Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 15, 2024

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.05/cwt +15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 568 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.07/cwt -13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $257.90/cwt -20.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 636 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	428	320	396
Feeder cattle	428	320	396

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to October's Feeder Cattle Sale; Feeder Steers 300-500 lbs. traded 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-700 lb. Steers sold mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower with later selling calves selling up to 20.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	—
350–395	382	5	300.00–315.00	$303.86	$1,161	—
407–440	422	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,245	+13.17
452–475	462	9	285.00–300.00	$292.08	$1,349	+4.49
507–547	526	6	255.00–280.00	$271.97	$1,431	+1.75
562–595	583	7	245.00–280.00	$262.03	$1,528	—
615–645	636	16	235.00–280.00	$257.90	$1,640	-20.46
657–673	666	8	250.00–275.00	$263.10	$1,752	+6.61
700–740	716	6	250.00–265.00	$260.75	$1,867	-6.91
785	785	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,845	+14.85
813	813	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,667	-7.32
892	892	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,918	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	280.00	$280.00	$672	—
310–330	318	3	255.00–275.00	$264.95	$843	—
350–375	367	3	275.00–280.00	$278.41	$1,022	—
450–485	472	3	220.00–255.00	$232.83	$1,099	-28.91
505–535	525	3	230.00–240.00	$236.79	$1,243	—
590–595	593	4	225.00–265.00	$244.92	$1,452	—
660–692	686	5	220.00–245.00	$224.81	$1,542	+29.77
795	795	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,789	—
820–830	823	3	195.00–217.00	$209.61	$1,725	—
942	942	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,978	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	260.00	$260.00	$624	—
275–295	285	2	250.00–275.00	$262.06	$747	—
315–320	318	2	245.00–260.00	$252.56	$803	+8.45
410–440	429	9	220.00–235.00	$228.40	$980	-9.29
470–492	475	17	205.00–240.00	$221.07	$1,050	-13.25
505–540	526	11	190.00–235.00	$211.34	$1,112	-24.70
550–585	568	19	205.00–260.00	$233.05	$1,324	+15.51
610–635	613	10	190.00–235.00	$222.33	$1,363	-5.15
670	670	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,306	-30.00
720–735	728	2	195.00–205.00	$199.95	$1,456	-29.12
785	785	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—
900–921	916	4	175.00–225.00	$212.71	$1,948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–397	381	14	185.00–240.00	$205.42	$783	+0.42
400–445	427	9	185.00–215.00	$206.79	$883	-4.35
465–485	478	4	190.00–210.00	$200.05	$956	-13.32
500–545	526	4	185.00–205.00	$189.89	$999	-20.18
550–580	569	12	187.00–200.00	$192.04	$1,093	-16.63
605–620	613	3	155.00–195.00	$173.49	$1,063	-36.51
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	-31.58
792	792	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,307	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	+6.69
420–440	431	7	240.00–295.00	$280.77	$1,210	-12.62
460–490	472	3	230.00–260.00	$248.52	$1,173	-27.44
510–545	531	8	195.00–265.00	$218.54	$1,160	-66.46
555–595	583	13	200.00–265.00	$236.59	$1,379	-27.19
605–635	621	4	195.00–290.00	$223.19	$1,386	-41.81
652–656	654	8	215.00–245.00	$230.05	$1,505	-22.92
745	745	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,453	—
857	857	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,671	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	100.00	$100.00	$375	—
410	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676	—
473–493	482	10	102.00–110.00	$104.40	$503	—
505–531	525	4	95.00–100.00	$96.20	$505	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	255.00	$255.00	$765	—
387	387	2	175.00	$175.00	$677	—
445	445	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,001	—
530	530	1	155.00	$155.00	$822	-87.16
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—
465–490	478	4	115.00–150.00	$132.96	$636	—

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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.