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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 17, 2021

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.36/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 730 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.54/cwt +34.54 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 725 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.83/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 430 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 195 543
Feeder cattle 354 195 543

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Saturday October 02, 2021 at 1:00PM. This is a graded sale.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 235.00 $235.00 $705
366 366 4 225.00 $225.00 $824
446 446 4 200.00 $200.00 $892
460–478 473 5 195.00–210.00 $204.10 $965
522 522 2 170.00 $170.00 $887 +35.00
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944
625–638 636 6 150.00 $150.00 $954 +19.86
655–695 678 3 140.00–155.00 $146.76 $995
710–740 730 13 135.00–145.00 $139.36 $1,017
801–825 811 8 125.00–140.00 $138.13 $1,120
872 872 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,151
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 175.00 $175.00 $586
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488
430–445 440 3 150.00 $150.00 $660
450–480 465 2 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $755 +31.29
511–530 516 4 125.00–127.00 $126.49 $653 -3.51
565–590 576 5 122.00–135.00 $128.41 $740 -9.20
605–625 618 6 125.00–155.00 $145.10 $897 +40.93
655–662 658 5 110.00–145.00 $134.05 $882
700–730 714 5 100.00–147.00 $128.53 $918 +2.79
802 802 2 122.00 $122.00 $978
860 860 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 272 7 125.00–165.00 $146.37 $398
325–340 333 2 132.00–147.00 $139.67 $465
350–360 353 3 135.00–170.00 $158.11 $558 +38.11
425–445 430 10 125.00–175.00 $152.83 $657
460–485 472 8 135.00–170.00 $146.99 $694 +36.99
525–530 528 3 120.00–150.00 $140.06 $740 +22.79
577–595 586 4 137.00–140.00 $137.76 $807 +22.04
645–647 647 8 125.00–135.00 $126.25 $817 +10.72
655–693 681 9 120.00–150.00 $135.63 $924 +35.63
717–735 725 11 125.00–135.00 $131.54 $954 +34.54
770–785 778 2 115.00–135.00 $125.10 $973 +21.80
805 805 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,022
853 853 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,126
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 135.00 $135.00 $169
155–182 169 4 135.00–145.00 $139.60 $236 +24.60
370 370 1 132.00 $132.00 $488 +30.81
430–445 441 4 112.00–115.00 $114.27 $504
455–485 470 2 102.00–155.00 $127.65 $600 +21.68
500–540 529 9 105.00–130.00 $113.06 $598 +3.06
553–570 557 5 110.00–125.00 $114.07 $635 +6.51
600–635 623 4 100.00–125.00 $111.33 $694 +1.33
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 +14.45
705–725 712 3 105.00–130.00 $113.49 $808 +18.26
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 200.00 $200.00 $380
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378
405–445 418 3 150.00–155.00 $153.23 $641
455–470 460 4 130.00–155.00 $144.92 $667 +27.92
515–540 523 3 125.00–135.00 $130.08 $680 +43.08
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 +20.33
650–665 658 2 120.00 $120.00 $790 +21.42
800–845 823 2 112.00–125.00 $118.32 $974
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 195.00 $195.00 $361
260–295 283 3 170.00–210.00 $197.76 $560
338 338 4 200.00 $200.00 $676 +58.00
390 390 1 205.00 $205.00 $800
430–445 438 2 147.00–155.00 $150.93 $661
455–465 460 2 145.00–155.00 $149.95 $690
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 +8.00
586 586 3 155.00 $155.00 $908

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 60.00 $60.00 $591
1190 1190 1 50.00 $50.00 $595
1210 1210 1 55.00 $55.00 $666
1330 1330 1 65.00 $65.00 $864

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 75.00 $75.00 $94
160 160 1 35.00 $35.00 $56
385 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 ±0.00
420–435 428 2 35.00–45.00 $40.09 $172
460 460 1 75.00 $75.00 $345 +10.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–140 130 2 80.00–95.00 $86.92 $113 +10.84
165–175 170 2 60.00–65.00 $62.43 $106 +0.47
200–240 220 2 65.00–95.00 $81.36 $179 -6.14
330–345 338 2 85.00–97.00 $90.87 $307 +5.92
350–352 351 3 67.00–75.00 $72.34 $254 +11.61
415–448 434 9 65.00–105.00 $79.57 $345 -20.43
455 455 1 65.00 $65.00 $296
505–510 508 2 75.00–110.00 $92.41 $469 +32.41
560–595 584 8 60.00–92.00 $77.55 $453 +7.55
605–641 623 9 65.00–85.00 $76.79 $478
655–670 663 2 65.00–80.00 $72.58 $481 -24.42
700–745 720 3 72.00–100.00 $89.01 $641 +2.01
795 795 1 95.00 $95.00 $755 +14.09
830–840 835 2 87.00–95.00 $90.98 $760
860 860 1 82.00 $82.00 $705
1140 1140 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,026
1420 1420 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,377
1525 1525 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,449

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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.