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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 405 361
Feeder cattle 161 — 0
Slaughter cattle 240 265 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder dairy bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with no comparison on feeder dairy heifers. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1610 1362 6 98.00–101.00 $99.45 $1,355 —
1165–1580 1385 14 102.00–108.00 $105.66 $1,463 —
1340–1615 1463 8 109.50–114.50 $112.05 $1,639 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
660 660 3 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
755–780 768 2 117.00 $117.00 $899 —
867 867 2 115.00 $115.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 65.00 $65.00 $224 —
350 350 1 55.00 $55.00 $192 —
430 430 1 42.00 $42.00 $181 —
480 480 1 55.00 $55.00 $264 —
515 515 1 57.00 $57.00 $294 —
735 735 1 65.00 $65.00 $478 —
775 775 1 67.00 $67.00 $519 —
835 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–75 73 2 5.00–10.00 $7.41 $5 -4.18
70–75 73 2 15.00–20.00 $17.59 $13 +6.00
80–85 83 2 10.00–15.00 $12.42 $10 -184.78
85 85 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -187.20
95 95 1 75.00 $75.00 $71 +32.05
95 95 2 20.00–25.00 $22.50 $21 -20.45
95 95 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 -27.95
100 100 1 30.00 $30.00 $30 -10.00
155 155 1 110.00 $110.00 $170 —
1010–1440 1194 27 95.00–101.00 $98.16 $1,172 —
1035–1465 1226 8 88.00–94.00 $92.43 $1,133 —
1205–1350 1263 3 104.50–105.50 $105.02 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 —
317 317 2 97.00 $97.00 $307 —
355–390 379 4 72.00–97.00 $82.87 $314 —
430 thin fleshed 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
425–435 432 3 70.00–85.00 $79.07 $342 —
460 thin fleshed 460 2 92.00–100.00 $96.00 $442 —
450–475 463 4 75.00–90.00 $84.36 $391 —
512 thin fleshed 512 2 100.00 $100.00 $512 —
537 537 4 79.00 $79.00 $424 —
565 565 1 87.00 $87.00 $492 —
635 635 1 82.00 $82.00 $521 —
700 700 1 85.00 $85.00 $595 —
880 880 1 77.00 $77.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 60.00–62.00 $61.04 $191 —
385 385 1 62.00 $62.00 $239 —
410–430 420 4 55.00–67.00 $60.51 $254 —
520 520 1 50.00 $50.00 $260 —
555 555 1 67.00 $67.00 $372 —
670 670 1 50.00 $50.00 $335 —
725 725 1 40.00 $40.00 $290 —
790 790 1 50.00 $50.00 $395 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 $36 +55.00
60–65 63 2 10.00–20.00 $15.20 $10 +10.20
70–75 73 2 105.00–117.00 $110.79 $81 +93.20
70–75 73 5 10.00–15.00 $10.96 $8 -6.63
75 75 3 85.00–100.00 $95.00 $71 +27.50
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -57.50
75 75 2 75.00 $75.00 $56 +7.50
75 75 1 75.00 $75.00 $56 +7.50
80–85 82 9 105.00–115.00 $108.34 $89 +4.89
80–85 83 2 15.00–35.00 $25.30 $21 -78.15
80–85 83 2 75.00 $75.00 $62 -28.45
85 85 5 90.00–100.00 $95.00 $81 +56.50
85 85 2 10.00 $10.00 $8 -28.50
90 90 4 10.00–30.00 $20.00 $18 -54.11
90 90 1 205.00 $205.00 $184 +130.89
90–95 91 14 80.00–100.00 $91.74 $83 +17.63
90–95 94 4 50.00–75.00 $62.33 $59 -42.81
90–95 94 12 105.00–120.00 $110.49 $104 +5.35
100 100 1 50.00 $50.00 $50 -59.37
100–105 103 7 85.00–100.00 $94.34 $97 +60.62
100–105 103 16 100.00–122.00 $113.07 $116 +79.35
105 105 1 35.00 $35.00 $37 +1.28
110 110 5 105.00–117.00 $112.80 $124 +10.87
110 110 2 50.00–75.00 $62.50 $69 -39.43
110 110 1 175.00 $175.00 $192 +73.07
110–115 112 3 80.00–100.00 $90.00 $101 -11.93
125 125 1 60.00 $60.00 $75 -55.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 3 117.00–122.00 $118.55 $338 —
300–340 320 2 117.00–127.00 $121.69 $389 —
375–380 378 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $425 —
415–445 425 4 95.00–110.00 $102.53 $436 —
485–497 493 3 105.00–110.00 $108.36 $534 —
510–541 528 6 97.00–112.00 $109.58 $579 —
572–575 573 3 97.00 $97.00 $556 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 105.00 $105.00 $310 —
315 315 1 65.00 $65.00 $205 —
370 370 1 60.00 $60.00 $222 —
400–415 408 2 70.00–87.00 $78.66 $321 —
515 515 1 68.00 $68.00 $350 —
575 575 1 80.00 $80.00 $460 —
615 615 1 81.00 $81.00 $498 —
695 695 1 72.00 $72.00 $500 —
720–725 723 2 77.00 $77.00 $557 —
805 805 1 65.00 $65.00 $523 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 69.00 $69.00 $238 —
485 485 2 52.00 $52.00 $252 —
560 560 1 57.00 $57.00 $319 —
625 625 1 65.00 $65.00 $406 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1680 1265 75-80% 13 45.00–50.00 $48.30 $611 —
1060–1530 1307 75-80% 5 58.00–63.00 $60.12 $786 —
1150–1770 1527 75-80% 26 52.00–57.00 $55.01 $840 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1695 1238 80-85% 15 40.00–45.00 $43.18 $535 —
920–1525 1303 80-85% 11 46.00–50.00 $48.09 $627 —
1240–1620 1416 80-85% 10 52.00–57.50 $54.48 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1545 1036 85-90% 9 34.00–40.00 $37.47 $388 —
695–1565 1194 85-90% 9 42.00–48.00 $43.72 $522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1490 1228 6 61.00–69.00 $65.23 $801 —
1170–1985 1543 10 75.00–82.00 $77.61 $1,198 —
1265–1965 1571 4 88.00–94.50 $91.24 $1,433 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 35.00 $35.00 $156 —
560 560 1 45.00 $45.00 $252 —
740 740 1 40.00 $40.00 $296 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1805 1224 4 65.00–69.00 $66.82 $818 —
1240–1620 1397 9 83.00–89.50 $86.04 $1,202 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 75.00 $75.00 $259 —
645 645 1 40.00 $40.00 $258 —
735 735 1 60.00 $60.00 $441 —
810 810 1 67.00 $67.00 $543 —

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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.