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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 369 506
Slaughter cattle 281 259 366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1595 1328 17 88.00–103.00 $96.26 $1,278 —
1255–1670 1419 12 104.00–109.00 $105.89 $1,503 -1.99
1330–1605 1438 4 108.50–114.00 $111.24 $1,600 +3.36

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -140.00
80 80 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 -135.00
80–85 83 3 110.00–215.00 $172.90 $144 -29.67
80–85 83 2 10.00 $10.00 $8 -192.57
90–95 93 2 190.00–210.00 $199.73 $186 -2.84
105 105 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 —
1065–1405 1233 10 92.00–102.00 $97.47 $1,202 -8.11
1160–1505 1327 11 100.00–106.50 $103.69 $1,376 -4.39
1330–1615 1418 6 105.50–109.00 $107.30 $1,522 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–75 73 3 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
70–75 73 3 10.00 $10.00 $7 ±0.00
80 80 1 210.00 $210.00 $168 +174.85
80–85 81 4 10.00–30.00 $18.69 $15 -16.46
80–85 84 5 30.00–55.00 $40.12 $34 +4.97
85 85 1 50.00 $50.00 $42 +14.85
90 90 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -167.50
90 90 3 60.00–70.00 $65.00 $58 -107.50
90–95 93 6 40.00–65.00 $52.63 $49 +39.24
90–95 93 3 30.00–55.00 $45.27 $42 +31.88
100 100 2 15.00–30.00 $22.50 $22 +12.50
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 $165 +155.00
100–105 101 5 40.00–85.00 $59.80 $60 +49.80
100–105 102 9 75.00–95.00 $87.79 $90 +16.39
110–115 113 4 80.00–90.00 $83.78 $95 -11.88
110–115 113 2 80.00–92.00 $85.87 $97 -9.79
125 125 1 200.00 $200.00 $250 +127.50
125 125 1 70.00 $70.00 $88 -2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1345 1147 85-90% 7 30.00–39.00 $35.60 $408 —
970–1960 1434 85-90% 11 42.00–48.50 $45.30 $650 —
1240–1635 1475 85-90% 3 50.50–51.50 $51.04 $753 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1785 1435 80-85% 12 45.00–51.00 $48.05 $690 —
1110–1825 1475 80-85% 4 52.00–58.00 $53.57 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2115 1626 75-80% 14 47.00–55.00 $51.37 $835 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1645 1608 65-75% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.53 $877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2075 1565 6 70.00–79.50 $75.04 $1,174 +7.84
1770 1770 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,150 —
1635–1895 1795 4 85.00–99.00 $92.57 $1,662 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1325 1188 2 71.00–74.00 $72.33 $859 —
1430 1430 1 69.00 $69.00 $987 —
1455 1455 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,280 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1580 1310 2 75.00–78.00 $76.81 $1,006 —
1185–1540 1315 3 79.00–86.00 $82.33 $1,083 —

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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.