Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 17, 2023

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.29/cwt +29.68 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 571 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.21/cwt +38.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 665 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.12/cwt +47.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 629 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	303	245	175
Feeder cattle	285	245	175
Replacement cattle	18	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be on Friday March 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	+53.00
535–540	538	3	172.00–180.00	$174.65	$940	—
555–585	566	10	175.00–205.00	$179.44	$1,016	+39.53
628–638	633	7	170.00–185.00	$176.67	$1,118	+22.73
650–676	665	15	167.00–182.00	$176.21	$1,172	+38.86
706–730	716	10	162.00–177.00	$169.93	$1,217	—
750–772	758	7	165.00–175.00	$172.69	$1,309	+23.67
800	800	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,320	—
935	935	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,496	+28.00
960–983	972	4	145.00–170.00	$157.35	$1,529	—
1475	1475	2	142.00	$142.00	$2,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
475	475	2	130.00–175.00	$152.50	$724	+7.50
530	530	1	165.00	$165.00	$874	+35.00
650–698	673	10	140.00–177.00	$166.39	$1,120	+56.39
710	710	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	+65.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	145.00–160.00	$152.62	$481	—
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	+8.30
410–430	420	2	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$724	+39.59
450–490	471	7	145.00–175.00	$160.84	$758	+29.35
505–540	530	8	135.00–170.00	$161.16	$854	+22.55
557–590	571	20	135.00–170.00	$162.29	$927	+29.68
615–647	629	12	155.00–175.00	$167.12	$1,051	+47.12
655–692	673	9	160.00–170.00	$162.77	$1,095	+15.77
736–745	738	4	145.00–160.00	$156.22	$1,153	+36.22
751–760	753	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,205	—
810	810	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	—
1060	1060	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	97.00	$97.00	$233	—
255–295	279	4	115.00–155.00	$128.88	$360	+1.67
340–345	343	2	115.00–155.00	$134.85	$463	-1.53
405–430	419	9	147.00–165.00	$155.16	$650	+29.53
475–485	478	3	100.00–165.00	$135.03	$645	+13.03
505–525	518	3	90.00–127.00	$114.98	$596	+2.98
555–582	571	4	145.00–165.00	$149.95	$856	+45.26
621–625	622	4	90.00–142.00	$128.94	$802	+39.23
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	+40.00
707	707	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,096	+32.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	—
435	435	5	167.00	$167.00	$726	+25.20
542	542	4	175.00	$175.00	$948	—
602–640	614	4	177.00–185.00	$179.83	$1,104	+44.83
650	650	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,138	—
735	735	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,176	—
847	847	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	+13.00
325	325	1	155.00	$155.00	$504	—
350–370	360	2	122.00–145.00	$133.82	$482	+40.05
445	445	2	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
450	450	1	195.00	$195.00	$878	—
515	515	2	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	+40.33
750	750	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,162	—
945	945	1	100.00	$100.00	$945	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	80.00	$80.00	$196	—
290	290	1	122.00	$122.00	$354	—
305	305	1	90.00	$90.00	$274	—
380–395	390	3	130.00–137.00	$132.27	$516	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–835	773	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–120.00	$111.89	$865
1370–1840	1595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	88.00–141.00	$105.42	$1,681

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1070	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	85.00–95.00	$89.84	$743

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$822

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,324
1430–1495	1463	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	85.00–96.00	$90.38	$1,322

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500–1800	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,659.09	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	122.00	$122.00	$293	—
445	445	1	70.00	$70.00	$312	—
470	470	1	105.00	$105.00	$494	—
525	525	1	92.00	$92.00	$483	+2.00
625–645	635	2	95.00–120.00	$107.30	$681	+42.30

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	105.00	$105.00	$467	+25.00
470	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	+13.00
575	575	1	105.00	$105.00	$604	—
630	630	1	85.00	$85.00	$536	—
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	+15.00
970	970	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,164	+8.00

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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.