Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	364	483	347
Feeder cattle	—	53	—
Slaughter cattle	272	340	232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. All classes of slaughter cows sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cow sales. Feeder dairy bull calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1455	1245	3	109.00–110.00	$109.71	$1,366	—
1210–1525	1427	5	82.00–89.00	$84.74	$1,209	-26.28
1390–1465	1435	4	92.00–96.00	$94.28	$1,353	-16.74
1010–1780	1446	19	98.00–108.50	$106.21	$1,536	-4.81
1195–1715	1456	8	98.00–101.00	$100.07	$1,457	-14.05
1285–1625	1493	22	109.00–114.00	$111.43	$1,664	-2.69
1465–1580	1535	3	114.50–115.50	$114.82	$1,762	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	$32	+20.00
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	$122	+145.00
80	80	1	270.00	$270.00	$216	+240.00
85	85	1	30.00	$30.00	$26	-140.00
95	95	1	235.00	$235.00	$223	+20.00
100	100	1	50.00	$50.00	$50	+20.00
100–105	103	2	235.00–245.00	$239.88	$247	+209.88
110	110	1	230.00	$230.00	$253	+200.00
120	120	1	55.00	$55.00	$66	+25.00
1065–1300	1183	2	79.00–82.00	$80.65	$954	-17.43
1060–1445	1244	7	86.00–90.00	$88.15	$1,097	—
1155–1570	1364	16	104.00–109.50	$107.68	$1,469	-1.60
1155–1750	1381	7	96.00–103.00	$100.78	$1,392	-8.50

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	-105.00
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	$35	-155.00
75	75	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$79	+76.67
75	75	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	$9	-15.83
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	$200	+145.00
80–85	82	3	15.00–20.00	$16.63	$14	-20.40
80–85	84	9	100.00–117.00	$107.04	$90	+95.77
85	85	4	80.00–100.00	$91.25	$78	+23.75
90	90	1	225.00	$225.00	$202	+210.00
90–95	93	13	105.00–140.00	$117.74	$109	+1.99
90–95	93	10	75.00–100.00	$94.43	$88	-21.32
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	$150	+80.49
100–105	102	15	105.00–135.00	$121.47	$124	+51.96
100–105	103	2	80.00–100.00	$90.24	$93	+20.73
110	110	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$138	+110.00
115	115	1	95.00	$95.00	$109	-21.05
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	+3.95
125	125	1	75.00	$75.00	$94	-41.05
125	125	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-66.05

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1775	1425	75-80%	9	60.00–64.00	$62.30	$888	—
1295–2010	1603	75-80%	9	49.00–54.00	$51.37	$823	—
1300–2010	1653	75-80%	28	54.00–59.00	$55.96	$925	-4.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1410	1239	80-85%	5	55.00–60.00	$55.74	$691	—
1325–1690	1465	80-85%	13	49.00–54.00	$50.96	$747	—
1255–1645	1493	80-85%	6	42.00–47.00	$44.65	$667	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1410	1150	85-90%	2	33.00–36.00	$34.84	$401	-2.90
940–1335	1161	85-90%	7	38.00–43.00	$40.60	$471	+2.86
1060–1595	1255	85-90%	11	45.00–50.00	$46.79	$587	-6.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1460	1433	2	54.00–66.00	$59.88	$858	-15.34
1500–1785	1650	3	88.00–95.00	$92.21	$1,521	—
1495–1955	1702	8	71.50–82.00	$76.20	$1,297	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1200	1122	3	55.00–57.00	$56.29	$632	-6.71
1310	1310	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,048	-9.00
1110–1575	1395	5	70.00–79.00	$74.35	$1,037	—
1530	1530	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,515	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1270	1255	2	76.00–78.00	$76.99	$966	+4.27
1150–1775	1446	10	70.00–75.50	$73.55	$1,064	—
1250–1715	1463	10	82.00–87.50	$85.31	$1,248	-4.69
1395–1695	1492	11	88.00–94.50	$90.46	$1,350	+0.46
1145–1840	1519	6	63.00–69.00	$64.61	$981	-21.99
1505–1655	1580	2	95.00–100.00	$97.38	$1,539	+1.54

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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.