Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	434	365
Slaughter cattle	298	298	206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1435	1397	3	91.00–102.00	$97.48	$1,362	—
1365–1550	1477	8	108.00–112.50	$110.14	$1,627	—
1305–1770	1519	17	104.00–110.50	$106.88	$1,624	—
1820	1820	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,765	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	3	70.00–195.00	$131.67	$105	-53.33
80–85	83	3	10.00–15.00	$13.30	$11	+0.88
85	85	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	+2.58
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	±0.00
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	$138	+135.00
105	105	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	—
125	125	1	40.00	$40.00	$50	—
1075–1470	1242	3	93.00–96.00	$94.26	$1,171	—
1100–1420	1263	6	99.00–106.50	$102.23	$1,291	+0.82
1300–1695	1399	9	107.00–111.50	$108.75	$1,521	+2.58

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-95.00
75	75	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-95.00
80	80	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	$10	-55.56
80–85	83	9	10.00–40.00	$21.78	$18	-64.85
85	85	3	45.00–70.00	$58.33	$50	-156.67
85	85	5	60.00–80.00	$68.00	$58	-147.00
90–95	93	7	50.00–77.00	$63.16	$59	+3.21
90–95	93	9	65.00–110.00	$93.96	$87	+34.01
90–95	93	2	10.00	$10.00	$9	-49.95
95	95	1	215.00	$215.00	$204	+175.00
100	100	1	55.00	$55.00	$55	-15.94
100–105	103	2	15.00–50.00	$32.93	$34	-4.75
100–105	104	5	95.00–110.00	$101.92	$106	+64.24
110	110	1	180.00	$180.00	$198	+74.89
110	110	1	60.00	$60.00	$66	-45.11
110–115	112	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$118	-0.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1945	1410	80-85%	19	48.00–56.00	$52.40	$739	—
1320–1750	1533	80-85%	6	58.00–59.50	$58.40	$895	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1540	1303	85-90%	13	43.00–52.00	$47.54	$619	—
1250–1695	1482	85-90%	5	51.00–57.50	$53.74	$796	—
1390–1620	1483	85-90%	3	38.00–42.00	$39.92	$592	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1305	1285	75-80%	2	44.00–51.00	$47.45	$610	—
1115–1890	1464	75-80%	10	51.50–58.00	$54.25	$794	—
1695–1840	1773	75-80%	3	60.00–61.00	$60.49	$1,072	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1850	1739	65-75%	7	59.00–63.00	$61.57	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1630	1330	2	54.00–74.50	$66.56	$885	—
1560–1645	1603	2	88.50–90.50	$89.53	$1,435	—
1295–2020	1790	10	77.00–87.00	$80.29	$1,437	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1530	1433	2	69.00–72.00	$70.60	$1,012	—
1410–1555	1483	2	84.00–87.00	$85.57	$1,269	+2.81
1615–1630	1623	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$1,518	—

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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.