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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 19, 2024

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 343 245
Feeder cattle 152 339 245
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday February 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 210.00 $210.00 $840 —
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 +25.00
520–545 533 4 160.00–225.00 $196.56 $1,048 -31.73
560–582 575 3 180.00–190.00 $183.25 $1,054 -7.80
620–635 628 2 212.00–215.00 $213.52 $1,341 +8.59
650 650 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 +6.68
720 720 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,332 +23.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 240.00 $240.00 $708 +56.56
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 —
370 370 1 225.00 $225.00 $832 +14.67
402–440 421 7 175.00–230.00 $206.79 $871 +59.59
490 490 2 165.00 $165.00 $808 +24.92
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 +15.82
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 130.00–145.00 $137.86 $507 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
300–336 328 5 175.00–190.00 $180.82 $593 -34.18
375 375 2 195.00 $195.00 $731 +3.11
430–445 438 2 165.00–187.00 $175.81 $770 -19.19
455–474 471 7 187.00–197.00 $188.38 $887 -34.36
500–545 526 5 170.00–200.00 $186.42 $981 +0.02
560–585 577 3 145.00–190.00 $172.05 $993 -1.77
605–640 623 2 167.00–170.00 $168.46 $1,050 -9.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 120.00–170.00 $145.00 $413 —
347 347 2 180.00 $180.00 $625 —
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 -21.59
425–435 430 2 125.00–197.00 $161.42 $694 +36.15
458–460 459 4 177.00–185.00 $182.99 $840 +42.85
505 505 1 182.00 $182.00 $919 +24.73
560–580 575 5 170.00–180.00 $173.96 $1,000 +38.96
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 -0.64
651 651 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,237 —
705–737 726 3 150.00–155.00 $153.38 $1,114 -0.14
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 130.00–135.00 $133.35 $431 —
580 580 2 87.00–100.00 $93.50 $542 —
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 320 4 225.00–230.00 $228.79 $732 -7.20
412–445 423 3 215.00–230.00 $224.74 $951 -4.33
465–485 473 3 197.00–245.00 $219.35 $1,038 +27.35
520 520 1 175.00 $175.00 $910 -34.11
621–645 627 5 157.00–170.00 $162.27 $1,017 —
657–660 658 3 150.00–185.00 $173.30 $1,140 —
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
947 947 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 +35.00
420–445 433 2 175.00–195.00 $184.71 $800 —
465 465 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,093 —
512–545 523 3 115.00–200.00 $144.53 $756 -18.33
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 -17.43
925 925 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,572 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 -20.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —

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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.