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Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 16, 2025

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.00/cwt ≈ $1,776/hd at 592 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $366.18/cwt +39.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,157/hd at 589 lb · 10 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $329.40/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 676 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 251

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 423 4 360.00–375.00 $363.68 $1,538 +3.68
455–481 474 9 405.00–415.00 $408.94 $1,938 +55.71
506–536 523 9 390.00–405.00 $398.76 $2,086
575–597 589 10 360.00–377.00 $366.18 $2,157 +39.18
600–625 616 4 340.00–350.00 $343.68 $2,117 +38.83
650–695 676 10 320.00–335.00 $329.40 $2,227 +12.40
703–735 719 9 300.00–315.00 $310.08 $2,229 +55.12
785–798 795 4 317.00–325.00 $318.98 $2,536 +31.39
815–825 822 3 280.00–285.00 $281.67 $2,315 +6.67
865–895 873 9 270.00–295.00 $281.60 $2,458 +46.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 3 390.00–395.00 $393.31 $1,801 +68.31
555–590 572 5 345.00–355.00 $352.03 $2,014 +76.15
605–635 621 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,018
670–690 679 7 300.00–310.00 $307.09 $2,085
700–720 708 9 280.00–290.00 $284.44 $2,014 +24.44
755–780 763 3 290.00–297.00 $293.04 $2,236 +73.04
828 828 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,987 +25.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 380 3 360.00–375.00 $366.51 $1,393
406–440 420 6 345.00–360.00 $353.94 $1,487
462–490 475 7 325.00–340.00 $332.77 $1,581
517–530 519 8 335.00–345.00 $343.72 $1,784 +2.24
591–593 592 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,776
600–645 611 7 310.00–325.00 $318.51 $1,946 +58.51
650–675 663 4 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $2,088 +66.08
726–745 733 8 275.00–290.00 $283.08 $2,075 +13.08
750–770 761 4 280.00–295.00 $291.31 $2,217 +56.96
800–825 811 9 255.00–270.00 $264.96 $2,149 +14.96
918 918 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,157
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 4 315.00–325.00 $321.22 $1,397
460–495 476 4 305.00–320.00 $311.33 $1,482
501–535 511 7 305.00–315.00 $310.10 $1,585 -14.90
575–595 580 4 285.00–295.00 $292.44 $1,696
605–645 628 5 290.00–305.00 $298.91 $1,877
715–740 732 3 260.00–270.00 $266.74 $1,953 +24.34

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–352 351 3 410.00–425.00 $420.02 $1,474
405–435 418 4 370.00–385.00 $376.36 $1,573
455–460 458 2 370.00–385.00 $377.54 $1,729 +35.03
518–535 522 4 370.00–380.00 $377.44 $1,970 +65.44
587 587 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,054 +50.00
722–735 726 3 245.00–260.00 $254.94 $1,851
760–770 765 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,951 +35.00
905–922 916 3 200.00–212.00 $208.05 $1,906
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 345.00–355.00 $350.10 $1,680 +50.10
530–540 535 2 350.00–360.00 $354.95 $1,899

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,456
605–640 617 3 220.00–235.00 $229.81 $1,418

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Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,701

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,070
565 565 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,130
713–745 721 4 195.00–205.00 $202.42 $1,459

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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.