Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	407	448	417
Slaughter cattle	297	298	260

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves over 95 lbs sold steady-5.00 lower. Calves under 95 lbs 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1545	1403	10	87.00–102.00	$96.84	$1,359	—
1275–1525	1426	9	109.00–113.00	$111.38	$1,588	—
1310–1695	1440	22	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$1,547	—
1755–1760	1758	2	101.00–105.50	$103.25	$1,815	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-121.67
80–85	83	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-3.30
115	115	1	175.00	$175.00	$201	+160.00
1085–1465	1294	9	84.00–99.00	$93.31	$1,207	-8.92
1080–1505	1309	7	100.00–105.50	$103.66	$1,357	—
1275–1450	1364	8	106.50–111.00	$108.00	$1,473	-0.75

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	+5.00
70–75	73	2	10.00	$10.00	$7	±0.00
75	75	2	130.00–185.00	$157.50	$118	+147.50
75	75	1	70.00	$70.00	$52	+60.00
80	80	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	$68	+72.50
80	80	1	15.00	$15.00	$12	+2.50
80	80	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-2.50
80–85	82	6	90.00–110.00	$97.45	$80	+75.67
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	$140	+106.67
90–95	93	2	20.00–35.00	$27.30	$25	-35.86
90–95	93	7	55.00–90.00	$72.73	$68	+9.57
90–95	94	7	90.00–100.00	$92.90	$87	+29.74
95	95	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$188	-17.50
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	$185	+130.00
100	100	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-45.00
100–105	102	3	40.00–85.00	$63.69	$65	+30.76
100–105	102	8	90.00–100.00	$93.07	$95	+60.14
110–115	113	2	90.00	$90.00	$102	-15.00
120	120	1	80.00	$80.00	$96	-25.00
135	135	1	155.00	$155.00	$209	+50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1225	1117	80-85%	3	44.00–47.00	$46.16	$516	—
1050–1415	1171	80-85%	4	56.00–62.00	$58.14	$681	—
1060–1785	1402	80-85%	19	49.00–55.50	$52.72	$739	+0.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1630	1198	85-90%	9	27.00–40.00	$35.96	$431	—
905–1520	1228	85-90%	11	40.00–48.00	$44.91	$551	—
1205–1525	1358	85-90%	5	48.50–51.00	$49.50	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1465	1365	75-80%	2	48.00–49.00	$48.46	$661	—
1435–1950	1726	75-80%	12	56.00–57.00	$56.63	$977	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1980	1760	65-75%	6	58.50–65.00	$60.69	$1,068	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,146	—
1480–1765	1671	4	75.00–82.00	$78.74	$1,316	—
1380–1935	1728	3	87.00–93.00	$90.84	$1,570	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	69.00	$69.00	$932	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1670	1494	9	64.00–76.00	$70.25	$1,050	-15.32
1455–1595	1528	6	80.00–85.00	$83.68	$1,279	—
1280–1740	1593	14	86.00–106.00	$90.91	$1,448	—

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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.