Cattle Market Pulse

Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Middleburg Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 333 287
Slaughter cattle 160 216 196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mpostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1470 1361 5 101.00–107.00 $103.92 $1,414 —
1225–1670 1409 14 119.00–126.00 $122.66 $1,728 —
1365–1585 1448 4 124.00–128.50 $126.67 $1,834 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 50.00 $50.00 $38 +3.00
85 85 1 230.00 $230.00 $196 +160.00
85 85 2 15.00–55.00 $35.00 $30 -35.00
90 90 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 -20.00
90 90 1 30.00 $30.00 $27 -5.00
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 $150 +100.00
105 105 3 60.00–85.00 $70.00 $74 +20.00
110 110 2 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $60 +5.00
110 110 1 210.00 $210.00 $231 +160.00
1075–1100 1090 3 74.00–107.00 $95.81 $1,044 —
1220–1600 1390 10 112.00–124.00 $119.63 $1,663 —
1360–1535 1436 7 121.00–128.00 $124.05 $1,781 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -45.00
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 -20.00
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -40.00
70–75 73 2 60.00–72.00 $66.21 $48 +3.45
75 75 3 40.00–60.00 $48.33 $36 -14.43
80 80 1 320.00 $320.00 $256 +60.00
80 80 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 -245.00
80–85 83 3 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $46 -81.19
85 85 3 120.00–130.00 $123.33 $105 -182.92
90 90 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -140.11
90 90 1 27.00 $27.00 $24 -118.11
90–95 91 7 100.00–180.00 $121.34 $110 -23.77
90–95 93 6 150.00–210.00 $189.60 $176 +80.32
100 100 1 305.00 $305.00 $305 +110.00
100–105 103 2 115.00–185.00 $150.85 $155 -12.87
100–105 103 6 180.00–200.00 $192.94 $199 +29.22
110–115 113 3 170.00–195.00 $184.85 $209 +12.41
120 120 1 280.00 $280.00 $336 +107.56
125 125 1 185.00 $185.00 $231 +12.56

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $687 —
1235–1445 1373 80-85% 3 71.00–74.00 $72.35 $993 —
1140–1635 1434 80-85% 11 64.00–70.00 $67.36 $966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1075 955 85-90% 3 40.00–46.00 $42.46 $405 —
1205–1625 1356 85-90% 4 55.00–60.50 $58.21 $789 —
1620 1620 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,183 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1725 1529 65-75% 6 72.00–79.00 $74.75 $1,143 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1830 1617 75-80% 3 66.00–69.00 $67.82 $1,097 —
1445–1735 1623 75-80% 3 72.00–74.00 $73.16 $1,187 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1055 888 4 58.00–74.00 $65.94 $586 —
820–1835 1224 9 75.00–87.00 $79.98 $979 —
1630–2205 1903 5 91.50–110.00 $99.03 $1,885 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1495 1345 3 74.00–89.00 $81.88 $1,101 —
1430–1545 1488 2 85.00–88.00 $86.44 $1,286 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1310 1163 4 64.00–87.00 $74.47 $866 —
1190–1430 1314 5 81.00–86.00 $82.52 $1,084 —
1420–1830 1609 6 94.00–110.00 $100.40 $1,615 —

↑ Back to top

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.