Cattle Market Pulse

Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 16, 2022

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.80/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 577 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.76/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 530 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 275 370
Feeder cattle 187 269 370
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Single head small bull deleted** The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday January 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $534 -48.72
525–540 536 7 135.00–157.00 $150.26 $805 +11.91
635 635 1 155.00 $155.00 $984 -16.11
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -27.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 +15.00
460–472 467 5 100.00–122.00 $108.32 $506 —
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884 +14.95
690 690 1 142.00 $142.00 $980 +40.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 381 5 115.00–120.00 $117.35 $447 -7.65
415–440 425 5 135.00–137.00 $135.83 $577 +4.04
463 463 4 130.00 $130.00 $602 +4.03
505–548 530 14 102.00–145.00 $124.76 $661 +3.62
570–583 577 15 92.00–152.00 $109.80 $634 -10.46
630–635 633 2 75.00–110.00 $92.57 $586 -38.66
660–685 673 2 90.00–112.00 $101.20 $681 -14.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–292 280 7 80.00–125.00 $111.28 $312 +36.28
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 -2.00
355–375 365 4 85.00–90.00 $87.57 $320 -25.26
405–435 415 7 82.00–130.00 $96.89 $402 -18.11
455–490 467 3 112.00–120.00 $117.20 $547 +22.20
502–545 516 4 72.00–105.00 $84.99 $439 —
555–582 566 5 95.00–120.00 $109.71 $621 +4.71
600 600 1 85.00 $85.00 $510 -7.86
720–730 725 2 97.00–102.00 $99.48 $721 —
900 900 3 77.00 $77.00 $693 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 150.00 $150.00 $537 —
530–542 536 4 130.00–142.00 $136.07 $729 +5.73
630–645 643 7 125.00–137.00 $133.85 $861 —
670 670 2 125.00 $125.00 $838 +6.91
701–722 708 6 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $944 —
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
880 880 1 87.00 $87.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.00 $127.00 $375 —
385 385 2 145.00 $145.00 $558 +54.59
440 440 1 92.00 $92.00 $405 -18.00
495 495 1 75.00 $75.00 $371 -36.61
555–585 570 3 110.00–127.00 $115.82 $660 -14.18
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 +2.70
700–745 723 4 75.00–110.00 $91.55 $662 +21.55
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 65.00 $65.00 $146 -20.00
260–285 273 2 77.00–110.00 $94.26 $257 +32.26
315 315 1 75.00 $75.00 $236 —
355 355 1 47.00 $47.00 $167 —
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 47.00–85.00 $66.00 $158 -9.00
545 545 1 52.00 $52.00 $283 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 82.00 $82.00 $410 —
575 575 1 77.00 $77.00 $443 —
640 640 4 80.00 $80.00 $512 —
1015 1015 1 87.00 $87.00 $883 -3.00

↑ Back to top

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.