Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	349	313	257
Slaughter cattle	247	208	199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold mostly steady. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1500	1332	14	96.00–110.00	$105.44	$1,404	-4.93
1310–1760	1464	15	112.00–119.00	$116.05	$1,699	—
1385–1600	1471	10	118.00–125.00	$121.37	$1,785	—

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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	30.00	$30.00	$20	-60.00
65	65	1	180.00	$180.00	$117	+90.00
90	90	1	295.00	$295.00	$266	+205.00
90–95	93	2	200.00–240.00	$220.54	$205	+130.54
100	100	1	280.00	$280.00	$280	+205.00
1150–1380	1272	3	111.00–114.00	$112.01	$1,425	—
1190–1480	1357	7	112.00–118.50	$116.39	$1,579	—
1260–1580	1364	8	117.50–120.00	$118.90	$1,622	—

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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	290.00	$290.00	$203	+140.00
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	$79	+95.00
80–85	82	3	65.00–110.00	$86.22	$71	-88.78
80–85	82	3	5.00–30.00	$15.31	$13	-159.69
80–85	83	3	155.00–200.00	$183.00	$152	+1.33
85	85	7	165.00–205.00	$191.43	$163	+9.76
85	85	1	335.00	$335.00	$285	+153.33
90	90	1	310.00	$310.00	$279	+75.77
90–95	93	5	155.00–225.00	$194.41	$181	-23.92
90–95	93	6	180.00–220.00	$198.51	$185	-19.82
95	95	1	155.00	$155.00	$147	+130.00
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	-80.00
100	100	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$288	+187.50
100–105	102	10	185.00–235.00	$218.16	$223	+11.27
100–105	103	2	70.00–130.00	$99.27	$102	-107.62
100–105	104	4	155.00–220.00	$183.73	$191	-55.85
110	110	1	90.00	$90.00	$99	-153.94
110	110	1	185.00	$185.00	$204	-58.94
110–115	113	2	240.00–250.00	$245.11	$277	+1.17
115	115	1	280.00	$280.00	$322	+36.06
120	120	2	235.00	$235.00	$282	-8.94

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1325	1080	85-90%	4	29.00–49.00	$38.52	$416	-4.31
910–1340	1126	85-90%	4	63.00–65.00	$63.58	$716	—
915–1540	1274	85-90%	12	52.00–61.00	$55.72	$710	-0.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	80-85%	1	47.00	$47.00	$569	—
1145–1480	1280	80-85%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.79	$868	+11.33
1095–1580	1354	80-85%	10	57.00–66.00	$63.02	$853	-2.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1980	1710	75-80%	10	62.00–68.50	$66.11	$1,130	—
1505–1965	1718	75-80%	3	68.50–69.00	$68.65	$1,179	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1650	1553	65-75%	3	68.00–69.50	$68.97	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	1	60.00	$60.00	$552	—
1050–2000	1483	7	76.50–91.00	$84.98	$1,260	—
1500	1500	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,402	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	79.00	$79.00	$849	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,088	—
1290–1570	1395	3	94.00–95.00	$94.31	$1,316	+17.04
1430–1655	1548	8	97.00–104.00	$99.50	$1,540	-2.66

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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.