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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 19, 2021

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.45/cwt ≈ $910/hd at 677 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.55/cwt ≈ $831/hd at 622 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $145.50/cwt +48.74 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 584 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 586 325 0
Feeder cattle 586 325 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The feeder cattle sale will be Saturday April 3, 2021 at 1:00PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
350–375 361 4 132.00–155.00 $141.30 $510 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
415–430 423 2 140.00–155.00 $147.37 $623 —
525 525 2 140.00 $140.00 $735 +8.00
510–545 539 19 137.00–157.00 $151.13 $815 +19.13
558–598 573 11 130.00–175.00 $151.93 $871 +9.15
602–645 622 38 120.00–147.00 $133.55 $831 —
655–696 677 39 115.00–147.00 $134.45 $910 —
701–746 727 21 100.00–129.00 $124.05 $902 —
750–790 775 5 110.00–125.00 $119.39 $925 —
807–810 808 3 112.00–115.00 $113.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 +33.10
305–315 308 3 125.00–150.00 $139.03 $428 +23.71
358 358 4 127.00 $127.00 $455 +1.00
370 370 2 137.00 $137.00 $507 +11.00
407–446 428 11 112.00–150.00 $144.99 $621 +30.30
455–495 473 10 100.00–150.00 $128.54 $608 +13.54
515–540 531 7 125.00–147.00 $136.69 $726 +15.56
560–597 584 23 122.00–152.00 $145.50 $850 +48.74
610–648 633 17 100.00–140.00 $119.57 $757 +44.57
670–678 677 9 110.00–135.00 $114.42 $775 —
705–720 710 7 100.00–122.00 $113.61 $807 -6.39
765–790 774 5 80.00–120.00 $101.94 $789 —
810–815 813 2 102.00–110.00 $106.01 $862 +11.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 105.00 $105.00 $252 +27.55
250 250 1 97.00 $97.00 $242 +8.50
315–347 340 7 102.00–120.00 $111.79 $380 +27.11
360–395 370 13 90.00–127.00 $114.66 $424 +34.48
415–445 436 7 105.00–125.00 $118.37 $516 +20.24
455–495 475 18 90.00–120.00 $108.05 $513 +10.34
500–522 511 8 92.00–120.00 $105.99 $542 +17.80
568–595 583 7 90.00–115.00 $103.36 $603 +11.10
715 715 2 90.00–112.00 $101.00 $722 —
1165 1165 1 71.00 $71.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 3 120.00–137.00 $129.37 $418 —
360–385 372 3 107.00–135.00 $125.33 $466 +33.33
420–435 424 5 112.00–150.00 $136.23 $578 +16.23
473 473 4 130.00 $130.00 $615 +19.81
501–540 520 12 115.00–157.00 $124.79 $649 +16.26
575–590 583 2 110.00–117.00 $113.55 $662 +14.46
623–635 628 5 112.00–114.00 $113.19 $711 —
650–682 664 14 105.00–125.00 $115.00 $764 —
700–732 722 10 110.00–127.00 $116.21 $839 +6.21
818–835 821 5 96.00–120.00 $115.12 $945 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 432 3 125.00–140.00 $135.08 $584 +0.08
475 475 1 127.00 $127.00 $603 —
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 +17.00
555–595 581 11 125.00–145.00 $134.04 $779 +24.04
725–736 734 6 105.00–121.00 $116.03 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 137.00 $137.00 $459 +30.18
380 380 3 125.00 $125.00 $475 +0.82
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 +5.61
475–495 485 2 95.00–122.00 $108.78 $528 -13.33
530–540 535 2 87.00–115.00 $100.87 $540 -7.60
550–592 578 3 100.00–120.00 $113.66 $657 +11.94
625–645 631 4 87.00–115.00 $103.42 $653 +12.87
715–735 725 2 76.00–92.00 $83.89 $608 —
850–880 860 3 77.00 $77.00 $662 —
1155 1155 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,005 —

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Slaughter Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 49.00 $49.00 $492 —
1095 1095 1 68.00 $68.00 $745 —
1205–1225 1218 3 50.00–67.00 $61.30 $747 —
1305–1310 1308 2 50.00–56.00 $53.01 $693 —
1405–1435 1420 2 56.50–62.00 $59.28 $842 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 66.00 $66.00 $185 —
353–365 356 4 50.00–68.00 $63.39 $226 -6.61
487 487 2 69.00 $69.00 $336 —
520 520 1 75.00 $75.00 $390 —
592 592 2 90.00 $90.00 $533 —
625–637 635 6 70.00–72.00 $71.67 $455 —
700 700 1 78.00 $78.00 $546 —
810 810 1 73.00 $73.00 $591 —
1230 1230 1 68.00 $68.00 $836 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 100.00 $100.00 $340 +30.00
350–398 386 13 62.00–94.00 $80.14 $309 +25.14
400 400 2 78.00 $78.00 $312 +13.00
517–545 526 3 62.00–74.00 $69.86 $367 —
580–590 583 3 82.00–89.00 $84.36 $492 —
615 615 2 83.00 $83.00 $510 —
700–720 710 2 50.00–85.00 $67.25 $477 —
750 750 2 78.00 $78.00 $585 —
800 800 3 68.00–78.00 $73.00 $584 +11.00
870 870 1 77.00 $77.00 $670 —
1006–1045 1016 4 80.00–82.00 $80.51 $818 —

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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.