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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 586 287
Feeder cattle 450 586 287

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday April 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 175.00–190.00 $182.43 $462
455–480 470 3 130.00–155.00 $142.11 $668
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 +10.00
555–585 570 2 132.00–142.00 $136.87 $780 -15.06
610–645 625 7 130.00–145.00 $135.67 $848 +2.12
655–685 670 3 125.00–150.00 $134.85 $903 +0.40
715–725 720 2 110.00–130.00 $119.93 $863 -4.12
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 +2.61
815–845 830 2 100.00–122.00 $111.20 $923 -1.80
975 975 1 100.00 $100.00 $975
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518
485 485 2 150.00 $150.00 $728 +21.46
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 -31.69
555 555 1 107.00 $107.00 $594 -38.50
610–635 624 4 125.00–140.00 $133.66 $834 +14.09
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +30.58
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 +8.39
815 815 1 97.00 $97.00 $791 -9.01
970 970 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,038

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 122.00 $122.00 $378 -7.37
415–445 425 6 125.00–157.00 $135.72 $577 -0.51
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 +5.00
510–545 523 4 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $641 -2.31
555–595 568 6 115.00–140.00 $124.94 $710 +11.39
610–645 620 6 100.00–147.00 $117.95 $731 +4.76
650–675 665 3 105.00–115.00 $109.99 $731 -5.01
705–745 721 4 110.00–127.00 $117.35 $846 +1.14
755–785 765 4 90.00–110.00 $101.28 $775
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 -10.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 +28.00
305–345 325 2 85.00–105.00 $94.38 $307 -17.41
355 355 1 92.00 $92.00 $327 -22.66
405–430 418 2 117.00–125.00 $121.12 $506 +2.75
510–545 524 5 85.00–120.00 $105.03 $550 -0.96
555–560 558 2 107.00–117.00 $111.98 $625 +8.62
615–645 630 2 110.00–135.00 $122.20 $770
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704
710 710 1 85.00 $85.00 $604 -16.00
830 830 1 72.00 $72.00 $598

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 142.00 $142.00 $575 +6.92
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 +23.00
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742
620–630 627 3 125.00–160.00 $137.40 $861
650–670 660 2 125.00–132.00 $128.55 $848
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -6.03
755–780 765 3 95.00–125.00 $115.13 $881
810–820 815 2 100.00 $100.00 $815
860–885 873 2 102.00 $102.00 $890
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 127.00 $127.00 $451 +2.00
455 455 2 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $626 +28.72
520–535 528 2 125.00–157.00 $140.77 $743 +39.90
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 -18.66
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 70.00 $70.00 $178
305 305 1 75.00 $75.00 $229 -25.00
365 365 1 87.00 $87.00 $318 +6.86
510 510 1 75.00 $75.00 $382 +5.14
565 565 1 85.00 $85.00 $480 +0.64
620 620 1 77.00 $77.00 $477 -6.00
675 675 1 70.00 $70.00 $472
710–720 717 3 70.00–72.00 $70.66 $507 +3.41
830 830 1 60.00 $60.00 $498 -13.00

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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.