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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 258 338
Slaughter cattle 278 135 227

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins had no test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1570 1345 10 100.00–107.00 $105.06 $1,413 —
1195–1705 1486 24 108.00–113.50 $110.82 $1,647 +8.48
1345–1655 1552 13 112.00–115.50 $113.86 $1,767 +0.32

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 160.00 $160.00 $120 -45.00
80 80 1 225.00 $225.00 $180 +20.00
85 85 3 10.00–12.00 $10.67 $9 +0.67
90 90 2 10.00–15.00 $12.50 $11 +2.50
100 100 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -230.00
1220–1320 1280 4 97.00–104.50 $99.62 $1,275 —
1085–1495 1303 16 103.00–111.00 $107.75 $1,404 —
1280–1570 1398 7 111.00–114.00 $112.29 $1,570 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 3 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
70 70 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 +5.00
75 75 2 90.00 $90.00 $68 +85.00
75 75 1 95.00 $95.00 $71 +90.00
75 75 2 15.00–85.00 $50.00 $38 +45.00
80 80 2 170.00–240.00 $205.00 $164 +119.51
80–85 81 5 65.00–110.00 $95.00 $77 +9.51
80–85 82 7 85.00–115.00 $103.65 $85 +18.16
80–85 83 6 15.00–100.00 $40.15 $33 +1.35
80–85 83 2 5.00–10.00 $7.58 $6 -31.22
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -48.42
90 90 2 195.00–240.00 $217.50 $196 +159.08
90–95 92 3 50.00–90.00 $68.73 $63 +10.31
90–95 92 9 95.00–122.00 $111.77 $103 +53.35
90–95 93 6 80.00–110.00 $95.18 $89 +3.80
100–105 101 6 75.00–115.00 $101.78 $103 +91.78
100–105 102 3 20.00–50.00 $33.28 $34 -74.17
100–105 103 5 90.00–125.00 $114.81 $118 +7.36
110 110 1 55.00 $55.00 $60 -140.00
110 110 2 60.00–95.00 $77.50 $85 -117.50
110–115 113 4 105.00–125.00 $115.17 $130 -0.12

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1070 1025 85-90% 3 27.00–39.00 $34.69 $356 —
925–1485 1209 85-90% 19 40.00–51.00 $46.69 $564 —
1110–1495 1377 85-90% 8 51.50–62.00 $55.26 $761 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1830 1403 80-85% 18 51.50–59.50 $55.73 $782 —
1080–1630 1418 80-85% 4 60.00–62.00 $60.77 $862 —
1145–1775 1464 80-85% 4 42.00–50.00 $46.53 $681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1680 1469 75-80% 9 54.50–60.50 $57.52 $845 —
1255–1785 1585 75-80% 4 62.00–64.00 $62.56 $992 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2085 1644 65-75% 8 61.00–72.00 $63.46 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1680 1660 2 76.50–77.00 $76.75 $1,274 —
1320–2310 1772 8 78.00–88.00 $82.39 $1,460 —
1830–2220 2025 2 94.00–114.00 $104.96 $2,125 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,135 —
1505 1505 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,084 —
1535 1535 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,105 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1490 1418 5 70.00–80.00 $74.86 $1,062 —
1460–1640 1532 7 88.00–93.00 $91.05 $1,395 —
1430–1680 1571 5 80.00–84.00 $81.54 $1,281 —

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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.