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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 20, 2024

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.38/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 529 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.15/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 576 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.47/cwt ≈ $1,627/hd at 572 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 323 63
Feeder cattle 456 313 63
Replacement cattle 10

** The next Middleburg feeder sale will be held on October 18th @6PM**

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–323 314 6 305.00–310.00 $309.20 $971
360–395 380 3 295.00–310.00 $301.43 $1,145 +1.43
470–480 476 4 300.00–317.00 $310.21 $1,477
500–520 508 5 275.00–285.00 $279.09 $1,418 -39.67
562–587 572 14 282.00–290.00 $284.47 $1,627
625–645 638 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,499
673–680 674 5 240.00–245.00 $241.01 $1,624 -13.99
710–740 719 7 225.00–232.00 $227.76 $1,638
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 4 285.00–290.00 $287.41 $957
450–495 477 6 260.00–270.00 $267.62 $1,277 +27.62

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 7 240.00–255.00 $249.99 $822 -15.01
441–446 443 12 225.00–240.00 $233.75 $1,036
465–495 484 12 215.00–230.00 $220.55 $1,067 -9.38
515–545 529 18 225.00–240.00 $232.38 $1,229 +4.78
551–597 576 15 235.00–245.00 $239.15 $1,378 +8.10
615–645 631 8 220.00–230.00 $224.81 $1,419
650–677 671 6 210.00–225.00 $220.92 $1,482
725–730 727 4 205.00–215.00 $207.49 $1,508
800–815 808 2 205.00–210.00 $207.52 $1,677 +7.52
908–940 916 4 187.00–192.00 $190.72 $1,747 +20.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–430 421 4 200.00–215.00 $206.38 $869 -1.90
457–460 458 5 200.00–205.00 $203.99 $934 -27.05
510–545 515 7 215.00–220.00 $219.24 $1,129 +20.63

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,103 +20.00
461–482 469 5 317.00–320.00 $318.23 $1,492 +0.64
501–525 507 4 255.00–275.00 $269.82 $1,368 -15.18
624 624 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,622 +46.74
700–740 717 3 195.00–200.00 $198.37 $1,422
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–547 522 7 230.00–240.00 $233.73 $1,220 +6.30
597 597 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,075

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 210.00–220.00 $214.87 $817
446 446 3 220.00 $220.00 $981
460–485 473 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,112
515–540 528 2 180.00–190.00 $184.88 $976
636 636 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,253
733–745 736 7 210.00–222.00 $218.53 $1,608

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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.