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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 21, 2025

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.27/cwt +68.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 479 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.55/cwt +66.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 563 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $316.86/cwt +58.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 618 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 280

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 359 4 347.00–355.00 $351.07 $1,260 +47.21
420–425 421 4 315.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,368 +30.00
485–492 489 5 355.00–360.00 $357.01 $1,746 +64.93
510–515 513 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,821 +83.03
550–575 559 4 310.00–325.00 $316.23 $1,768 +54.20
611–632 618 11 315.00–325.00 $316.86 $1,958 +58.96
675–695 680 5 285.00–295.00 $287.00 $1,952 +23.90
700–710 708 4 260.00–275.00 $270.04 $1,912 +9.29
737 fancy 737 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,299
770–780 775 2 275.00–285.00 $280.03 $2,170 +45.03
800–846 835 4 280.00–295.00 $291.41 $2,433 +86.41
968–990 974 4 215.00–220.00 $216.27 $2,106
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–392 376 6 310.00–325.00 $315.85 $1,188 +37.44
465–480 473 5 320.00–330.00 $322.99 $1,528 +90.16
501–545 512 4 310.00–325.00 $321.01 $1,644 +84.22
562–585 571 5 285.00–300.00 $291.90 $1,667 +46.98
622–645 633 5 275.00–290.00 $284.10 $1,798
670–695 689 7 260.00–270.00 $262.11 $1,806 +37.30
755–790 777 3 235.00–250.00 $240.05 $1,865 +15.05

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 331 10 295.00–310.00 $303.55 $1,005 +50.99
350–390 367 6 300.00–315.00 $302.65 $1,111
412–434 429 9 295.00–310.00 $304.56 $1,307 +76.16
450–493 479 16 280.00–295.00 $289.27 $1,386 +68.20
513–537 523 5 270.00–275.00 $272.06 $1,423 +60.72
550–595 563 14 295.00–305.00 $299.55 $1,686 +66.50
616–645 625 8 250.00–265.00 $259.92 $1,624 +37.59
665–680 675 3 275.00–285.00 $281.72 $1,902 +86.72
730–741 738 4 275.00–290.00 $286.29 $2,113 +86.34
796 796 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,308 +85.00
823 823 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,975
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 3 230.00–255.00 $244.78 $930 +39.36
405–440 428 4 260.00–275.00 $268.70 $1,150 +61.91
465–495 477 3 260.00–275.00 $266.52 $1,271 +66.47
563–595 576 10 280.00–290.00 $286.02 $1,647 +93.98
625–630 626 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,534 +71.51
701–735 718 10 245.00–260.00 $251.66 $1,807 +96.66
775 775 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 +65.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 334 4 340.00–355.00 $349.93 $1,169
375–395 379 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,308 +45.00
400–425 411 10 320.00–335.00 $329.42 $1,354 +48.65
555–587 572 4 260.00–275.00 $266.23 $1,523 +29.64
622–635 631 7 275.00–295.00 $289.27 $1,825 +66.08
665 665 2 235.00–240.00 $237.50 $1,579 +7.45
755–786 772 7 220.00–230.00 $221.40 $1,709
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–386 386 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,197 +135.00
410–425 417 3 275.00–280.00 $276.66 $1,154 +51.66
465–475 469 4 265.00–280.00 $273.71 $1,284
500–545 519 4 245.00–260.00 $255.06 $1,324 +100.06
555–565 560 2 245.00–255.00 $250.04 $1,400 +60.04
627 627 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,473
670–690 680 2 175.00–190.00 $182.39 $1,240

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,103
477 477 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,336
620 620 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,519

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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.