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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 410 237
Slaughter cattle 193 314 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1575 1298 4 103.00–117.00 $107.35 $1,393 —
1180–1680 1383 23 116.00–125.00 $121.00 $1,673 +3.00
1270–1625 1434 6 124.00–127.00 $125.52 $1,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 -70.00
70 70 1 240.00 $240.00 $168 +140.00
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 $19 -75.00
85 85 1 95.00 $95.00 $81 +30.00
85 85 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 -50.00
90 90 2 200.00–290.00 $245.00 $220 +180.00
90–95 92 3 75.00–95.00 $81.55 $75 +46.55
100 100 1 105.00 $105.00 $105 +45.00
110 110 1 285.00 $285.00 $314 +85.00
1070–1525 1213 8 116.00–120.50 $119.22 $1,446 —
1060–1480 1236 5 95.00–112.00 $104.64 $1,293 —
1240–1460 1353 5 121.00–125.50 $123.12 $1,666 +7.44

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -5.00
65 65 2 45.00–80.00 $62.50 $41 +52.50
70–75 71 5 50.00–115.00 $87.39 $62 +2.39
75 75 1 235.00 $235.00 $176 +150.00
75 75 1 175.00 $175.00 $131 +90.00
75 75 1 190.00 $190.00 $142 +105.00
80–85 82 3 25.00–165.00 $107.86 $88 -70.77
80–85 84 4 185.00–205.00 $193.58 $163 +59.94
85 85 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -165.00
90 90 1 165.00 $165.00 $148 -5.00
90–95 93 10 145.00–210.00 $183.08 $170 +85.17
90–95 94 7 190.00–232.00 $207.50 $195 +109.59
95 95 1 240.00 $240.00 $228 +142.09
100–105 102 5 210.00–225.00 $218.04 $222 +61.81
105 105 1 210.00 $210.00 $220 +53.77
110 110 1 145.00 $145.00 $160 -47.50
110–115 112 3 175.00–225.00 $191.42 $214 +31.72
110–115 113 2 210.00–222.00 $215.87 $244 +56.17
115 115 1 250.00 $250.00 $288 +90.30
120 120 2 205.00–230.00 $217.50 $261 -47.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1795 1248 85-90% 14 49.00–58.50 $54.29 $678 —
955–1575 1344 85-90% 4 29.00–45.00 $41.04 $552 —
1020–1755 1369 85-90% 8 59.00–65.00 $62.03 $849 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1525 1281 80-85% 8 62.00–67.00 $64.73 $829 —
1165–1545 1418 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $55.82 $792 —
1310–1660 1519 80-85% 4 67.00–69.00 $68.24 $1,037 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1730 1568 75-80% 8 66.00–69.00 $67.40 $1,057 —
1745–2260 1937 75-80% 3 69.00–71.00 $69.91 $1,354 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1765 1619 65-75% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.37 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1195 1150 3 61.00–72.00 $67.17 $772 -3.77
1115–1725 1404 9 80.00–89.00 $85.64 $1,202 —
1550–2155 1942 6 95.00–113.00 $101.24 $1,966 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,246 —
1410 1410 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,043 —
1310–1575 1417 3 79.00–80.00 $79.63 $1,128 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1595 1468 3 88.00–90.00 $89.39 $1,312 —
1450–1560 1505 2 79.00–80.00 $79.48 $1,196 —
1300–1785 1515 11 91.00–100.00 $95.74 $1,450 —

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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.