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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 326 383
Feeder cattle 50 — 0
Slaughter cattle 248 220 259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers sold steady; slaughter dairy steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter breaker cows sold steady to 1.00 higher; slaughter boner cows sold steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter lean cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1690 1465 11 105.00–109.00 $107.04 $1,568 +1.14
1160–1695 1467 27 110.00–115.50 $113.63 $1,667 +7.73
1315–1640 1478 2 116.00–117.50 $116.83 $1,727 +10.93
1370–1610 1490 2 98.00–101.00 $99.62 $1,484 -12.07
1530–1845 1688 2 85.00–92.00 $88.83 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
645 645 2 128.00 $128.00 $826 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1120 1115 2 107.00–115.00 $110.98 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 7.00 $7.00 $4 -8.00
70 70 1 80.00 $80.00 $56 +65.00
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 $112 +145.00
70–75 73 3 5.00–15.00 $10.11 $7 -4.89
80–85 82 3 10.00 $10.00 $8 -0.52
85 85 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 +4.48
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -0.52
90–95 92 3 20.00–30.00 $25.00 $23 +14.48
100 100 1 65.00 $65.00 $65 —
100 100 1 20.00 $20.00 $20 —
100 100 1 175.00 $175.00 $175 —
1150–1325 1208 3 98.00–101.00 $99.68 $1,204 —
1295–1345 1323 3 114.00–115.00 $114.34 $1,513 +7.75
1235–1560 1388 9 109.00–113.00 $111.37 $1,546 +10.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 102.00 $102.00 $286 —
335 335 1 107.00 $107.00 $358 —
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
520 520 1 90.00 $90.00 $468 —
570 570 1 95.00 $95.00 $542 —
615 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
995 995 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 62 3 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
70–75 74 7 10.00–20.00 $14.33 $11 -5.67
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 $19 +5.00
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 $120 +122.83
80–85 81 9 10.00–20.00 $13.87 $11 -13.30
80–85 83 8 27.00–35.00 $31.53 $26 +4.36
85 85 5 45.00–60.00 $52.00 $44 +2.00
90–95 91 18 50.00–75.00 $62.59 $57 +18.08
90–95 92 5 10.00–15.00 $14.02 $13 -30.49
90–95 93 2 30.00–45.00 $37.30 $35 -7.21
95 95 3 80.00–107.00 $92.33 $88 +47.82
100–105 102 9 50.00–75.00 $68.36 $70 -47.37
100–105 104 14 85.00–110.00 $100.02 $104 -15.71
105 105 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -105.73
110 110 3 50.00–75.00 $65.00 $72 +5.00
110–115 112 7 95.00–110.00 $102.01 $114 +3.58
110–115 113 3 185.00–195.00 $188.38 $213 +75.49
125 125 1 105.00 $105.00 $131 +25.00
130 130 1 85.00 $85.00 $110 +5.00
135 135 1 50.00 $50.00 $68 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 115.00 $115.00 $310 —
305–310 308 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $342 —
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
560–575 571 4 115.00–125.00 $122.55 $700 —
615–635 628 6 105.00–120.00 $116.04 $729 —
730 730 1 87.00 $87.00 $635 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 67.00 $67.00 $134 —
260 260 1 50.00 $50.00 $130 —
310–315 313 2 60.00–65.00 $62.48 $196 —
870 870 1 75.00 $75.00 $652 —
915 915 1 75.00 $75.00 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2010 1535 75-80% 10 57.00–63.50 $62.13 $954 —
1275–1910 1561 75-80% 38 64.00–69.50 $66.41 $1,037 +1.51
1405–1930 1665 75-80% 25 70.00–75.50 $71.94 $1,198 +2.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1520 1277 80-85% 20 55.00–60.50 $58.83 $751 —
1050–1470 1341 80-85% 4 49.00–54.00 $51.06 $685 —
1195–1510 1356 80-85% 11 61.00–66.00 $63.42 $860 +1.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1250 1000 85-90% 2 34.00–38.00 $36.50 $365 —
970–1345 1140 85-90% 6 40.00–46.00 $43.13 $492 +5.73
1025–1370 1241 85-90% 7 52.00–55.00 $53.04 $658 —
1035–1460 1253 85-90% 4 56.00–59.50 $57.65 $722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 2 87.00–92.50 $89.75 $1,265 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 95.00 $95.00 $266 —
330 330 1 52.00 $52.00 $172 —
560 560 1 72.00 $72.00 $403 —
750–785 768 2 55.00–70.00 $62.67 $481 —
890 890 1 62.00 $62.00 $552 —
1045 1045 1 67.00 $67.00 $700 —
1115–1137 1130 3 62.00–67.00 $63.65 $719 —
1285 1285 1 67.00 $67.00 $861 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1370 1233 2 57.00–66.00 $62.00 $764 —
1160–1520 1268 4 72.00–78.00 $76.10 $965 —
1055–1755 1458 4 79.00–84.00 $82.06 $1,196 —
1475 1475 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,460 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1775 1435 12 77.00–82.00 $79.21 $1,137 —
1335–1660 1477 3 91.00–95.00 $93.05 $1,374 —
1285–1925 1577 12 83.00–89.00 $85.86 $1,354 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 70.00 $70.00 $518 —
945 945 1 72.00 $72.00 $680 —

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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.