Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	390	321	353
Slaughter cattle	283	223	253

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 130 lb Lean cow deleted; 1 lb Feeder Dairy Calf deleted** 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	15.00	$15.00	$10	±0.00
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	$150	+185.00
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	6	150.00–160.00	$152.45	$127	+88.51
80–85	83	2	15.00–35.00	$25.30	$21	-38.64
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	+112.71
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.