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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

67 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 67 150 156
Feeder cattle 67 150 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.65 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .51 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 6.01 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.56 lower, boners averaged 4.87 lower and lean cows averaged 6.01 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.80 higher and under 95 lbs 11.85 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
350–385 368 2 150.00–155.00 $152.38 $561 —
1205 1205 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
855 855 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,351 —
990 990 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 155.00 $155.00 $403 -60.16
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -86.76
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 +4.86
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 ±0.00
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 —
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —
820 820 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 —
955 955 1 104.00 $104.00 $993 —
1075 1075 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 —
415 415 2 195.00 $195.00 $809 +7.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 157.00 $157.00 $463 —
300–315 308 2 140.00–152.00 $145.85 $449 -9.15
365–375 370 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $490 -72.53
890 890 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 255.00 $255.00 $694 ±0.00
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 -43.00
495 495 1 185.00 $185.00 $916 —
525 525 1 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 60.00 $60.00 $72 -15.00
295 295 1 125.00 $125.00 $369 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 157.00 $157.00 $440 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 70.00 $70.00 $88 —
160 160 1 100.00 $100.00 $160 -43.36
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 +65.00
980 980 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,215 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 87.00 $87.00 $231 -50.98
495 495 1 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
507 507 2 136.00 $136.00 $690 -24.00
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
621 621 3 140.00 $140.00 $869 +12.47
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -1.12
807–810 808 3 135.00–144.00 $140.99 $1,139 -19.01
970 970 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,242 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 105.00 $105.00 $336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,354 —

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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.