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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 24, 2020

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 613 332
Slaughter cattle 298 470 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1395 1234 13 91.00–103.00 $98.62 $1,217 —
1200–1635 1415 7 102.00–109.00 $105.95 $1,499 -1.13
1245–1570 1443 13 109.50–113.00 $111.01 $1,602 +3.93

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–75 72 3 10.00–20.00 $13.49 $10 +3.49
80 80 1 185.00 $185.00 $148 +175.00
80–85 83 2 10.00–15.00 $12.42 $10 +2.42
95 95 1 265.00 $265.00 $252 +255.00
95 95 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 ±0.00
1085–1305 1185 4 90.00–96.00 $93.80 $1,112 —
1150–1390 1269 7 96.00–104.00 $101.41 $1,287 —
1260–1445 1364 4 104.50–107.50 $106.17 $1,448 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -5.00
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
75 75 1 105.00 $105.00 $79 +90.00
75 75 2 35.00–60.00 $47.50 $36 +32.50
80–85 82 3 55.00–80.00 $68.06 $56 -131.94
80–85 83 10 70.00–105.00 $86.63 $72 +37.57
80–85 84 4 15.00–35.00 $26.42 $22 -22.64
85 85 1 215.00 $215.00 $183 +204.97
90 90 5 85.00–110.00 $97.00 $87 -43.00
90–95 92 5 55.00–65.00 $59.95 $55 -80.05
95 95 1 40.00 $40.00 $38 +30.00
100–105 101 5 60.00–90.00 $70.94 $72 -24.52
100–105 103 10 85.00–115.00 $105.12 $108 +9.66
100–105 103 2 30.00–45.00 $37.68 $39 -57.78
105 105 2 195.00–235.00 $215.00 $226 +35.00
110–115 111 4 85.00–115.00 $105.11 $117 +15.11
115 115 1 60.00 $60.00 $69 -130.00
135 135 1 90.00 $90.00 $122 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1520 1185 85-90% 17 40.00–48.00 $44.76 $530 —
935–1360 1197 85-90% 6 32.00–38.00 $35.81 $429 —
1080–1515 1290 85-90% 8 49.00–54.00 $50.58 $652 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1490 1226 80-85% 4 39.00–46.00 $44.67 $548 —
1045–1595 1309 80-85% 10 54.00–62.00 $56.10 $734 —
905–1585 1330 80-85% 10 47.00–53.00 $50.29 $669 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1710 1545 75-80% 8 52.00–57.00 $54.38 $840 —
1355–2020 1611 75-80% 4 57.00–58.00 $57.69 $929 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1935 1788 65-75% 4 58.00–60.50 $59.56 $1,065 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1725 1541 4 64.00–73.00 $68.34 $1,053 —
1245–2015 1739 7 78.00–84.50 $80.57 $1,401 —
1985–2100 2043 2 88.00–89.00 $88.49 $1,808 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1300 1260 2 70.00–80.00 $75.16 $947 —
1240–1490 1361 7 85.00–90.00 $86.50 $1,177 +15.24
1295–1725 1471 7 79.00–87.00 $82.76 $1,217 —

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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.