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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 5, 2025

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $292.04/cwt ≈ $1,562/hd at 535 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.17/cwt +27.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.63/cwt +21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 488 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 263

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 401 13 365.00–370.00 $365.39 $1,465 +40.39
465–485 481 5 370.00–385.00 $382.10 $1,838 +25.09
540–547 546 8 320.00–325.00 $320.62 $1,751 -34.38
620–626 625 5 300.00–310.00 $304.99 $1,906 -11.87
652–688 674 5 300.00–325.00 $309.68 $2,087 +22.68
705–746 729 9 290.00–312.00 $306.45 $2,234 +36.41
775 775 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,364 +24.97
810–822 817 10 270.00–290.00 $274.03 $2,239 -17.38
877–892 884 6 265.00–275.00 $268.31 $2,372
902 902 7 265.00 $265.00 $2,390
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,644 +32.01
712–738 732 8 275.00 $275.00 $2,013
909 909 9 245.00 $245.00 $2,227

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 430 16 310.00–320.00 $311.95 $1,341 +7.39
485–490 488 17 300.00–320.00 $310.63 $1,516 +21.36
515–527 519 19 290.00–305.00 $299.17 $1,553 +27.11
560–595 585 5 270.00–290.00 $275.86 $1,614 -23.69
618–623 620 8 295.00–310.00 $300.65 $1,864 +40.73
727 727 9 310.00 $310.00 $2,254 +23.71
765–780 776 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,940 -40.00
891 891 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,138
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,077 +55.22
450–488 464 16 285.00–290.00 $289.39 $1,343 +22.87
500–510 507 3 260.00–275.00 $266.61 $1,352
552–590 565 4 250.00–265.00 $257.67 $1,456 -28.35
655–695 677 15 240.00–255.00 $249.04 $1,686
720–740 730 4 240.00–255.00 $248.72 $1,816 -2.94

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 535 20 290.00–295.00 $292.04 $1,562

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,637

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
827 827 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,695

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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.