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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 1, 2022

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $198.28/cwt +18.28 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 473 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.01/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 384 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 160 0
Feeder cattle 227 156 0
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday October 21, 2022 at 6:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 190.00 $190.00 $671 —
423–448 436 4 195.00–205.00 $200.14 $873 —
453–495 471 10 190.00–200.00 $193.93 $913 +13.93
483 value added 483 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,063 —
503–520 513 5 175.00–190.00 $184.12 $945 +5.77
555–580 562 6 180.00–210.00 $186.81 $1,050 +11.84
722 722 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,264 —
776 776 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,358 +23.00
829 829 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 +9.49
410–445 426 5 160.00–175.00 $165.88 $707 +11.15
460–485 470 4 155.00–165.00 $162.42 $763 -12.58
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 -10.00
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —
700–735 723 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,048 —
780 780 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,147 -17.97
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
1000 1000 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,250 —
1130–1145 1138 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $1,337 —
1405 1405 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,897 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 135.00 $135.00 $763 —
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 +5.00
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 +15.00
355–393 384 10 100.00–155.00 $140.01 $538 -0.16
416 416 5 145.00 $145.00 $603 +23.73
435 435 1 127.00 $127.00 $552 +5.73
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 -5.82
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 -0.86
595 595 3 110.00 $110.00 $654 -26.41
680–688 687 6 90.00–105.00 $92.48 $635 -37.59
708–728 721 6 90.00–100.00 $96.73 $697 -33.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 185.00 $185.00 $416 —
273 273 2 185.00 $185.00 $505 +35.00
310–320 313 4 190.00–195.00 $191.28 $599 —
370 370 8 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
424–444 433 9 150.00–155.00 $152.72 $661 —
455–495 470 4 160.00–170.00 $165.08 $776 +25.08
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -20.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 5 215.00 $215.00 $520 —
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 +65.00
368 368 9 205.00 $205.00 $754 —
460 460 1 195.00 $195.00 $897 —
591 591 5 150.00 $150.00 $886 -13.67
605–606 606 5 135.00–142.00 $140.60 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 437 5 90.00–95.00 $92.99 $406 -79.01
485–495 488 4 162.00–170.00 $164.03 $800 —
690 690 3 70.00 $70.00 $483 -24.89
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 70.00 $70.00 $368 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 80.00 $80.00 $264 -25.00
405 405 1 80.00 $80.00 $324 -24.18
455–480 476 6 62.00–85.00 $80.49 $383 -24.51

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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.