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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 321 353
Slaughter cattle 283 223 253

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher. All price per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1610 1322 9 96.00–108.00 $104.02 $1,375 —
1140–1675 1479 19 106.00–112.00 $109.06 $1,613 -0.84
1265–1660 1505 13 111.00–115.50 $112.93 $1,700 -2.60

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 2 15.00 $15.00 $10 -177.50
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 $150 +7.50
80 80 1 255.00 $255.00 $204 +205.00
85 85 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 -35.00
90 90 1 205.00 $205.00 $184 -60.00
90–95 93 2 40.00–55.00 $47.70 $44 -217.30
100 100 1 75.00 $75.00 $75 -130.00
1070–1505 1239 9 89.00–104.00 $97.59 $1,209 -11.27
1075–1620 1276 14 103.00–111.00 $107.63 $1,373 —
1230–1465 1369 7 109.50–114.50 $112.08 $1,534 -0.15

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -155.00
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -160.00
70–75 73 2 40.00–55.00 $47.76 $35 +22.76
75 75 2 125.00–150.00 $137.50 $103 +112.50
80–85 83 2 15.00–35.00 $25.30 $21 -38.64
80–85 83 6 150.00–160.00 $152.45 $127 +88.51
80–85 84 4 90.00–160.00 $129.55 $109 +65.61
85 85 1 255.00 $255.00 $217 +146.67
90 90 1 240.00 $240.00 $216 -25.27
90–95 93 4 30.00–135.00 $99.32 $92 -19.26
90–95 94 11 80.00–155.00 $123.64 $116 +5.06
90–95 95 11 140.00–160.00 $150.48 $143 +31.90
95 95 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -108.58
100 100 2 135.00–235.00 $185.00 $185 +54.23
100–105 101 7 155.00–170.00 $158.56 $160 +27.79
100–105 103 5 100.00–120.00 $110.10 $113 +33.03
105 105 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -67.07
105 105 1 85.00 $85.00 $89 +7.93
110 110 2 95.00–135.00 $115.00 $126 -6.67
110–115 111 4 145.00–162.00 $155.55 $173 +33.88

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1640 1282 85-90% 20 45.00–54.00 $50.87 $652 —
1060–1710 1294 85-90% 4 55.00–59.50 $56.36 $729 —
1205–1475 1365 85-90% 3 29.00–40.00 $35.45 $484 -5.61
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1710 1414 80-85% 18 54.00–62.00 $57.13 $808 -6.24
1100–1740 1426 80-85% 4 63.00–66.50 $64.07 $914 +0.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1815 1564 75-80% 8 57.00–63.00 $61.18 $957 —
1585–1725 1655 75-80% 2 64.00–67.50 $65.82 $1,089 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1935 1782 65-75% 3 64.00–70.00 $67.39 $1,201 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–2345 1260 6 36.00–71.00 $62.66 $790 —
1150–2035 1495 6 74.00–89.00 $79.87 $1,194 —
1690–2215 1892 5 88.00–104.50 $93.07 $1,761 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 72.00 $72.00 $842 —
1270–1440 1355 2 75.00–84.00 $79.22 $1,073 +6.03

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1655 1419 7 70.00–82.00 $76.66 $1,088 —
1290–1490 1429 7 80.00–88.00 $84.41 $1,206 —
1295–1695 1481 10 90.00–101.00 $94.38 $1,398 —

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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.