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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 22, 2022

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.26/cwt +22.56 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 573 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.33/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 541 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.52/cwt +25.55 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 680 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 474 0
Feeder cattle 428 474 0
Replacement cattle 34 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday May 20, 2022 at 6:00PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–296 293 4 150.00 $150.00 $440 —
330–345 340 3 140.00–175.00 $163.68 $557 -10.68
350–397 381 3 165.00–170.00 $166.53 $634 -8.47
418–440 424 12 160.00–180.00 $168.39 $714 +23.39
520–535 528 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $699 -44.74
550–597 577 6 130.00–160.00 $152.57 $880 +10.57
600–640 616 7 120.00–160.00 $151.18 $931 -13.82
665–680 671 5 130.00–155.00 $144.93 $972 +4.93
700–715 707 3 122.00–145.00 $130.59 $923 +15.59
775 775 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,124 ±0.00
815 815 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,060 +8.00
920 920 1 105.00 $105.00 $966 —
955 955 1 92.00 $92.00 $879 —
1015–1020 1017 3 92.00–112.00 $105.31 $1,071 +0.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 185.00 $185.00 $398 —
405–445 415 5 190.00–235.00 $221.71 $920 +65.90
490–498 495 5 167.00–230.00 $190.97 $945 +18.44
532 532 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,064 +30.00
555–570 563 2 160.00–175.00 $167.60 $944 +1.37
600 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 -11.63
653–690 659 11 160.00–190.00 $171.74 $1,132 +20.03
830 830 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,204 +3.59
960 960 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $1,224 —
1190 1190 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,333 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 170.00 $170.00 $420 —
310–345 325 7 140.00–175.00 $165.46 $538 +27.13
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 -2.39
400–435 421 11 160.00–210.00 $183.93 $774 +33.79
450–495 478 4 160.00–180.00 $174.06 $832 +26.29
500–548 541 16 145.00–200.00 $158.33 $857 +7.34
555–592 573 17 140.00–170.00 $156.26 $895 +22.56
600–636 624 13 117.00–155.00 $139.56 $871 +0.55
720–730 723 3 115.00–130.00 $124.95 $903 -2.76
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 -10.65
847 847 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,101 —
1085 1085 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,139 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
275–280 278 2 90.00–160.00 $124.68 $347 -29.05
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +26.85
356–375 363 6 150.00–185.00 $164.50 $597 +64.50
420–430 427 3 135.00–140.00 $136.64 $583 +8.82
460–480 470 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $623 +6.47
502–545 515 12 105.00–155.00 $131.16 $675 +13.55
565–575 570 2 115.00–125.00 $119.96 $684 -5.67
602–640 622 7 95.00–112.00 $103.79 $646 -9.66
665–693 680 15 112.00–145.00 $129.52 $881 +25.55
705–725 715 4 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $894 +11.61
751–791 769 8 95.00–107.00 $102.93 $792 —
815–825 821 4 90.00–120.00 $111.22 $913 —
975 975 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,141 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
337 337 2 185.00 $185.00 $623 +39.89
355 355 2 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
410–445 428 2 150.00 $150.00 $642 +26.86
500–520 514 4 130.00–155.00 $146.24 $752 -7.28
635 635 2 135.00 $135.00 $857 +34.98
660–675 668 2 130.00–145.00 $137.58 $919 +27.58
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 —
865–885 875 2 90.00–110.00 $100.11 $876 —
915–920 919 4 92.00–105.00 $95.24 $875 —
1105 1105 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
263 263 3 190.00 $190.00 $500 +15.00
355–370 363 5 165.00–215.00 $185.39 $673 +7.89
415–425 420 2 180.00–230.00 $205.30 $862 +31.45
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
712–742 730 7 125.00–135.00 $126.97 $927 -9.79
847 847 2 117.00 $117.00 $991 -8.00
990 990 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1090 916 (<2 yrs)N/A 8 98.00–117.00 $107.73 $987 —
1235–1615 1396 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 6 98.00–105.00 $101.76 $1,421 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1110 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00–87.00 $79.72 $749

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1945 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 62.00–92.00 $76.74 $1,059

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1070 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $981

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 115.00 $115.00 $299 —
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 +50.87
445 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 —
525–527 526 3 130.00–140.00 $136.68 $719 +21.68
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
600–625 613 2 75.00–115.00 $94.59 $580 —
680–694 692 6 82.00–95.00 $84.13 $582 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
1065 1065 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,065 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.00 $142.00 $341 +32.00
250–270 259 4 102.00–125.00 $112.27 $291 +21.88
340–346 343 10 105.00–135.00 $126.28 $433 +34.61
355–390 370 5 110.00–135.00 $119.37 $442 +7.37
400–443 424 6 77.00–142.00 $115.37 $489 +5.37
465–490 484 8 70.00–140.00 $116.47 $564 —
570–585 580 3 100.00–125.00 $116.59 $676 +16.59
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
935 935 1 90.00 $90.00 $842 —
952 952 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,114 —
1090 1090 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,003 —
1100 1100 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,045 —
1540–1545 1543 2 96.00–97.00 $96.50 $1,489 —

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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.