Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 7, 2023

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.38/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 432 lb · 21 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.88/cwt ≈ $790/hd at 328 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $201.79/cwt ≈ $1,049/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	296	63	227
Feeder cattle	296	63	227

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday October 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	+60.00
355–389	380	7	125.00–250.00	$221.22	$841	—
415–426	425	10	170.00–280.00	$256.03	$1,088	+16.03
455–490	473	6	225.00–275.00	$252.34	$1,194	—
505–530	521	11	210.00–287.00	$272.78	$1,421	+102.78
557–565	559	7	190.00–282.00	$257.68	$1,440	+127.68
610–635	622	5	100.00–250.00	$191.51	$1,191	+46.51
650–685	668	2	175.00–205.00	$189.61	$1,267	+39.61
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	—
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	+15.00
810	810	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,418	—
973	973	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,508	—
1020–1022	1022	6	147.00–165.00	$150.00	$1,533	—
1185	1185	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	270.00	$270.00	$913	+70.00
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	—
443	443	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,240	—
465–478	475	6	230.00–280.00	$248.33	$1,180	—
580–595	587	3	240.00–260.00	$253.24	$1,487	—
608–610	609	8	250.00–287.00	$268.53	$1,635	—
670–690	685	4	220.00–270.00	$257.77	$1,766	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	300.00	$300.00	$405	—
185	185	1	240.00	$240.00	$444	—
280–285	283	2	180.00–215.00	$197.65	$559	—
300–345	327	10	100.00–240.00	$200.81	$657	+10.81
355–393	375	6	160.00–240.00	$208.89	$783	+8.89
400–448	432	21	155.00–240.00	$197.38	$853	—
460–486	479	5	200.00–235.00	$224.91	$1,077	—
500–540	520	12	175.00–245.00	$201.79	$1,049	—
558–565	560	3	160.00–250.00	$219.75	$1,231	—
630–645	641	4	135.00–200.00	$184.04	$1,180	—
660	660	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,089	—
710–730	720	4	125.00–155.00	$138.73	$999	—
918	918	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,377	+25.00
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–331	328	14	230.00–247.00	$240.88	$790	—
365	365	1	200.00	$200.00	$730	—
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	—
455–485	470	4	210.00–240.00	$226.30	$1,064	—
509	509	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,298	—
605–635	620	3	185.00–220.00	$205.20	$1,272	—
660	660	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	4	150.00	$150.00	$886	—
608	608	2	142.00	$142.00	$863	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	215.00	$215.00	$441	—
303	303	2	300.00	$300.00	$909	—
350–375	363	2	185.00–220.00	$201.90	$733	+24.40
400–440	427	3	210.00–240.00	$230.63	$985	+115.63
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	—
500–540	520	3	220.00–230.00	$223.33	$1,161	—
555–573	566	8	200.00–260.00	$245.09	$1,387	—
638	638	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,467	—
720	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—
1190	1190	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,007	—
428–445	431	6	250.00–285.00	$278.97	$1,202	—
526–540	528	7	165.00–290.00	$271.74	$1,435	—
890	890	1	107.00	$107.00	$952	—
1065	1065	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,172	—
1285	1285	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,414	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	185.00	$185.00	$398	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	95.00	$95.00	$294	—
370	370	1	107.00	$107.00	$396	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	122.00	$122.00	$342	—
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	—
528	528	2	85.00	$85.00	$449	—
669	669	4	82.00	$82.00	$549	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	—
490	490	1	95.00	$95.00	$466	—
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	-40.00
760–795	778	2	80.00–145.00	$113.23	$881	-6.77
1000	1000	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,250	—

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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.