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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 15, 2023

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.87/cwt +38.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 433 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $272.41/cwt ≈ $1,457/hd at 535 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,072/hd at 464 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 67 160
Feeder cattle 387 67 156
Replacement cattle 7 — 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 650.00 per cwt feeder heifer deleted** The annual Graded Feeder Cattle Sale will be Saturday October 7, 2023 at 1:00PM. They will be accepting cattle on Friday October 6 from 1:00 to 6:00 PM and Saturday October 7 from 8:00AM until 11:00AM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–425 416 3 260.00–270.00 $266.60 $1,109 —
475–495 481 4 220.00–260.00 $242.27 $1,165 —
510–544 535 20 245.00–285.00 $272.41 $1,457 —
555 555 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —
651–680 658 4 205.00–230.00 $223.54 $1,471 —
740 740 3 205.00–222.00 $216.33 $1,601 —
790 790 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 —
900 900 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,032 —
505–510 508 3 200.00–230.00 $216.72 $1,101 —
587–595 591 4 200.00–225.00 $212.58 $1,256 —
614–640 620 5 197.00–237.00 $217.66 $1,349 —
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
715 715 2 167.00–205.00 $186.00 $1,330 —
750 750 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 220.00–240.00 $229.72 $616 —
310–332 328 8 195.00–265.00 $240.77 $790 +75.77
358–385 364 9 215.00–245.00 $227.81 $829 —
412–448 433 20 210.00–240.00 $233.87 $1,013 +38.87
450–485 464 18 195.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,072 —
506 506 5 177.00 $177.00 $896 —
550–576 571 5 205.00–215.00 $213.07 $1,217 —
605–641 637 11 185.00–190.00 $186.35 $1,187 —
701–713 707 6 167.00–172.00 $169.48 $1,198 —
828 828 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,424 —
855–886 874 7 152.00–177.00 $166.27 $1,453 —
915 915 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 220.00 $220.00 $418 —
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
275–285 280 2 200.00–210.00 $205.09 $574 +50.09
300–345 315 3 160.00–230.00 $198.65 $626 +68.65
365–385 373 3 165.00–205.00 $185.09 $690 —
405–442 434 6 160.00–225.00 $207.45 $900 +42.45
465–490 475 4 145.00–210.00 $185.13 $879 +45.13
535 535 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 +65.00
555–590 578 7 155.00–195.00 $172.25 $996 —
605–646 640 9 145.00–185.00 $171.28 $1,096 +31.28
655–665 660 2 142.00–165.00 $153.41 $1,013 —
710–735 727 3 160.00–175.00 $164.89 $1,199 +52.89
755–797 784 4 145.00–177.00 $168.79 $1,323 —
801 801 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,177 +10.00
930 930 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,321 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 227 3 180.00–270.00 $213.31 $484 —
265 265 1 215.00 $215.00 $570 +58.00
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 -15.85
375 375 1 215.00 $215.00 $806 +82.53
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
660–697 685 3 105.00–140.00 $116.25 $796 —
700–745 731 5 95.00–160.00 $135.93 $994 —
752 752 2 95.00 $95.00 $714 —
800 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —
1115 1115 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 290.00 $290.00 $629 —
265 265 1 275.00 $275.00 $729 +20.00
315–345 328 3 240.00–260.00 $248.35 $815 —
360 360 1 275.00 $275.00 $990 —
410–443 436 5 255.00–260.00 $255.94 $1,116 +75.94
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 +40.00
655 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —
735 735 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 117.00 $117.00 $562 —
550–565 558 2 115.00–130.00 $122.40 $683 —
910 910 1 105.00 $105.00 $956 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085–1190 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 105.00–122.00 $113.11 $1,287
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1830 1830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,104

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1305 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 102.00–130.00 $116.91 $1,222

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 97.00–135.00 $117.38 $323 —
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
375 375 1 137.00 $137.00 $514 —
535 535 1 87.00 $87.00 $465 —
577–585 580 3 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
730 730 2 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
830 830 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
970 970 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,116 -9.00
1030 1030 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,082 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 +58.00
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
400–420 413 3 110.00–127.00 $121.52 $502 —
480–485 483 2 130.00–145.00 $137.46 $664 +0.46
547 547 2 180.00 $180.00 $985 —
560–590 570 4 120.00–130.00 $123.75 $705 -3.25
630–645 638 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $708 -28.99
675 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574 -40.00
720–742 735 10 95.00–135.00 $125.04 $919 —
785 785 3 125.00–130.00 $126.67 $994 —
805–815 812 3 125.00–130.00 $128.35 $1,042 -12.64
1175 1175 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,257 —

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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.