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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 21, 2022

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.71/cwt -19.29 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 528 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.83/cwt -20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 474 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.87/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 577 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 537 227 354
Feeder cattle 527 227 354
Replacement cattle 10 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Heavy weight feeder cattle deleted** The next feeder cattle sale will be Saturday November 5, 2022 at 1:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
430–448 444 5 160.00–167.00 $165.65 $735 -34.49
465–495 472 11 145.00–170.00 $162.17 $765 -31.76
503–530 518 11 140.00–192.00 $182.32 $944 -1.80
551–585 559 15 155.00–182.00 $174.96 $978 -11.85
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
650–696 671 9 132.00–165.00 $150.56 $1,010 —
727 727 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,090 -25.00
766–775 770 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 -45.00
800–822 811 8 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $1,184 -23.99
875 875 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,199 —
910 910 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,274 —
970 970 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 140.00 $140.00 $402 —
315–345 330 2 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
450–495 468 3 105.00–145.00 $128.38 $601 -34.04
500–540 526 7 115.00–155.00 $131.98 $694 -13.02
550–575 560 5 110.00–145.00 $128.84 $722 —
605–625 617 5 105.00–135.00 $123.18 $760 +18.18
652–693 672 10 115.00–145.00 $127.09 $854 —
700–745 714 8 125.00–140.00 $129.44 $924 -15.56
770–790 782 11 125.00–150.00 $131.65 $1,030 -15.35
1010 1010 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,060 -20.00
1065–1070 1068 2 110.00–117.00 $113.51 $1,212 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 273 3 95.00–145.00 $125.67 $343 —
320 320 1 102.00 $102.00 $326 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 75.00 $75.00 $131 —
235 235 1 110.00 $110.00 $258 —
270–295 283 6 95.00–130.00 $110.19 $312 -39.81
310–345 332 8 100.00–115.00 $109.55 $364 -30.45
355–382 363 7 90.00–120.00 $109.20 $396 -30.81
410–445 436 6 85.00–130.00 $115.28 $503 -11.72
450–497 466 9 102.00–125.00 $113.29 $528 -1.71
503–535 525 14 110.00–120.00 $115.30 $605 -9.70
565–595 577 16 85.00–142.00 $112.87 $651 +2.87
600–645 625 5 75.00–115.00 $97.71 $611 —
650–653 652 4 87.00–115.00 $108.02 $704 +15.54
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 +13.27
752–775 760 3 80.00–100.00 $93.20 $708 —
805–817 813 3 115.00 $115.00 $935 —
852–875 860 3 105.00–115.00 $111.61 $960 —
915–925 920 2 105.00–125.00 $114.95 $1,058 —
965 965 2 90.00–115.00 $102.50 $989 —
1040 1040 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–370 364 10 120.00–135.00 $127.57 $464 -32.43
400–435 420 15 115.00–140.00 $133.29 $560 -19.43
462–487 474 18 135.00–150.00 $144.83 $686 -20.25
500–547 528 21 115.00–157.00 $140.71 $743 -19.29
550–575 563 5 120.00–125.00 $122.98 $692 —
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 +10.00
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 —
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 130.00–165.00 $146.70 $400 —
300–340 318 3 140.00–150.00 $146.70 $467 -63.30
350–395 366 6 135.00–170.00 $158.29 $579 -46.71
425–440 428 6 140.00–165.00 $153.38 $656 —
465–496 490 8 145.00–165.00 $153.64 $753 -41.36
505–520 517 5 180.00–186.00 $184.83 $956 —
568–597 581 13 162.00–190.00 $177.58 $1,032 +27.58
621 621 3 157.00 $157.00 $975 +16.40
660–667 665 3 120.00–187.00 $164.82 $1,096 —
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
822 822 2 107.00 $107.00 $880 —
903–930 910 4 100.00–125.00 $118.61 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 2 140.00 $140.00 $154 —
210 210 1 125.00 $125.00 $262 —
250–290 270 2 127.00–150.00 $139.35 $376 —
305–327 321 5 115.00–150.00 $126.71 $407 —
350–397 369 9 100.00–155.00 $137.32 $507 —
415–435 428 3 112.00–165.00 $129.12 $553 +36.13
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
502–549 528 14 125.00–165.00 $137.36 $725 —
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
605–645 628 3 105.00–115.00 $109.92 $690 —
660–675 670 4 95.00–122.00 $104.77 $702 +34.77
780–795 788 2 82.00–105.00 $93.61 $738 —
862 862 2 95.00 $95.00 $819 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 55.00 $55.00 $60 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $645
860–1410 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 50.00–77.00 $63.46 $729
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1620 1386 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 55.00–77.00 $64.89 $899

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 65.00–100.00 $82.27 $317 —
405 405 1 97.00 $97.00 $393 —
490 490 1 87.00 $87.00 $426 —
500–535 515 3 85.00–105.00 $95.23 $490 —
600–640 626 4 62.00–100.00 $83.32 $522 —
655 655 1 87.00 $87.00 $570 —
730 730 1 87.00 $87.00 $635 —
800 800 2 95.00 $95.00 $760 —
863 863 3 82.00 $82.00 $708 —
955–965 960 2 92.00–95.00 $93.49 $898 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
173–195 179 4 70.00 $70.00 $125 —
230 230 1 70.00 $70.00 $161 —
255–275 263 4 70.00–100.00 $81.50 $214 —
300–335 318 2 75.00–90.00 $82.91 $264 +2.91
365 365 3 50.00–110.00 $87.33 $319 —
400–417 411 3 55.00–82.00 $73.25 $301 -6.75
455–470 462 3 67.00–100.00 $80.56 $372 +0.07
520–527 524 5 45.00–97.00 $72.88 $382 —
570 570 1 60.00 $60.00 $342 —
610–645 619 4 75.00–110.00 $99.65 $617 —
685 685 1 85.00 $85.00 $582 —
775 775 1 85.00 $85.00 $659 —
810–815 814 4 100.00–102.00 $101.50 $826 —
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —

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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.