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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 22, 2020

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $100.80/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 521 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.49/cwt +49.49 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 435 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $140.55/cwt +35.55 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 464 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 629 557 0
Feeder cattle 369 83 0
Slaughter cattle 111 318 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light comparison. All classes of slaughter cows sold strong. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle sale was moderate on a light supply. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 132.00–145.00 $138.65 $455 —
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 +20.00
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 +15.00
430–446 fancy 437 13 150.00–162.00 $157.14 $687 —
450–460 fancy 458 6 150.00–155.00 $154.18 $706 —
450–490 468 8 125.00–132.00 $130.33 $610 +25.33
500 fancy 500 4 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
515–547 532 6 110.00–125.00 $120.87 $643 -10.13
570–595 580 7 104.00–120.00 $115.83 $672 -11.17
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 +3.00
685 685 1 102.00 $102.00 $699 —
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —
780 780 2 97.00 $97.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
425–430 428 3 105.00 $105.00 $449 —
600–625 621 6 95.00–100.00 $95.81 $595 —
703 703 3 105.00 $105.00 $738 —
987 987 2 70.00 $70.00 $691 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,012 —
1130–1230 1185 4 107.00–109.00 $107.75 $1,277 —
1355 1355 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,057 —
1410–1555 1483 2 113.00–115.00 $113.95 $1,690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 110.00 $110.00 $365 —
350 fancy 350 1 115.00 $115.00 $402 —
350–368 362 8 95.00–105.00 $103.17 $373 +11.17
405–447 421 11 90.00–102.00 $97.89 $412 +5.89
455 fancy 455 5 120.00 $120.00 $546 —
460–490 473 8 105.00–112.00 $107.24 $507 +19.81
500–548 521 15 90.00–105.00 $100.80 $525 +11.39
560–590 571 4 100.00–112.00 $106.76 $610 —
610–626 619 9 100.00–110.00 $107.81 $667 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
800 800 3 80.00–84.00 $81.33 $651 —
990 fancy 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 80.00 $80.00 $273 —
430–440 433 6 70.00–80.00 $76.69 $332 —
460–490 477 6 85.00–95.00 $91.28 $435 —
540–545 543 3 75.00–82.00 $78.99 $429 —
555 555 3 90.00 $90.00 $500 —
600–625 604 6 80.00–92.00 $86.54 $523 —
785 785 1 60.00 $60.00 $471 —
810 810 1 57.00 $57.00 $462 —
880 880 2 64.00 $64.00 $563 —
905 905 1 64.00 $64.00 $579 —
995 995 1 77.00 $77.00 $766 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -5.00
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 ±0.00
80–85 83 2 160.00–175.00 $167.73 $139 +153.96
80–85 83 2 10.00 $10.00 $8 -3.77
90–95 93 2 170.00–210.00 $189.46 $176 +114.46
95 95 2 10.00 $10.00 $10 -65.00
1080–1325 1203 2 96.00–98.00 $97.10 $1,168 —
1185–1440 1291 4 100.00–103.00 $101.82 $1,314 —
1255–1430 1330 3 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $1,477 —
1315–1435 1375 2 87.00–89.00 $88.04 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -25.00
60–65 63 6 5.00 $5.00 $3 -25.00
70 70 1 55.00 $55.00 $38 +20.00
70–75 73 12 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 ±0.00
80 80 1 50.00 $50.00 $40 -150.00
80–85 82 21 10.00–20.00 $10.95 $9 -12.45
80–85 85 10 30.00–40.00 $32.01 $27 -10.49
85 85 4 40.00–45.00 $42.50 $36 ±0.00
90–95 91 18 40.00–65.00 $49.95 $45 +9.95
90–95 91 5 10.00–15.00 $12.03 $11 -27.97
90–95 92 8 20.00–40.00 $30.61 $28 +5.40
90–95 93 7 70.00–100.00 $85.56 $80 +60.35
100–105 101 6 40.00–60.00 $54.21 $55 -125.84
100–105 102 3 30.00–40.00 $33.28 $34 -146.77
100–105 102 18 75.00–100.00 $90.39 $92 -89.66
105 105 1 150.00 $150.00 $158 +72.86
110 110 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 ±0.00
110–115 111 10 70.00–97.00 $90.82 $101 +75.82
110–115 113 2 20.00–40.00 $29.78 $34 -46.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 +78.00
355–382 369 4 160.00 $160.00 $590 —
405–445 431 7 155.00–160.00 $158.01 $681 —
452 452 2 165.00 $165.00 $746 —
502–530 517 5 125.00–137.00 $134.59 $696 +35.59
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
605–635 620 2 102.00–115.00 $108.66 $674 +12.66
653 653 3 82.00 $82.00 $535 —
715 715 1 84.00 $84.00 $601 +32.00
833–840 835 4 82.00–95.00 $91.73 $766 —
865–885 875 2 74.00–82.00 $78.05 $683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 85.00 $85.00 $306 —
387 fancy 387 2 125.00 $125.00 $484 —
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 —
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 —
513 513 3 105.00 $105.00 $539 —
560 560 1 77.00 $77.00 $431 —
635–640 638 2 72.00–90.00 $80.96 $517 —
705 705 1 70.00 $70.00 $494 —
855 855 1 70.00 $70.00 $598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1955 1581 75-80% 14 47.00–52.50 $50.47 $798 —
1240–1775 1603 75-80% 17 53.00–57.50 $54.47 $873 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1655 1150 80-85% 11 48.00–52.50 $50.56 $581 —
935–1390 1228 80-85% 11 53.00–58.00 $55.05 $676 +16.50
1290–1395 1347 80-85% 3 44.00–45.00 $44.65 $601 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1210 1000 85-90% 4 30.00–33.00 $31.03 $310 +5.18
950–1505 1173 85-90% 5 42.00–46.00 $43.84 $514 +10.65
1075–1425 1217 85-90% 5 35.00–40.00 $37.08 $451 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 32.00 $32.00 $318 —
1735 1735 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,405 —
1980 1980 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,228 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1350 1273 3 74.00–76.00 $74.64 $950 +10.81
1175–1410 1293 2 84.00–88.50 $86.45 $1,118 +22.62
1355 1355 1 69.00 $69.00 $935 -12.55
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 50.00 $50.00 $222 +15.00
520 520 1 60.00 $60.00 $312 —
630 630 1 62.00 $62.00 $391 —
660 660 1 64.00 $64.00 $422 +34.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 70.00–80.00 $75.05 $349 +28.05
554 554 5 80.00 $80.00 $443 +23.00
613–646 628 11 64.00–69.00 $65.67 $412 —
675 675 2 70.00 $70.00 $472 —
730–745 738 2 67.00–70.00 $68.48 $505 +27.48
780 780 4 68.00 $68.00 $530 +11.47
800 800 3 68.00 $68.00 $544 +18.00
990 990 1 67.00 $67.00 $663 +13.00
1030 1030 1 67.00 $67.00 $690 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1730 1515 3 76.00–81.00 $78.47 $1,189 -3.83

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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.