Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 16, 2024

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $269.09/cwt +34.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 613 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.29/cwt -31.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 576 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	323	214	150
Feeder cattle	313	214	150
Replacement cattle	10	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday September 20, 2024 at 6:00PM.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	220.00–265.00	$242.95	$918	-37.05
400–427	420	4	270.00–320.00	$286.97	$1,205	-23.03
490	490	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,176	-30.00
575–585	582	3	280.00–350.00	$326.93	$1,903	+74.30
600–626	613	12	235.00–275.00	$269.09	$1,650	+34.15
665–685	676	8	215.00–275.00	$261.22	$1,766	+19.22
700	700	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	-5.00
755–795	771	5	220.00–265.00	$240.02	$1,851	—
816	816	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,754	—
885–892	890	3	215.00–225.00	$218.32	$1,943	—
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	340.00	$340.00	$714	+5.00
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	-20.00
410–435	423	2	300.00–390.00	$343.67	$1,454	+28.73
505–527	518	8	275.00–360.00	$318.76	$1,651	—
695	695	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	-1.65
777	777	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,214	+15.00
830	830	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	230.00	$230.00	$391	—
330–335	331	6	190.00–215.00	$209.95	$695	—
360–380	371	4	190.00–225.00	$206.36	$766	—
410–435	419	5	185.00–230.00	$208.28	$873	-40.49
480–490	485	4	227.00–235.00	$231.04	$1,121	+26.04
515–535	519	6	190.00–202.00	$198.61	$1,031	-17.37
555–592	576	10	170.00–235.00	$203.29	$1,171	-31.37
600	600	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	+7.16
675	675	2	185.00–220.00	$202.50	$1,367	+7.61
705	705	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	-10.00
765–785	775	2	185.00–210.00	$197.34	$1,529	+3.86
810–845	822	3	165.00–200.00	$188.00	$1,545	—
855–880	871	6	197.00–220.00	$208.62	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	—
255–265	258	3	245.00–320.00	$269.68	$696	—
335	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	-20.00
356 fancy	356	4	245.00	$245.00	$872	—
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	-30.84
470–480	473	3	220.00–235.00	$229.93	$1,088	-27.57
510–525	518	4	200.00–245.00	$227.60	$1,179	-28.31
583–590	587	7	217.00–250.00	$231.05	$1,356	—
800	800	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	—
915	915	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	300.00	$300.00	$600	—
245 fancy	245	1	295.00	$295.00	$723	—
250	250	2	305.00–315.00	$310.00	$775	—
275 fancy	275	1	275.00	$275.00	$756	—
305–343	334	4	215.00–285.00	$269.00	$898	—
385	385	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,213	+6.85
399 fancy	399	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,217	—
405	405	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,033	—
475–480	478	2	300.00–335.00	$317.59	$1,518	—
495 fancy	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	—
510	510	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,454	+1.58
550–555	553	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,465	+20.09
610–615	613	3	200.00–240.00	$213.26	$1,307	-46.74
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	260.00	$260.00	$676	—
315	315	3	190.00–245.00	$208.33	$656	—
410–420	413	3	215.00–330.00	$268.83	$1,110	—
480	480	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,224	+35.00
505–520	510	3	125.00–305.00	$227.43	$1,160	—
605–640	623	2	215.00–240.00	$227.15	$1,415	+12.39
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—
860	860	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	3	165.00	$165.00	$464	—
460	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1060	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–134.00	$117.68	$1,073
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,330

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006
885–1120	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	92.00–117.00	$106.87	$1,074

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	170.00–175.00	$172.55	$635	—
465–490	477	5	175.00–190.00	$185.10	$883	—
532	532	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,011	—
645	645	2	135.00	$135.00	$871	—
660–690	675	2	185.00–205.00	$195.22	$1,318	—
835	835	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	165.00	$165.00	$586	—
480–485	483	2	140.00–210.00	$174.82	$844	—
530	530	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,166	—
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	—
650–671	666	4	215.00–220.00	$218.78	$1,457	+48.78
860	860	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,634	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	280.00	$280.00	$602	—
390	390	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,092	+125.00
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
460–465	463	2	270.00–285.00	$277.46	$1,285	—
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—
655–670	663	2	235.00–255.00	$245.11	$1,625	—
755	755	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,510	—
910	910	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,956	—
1030	1030	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,596	—
1070	1070	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,033	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	—
465–490	478	2	210.00–230.00	$219.74	$1,050	—
585	585	1	145.00	$145.00	$848	—
615–617	616	3	200.00–205.00	$201.66	$1,242	—
765	765	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,568	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	—
835	835	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,420	+5.00

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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.