.00 $110.19 $516 +1.41
513–533 523 6 107.00–110.00 $108.53 $568 -7.09
565–588 574 10 90.00–105.00 $99.09 $569 -7.88
710 710 2 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
765 765 1 82.00 $82.00 $627 —
850 850 2 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 75.00 $75.00 $146 —
205–237 226 3 60.00–85.00 $77.45 $175 -31.20
260–275 266 5 60.00–110.00 $88.50 $235 -10.38
307–335 323 6 65.00–112.00 $84.68 $274 -29.71
350–390 370 2 67.00–92.00 $80.18 $297 -24.66
405–440 415 12 72.00–125.00 $98.13 $407 -23.12
478–497 488 12 72.00–110.00 $97.71 $477 +9.96
515–540 529 4 75.00–100.00 $88.19 $467 -6.09
566–585 573 5 75.00–100.00 $92.26 $529 +6.47
625–630 628 2 62.00–67.00 $64.49 $405 -26.49
660 660 1 67.00 $67.00 $442 -24.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–247 230 4 80.00–125.00 $98.42 $226 —
260–277 271 3 90.00–145.00 $127.43 $345 +17.43
300–340 325 4 80.00–152.00 $106.82 $347 -23.18
350–385 367 6 60.00–155.00 $124.18 $456 -10.82
400–440 419 7 82.00–135.00 $104.39 $437 -18.38
465–495 480 2 110.00–135.00 $122.11 $586 +23.49
500–520 510 2 107.00–110.00 $108.47 $553 +11.55
561–597 572 11 75.00–117.00 $101.72 $582 +8.30
605–640 623 6 75.00–107.00 $90.55 $564 -21.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.00 $147.00 $441 —
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -3.29
432 432 2 135.00 $135.00 $583 —
500–523 511 9 105.00–122.00 $117.10 $598 -9.43
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -17.66
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
1040 fancy 1040 1 92.00 $92.00 $957 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 70.00 $70.00 $256 —
435 435 1 57.00 $57.00 $248 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 50.00 $50.00 $85 —
200 200 2 60.00 $60.00 $120 —
260–295 278 2 50.00–72.00 $60.31 $168 —
340 340 1 70.00 $70.00 $238 —
360 360 1 55.00 $55.00 $198 —
407 407 2 65.00 $65.00 $265 —
490 490 1 50.00 $50.00 $245 —
697 697 2 60.00 $60.00 $418 —
810 810 1 62.00 $62.00 $502 —
967 967 2 69.00 $69.00 $667 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.