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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 421 339
Feeder cattle 53 50 0
Slaughter cattle 340 248 254

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and dairy steers sold steady with a firm market undertone; slaughter heifers and dairy heifers sold firm compared to a light test; Slaughter breaker and boning cows sold weak, with lean slaughter cows selling mostly steady; no comparison available for slaughter bulls, but they sold with moderate demand. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a moderate sale supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,068 —
1180–1520 1340 3 100.00–103.00 $100.99 $1,353 —
1105–1595 1362 10 92.00–99.00 $95.80 $1,305 —
1105–1530 1370 6 100.00–104.00 $101.60 $1,392 —
1075–1690 1376 43 104.50–110.00 $107.60 $1,481 —
1325–1645 1448 9 109.50–112.50 $111.02 $1,608 —
1365–1595 1482 10 111.00–116.00 $114.12 $1,691 -2.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
610–640 625 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $850 +7.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 74.00 $74.00 $451 —
1050 1050 1 75.00 $75.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 30.00 $30.00 $22 +19.89
85 85 1 175.00 $175.00 $149 +160.00
85 85 1 170.00 $170.00 $144 +155.00
95 95 1 215.00 $215.00 $204 +190.00
105 105 1 30.00 $30.00 $32 -145.00
1070–1255 1163 2 97.00–99.00 $98.08 $1,141 —
1140–1580 1332 18 100.00–107.00 $104.10 $1,387 -10.24
1190–1545 1354 8 108.00–110.00 $109.28 $1,480 -2.09
1285–1490 1409 4 108.00–109.50 $108.64 $1,531 —
1345–1515 1419 8 109.50–112.00 $110.62 $1,570 —
1470–1505 1488 3 93.00–100.00 $96.31 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 127.00 $127.00 $376 +25.00
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
375 375 1 95.00 $95.00 $356 —
470–475 473 2 82.00–110.00 $95.93 $454 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 97.00 $97.00 $514 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 205.00 $205.00 $144 +190.67
70–75 73 2 10.00–15.00 $12.41 $9 -1.92
75 75 3 20.00–35.00 $28.33 $21 +3.33
80 80 1 105.00 $105.00 $84 -45.00
80–85 83 8 30.00–65.00 $37.03 $31 +5.50
80–85 84 4 10.00–15.00 $11.27 $9 -20.26
85 85 4 55.00–85.00 $67.50 $57 +15.50
90 90 2 15.00 $15.00 $14 -47.59
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 $198 +157.41
90–95 91 8 20.00–60.00 $38.63 $35 -23.96
90–95 92 10 65.00–90.00 $75.03 $69 +61.01
90–95 94 9 110.00–125.00 $115.75 $109 +78.45
100–105 103 2 50.00–90.00 $69.51 $72 +1.15
100–106 103 18 100.00–130.00 $109.54 $113 +41.18
110 110 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -50.00
110–115 112 8 100.00–125.00 $116.05 $130 +14.04
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 92.00 $92.00 $359 —
420 420 1 72.00 $72.00 $302 —
495 495 1 82.00 $82.00 $406 —
535–545 540 2 69.00–72.00 $70.51 $381 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 127.00–150.00 $138.90 $303 —
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
1080 1080 1 85.00 $85.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 112.00 $112.00 $308 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 80.00 $80.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–930 927 85-90% 3 58.00–64.00 $60.65 $562 —
935–1375 1154 85-90% 4 34.00–40.00 $37.74 $436 —
1015–1650 1258 85-90% 11 50.00–55.50 $52.80 $664 -4.85
795–1670 1310 85-90% 17 41.00–48.50 $44.76 $586 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1830 1593 75-80% 11 51.00–57.00 $54.62 $870 -11.79
1430–2000 1677 75-80% 16 58.00–64.00 $60.72 $1,018 -11.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1460 1298 80-85% 8 56.00–61.50 $58.54 $760 -0.29
1250–1550 1367 80-85% 13 52.00–58.00 $54.53 $745 -8.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1430 1368 2 89.00–92.00 $90.57 $1,239 —
1130–1770 1412 13 65.00–80.00 $75.22 $1,062 -14.53
1305–1880 1548 6 83.00–89.50 $84.94 $1,315 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 +5.00
325 325 2 70.00 $70.00 $228 +18.00
365 365 1 60.00 $60.00 $219 —
590 590 1 55.00 $55.00 $324 -17.00
810 810 1 71.00 $71.00 $575 —
890 890 1 71.00 $71.00 $632 +9.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 63.00 $63.00 $715 —
1310 1310 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,166 —
1275–1605 1475 3 74.00–78.00 $75.97 $1,121 -23.03
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 80.00–92.00 $85.77 $223 —
340 340 1 50.00 $50.00 $170 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1160 1143 2 64.00–73.00 $68.43 $782 —
1070–1455 1279 4 70.00–77.00 $72.72 $930 —
1495 1495 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,346 -3.05
1175–1725 1528 8 80.00–94.00 $86.60 $1,323 —
1440–1630 1539 6 90.00–93.00 $91.31 $1,405 —
1465–1640 1567 3 94.50–98.00 $95.84 $1,502 +9.98
1515–1735 1625 2 72.00–78.00 $74.80 $1,216 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 67.00 $67.00 $198 —
885 885 1 45.00 $45.00 $398 —
1095 1095 1 73.00 $73.00 $799 —

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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.