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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 256 252
Slaughter cattle 344 160 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. 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
1060–1785 1350 12 106.00–117.00 $112.50 $1,519 +8.58
1075–1685 1372 21 118.00–124.50 $121.42 $1,666 +17.50
1345–1530 1441 9 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $1,816 -0.67

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 2 20.00–50.00 $35.00 $26 -15.00
80 80 2 50.00–80.00 $65.00 $52 +15.00
85 85 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 -215.00
100 100 1 280.00 $280.00 $280 +130.00
105 105 1 210.00 $210.00 $220 +140.00
110 110 1 65.00 $65.00 $72 +10.00
1105–1335 1225 12 116.00–123.00 $119.61 $1,465 —
1355–1485 1399 5 123.00–126.50 $124.23 $1,738 +4.60
1355–1665 1510 2 112.00–114.00 $112.90 $1,705 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 +5.00
70–75 73 3 5.00–70.00 $28.86 $21 -37.35
75 75 3 65.00–90.00 $76.67 $58 +28.34
80–85 82 6 100.00–125.00 $113.42 $93 +58.42
80–85 83 11 105.00–130.00 $115.91 $96 +60.91
80–85 83 3 85.00–95.00 $90.00 $75 +35.00
85 85 2 5.00–80.00 $42.50 $36 -80.83
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 $270 +295.00
90–95 91 8 100.00–130.00 $120.07 $109 -1.27
90–95 92 8 85.00–120.00 $102.62 $94 -86.98
90–95 93 2 150.00–175.00 $162.16 $151 -27.44
95 95 3 60.00–100.00 $73.33 $70 -116.27
100 100 1 290.00 $290.00 $290 -15.00
100–105 103 6 105.00–135.00 $118.41 $122 -32.44
100–105 103 8 130.00–155.00 $141.89 $146 -8.96
100–105 103 2 25.00–45.00 $34.76 $36 -116.09
100–105 103 2 290.00–295.00 $292.56 $301 +141.71
115 115 1 150.00 $150.00 $172 -34.85
120 120 1 90.00 $90.00 $108 -190.00
120 120 1 140.00 $140.00 $168 -140.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $350 —
1050–1525 1299 85-90% 10 62.00–72.00 $67.80 $881 —
1145–1580 1444 85-90% 6 74.00–78.00 $75.56 $1,091 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $614 —
945–1615 1222 80-85% 9 68.00–73.00 $70.16 $857 —
1010–1755 1311 80-85% 5 74.00–79.00 $77.06 $1,010 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1785 1557 75-80% 10 70.00–75.50 $72.73 $1,132 —
1695 1695 75-80% 2 76.00–77.50 $76.75 $1,301 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1715 1499 65-75% 7 74.50–81.50 $77.85 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,764 —
1805–2200 1937 3 98.00–103.00 $100.17 $1,940 +1.14

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1325 1248 2 87.00–93.00 $90.19 $1,126 —
1255 1255 1 73.00 $73.00 $916 —
1300–1600 1450 2 76.00–85.00 $80.97 $1,174 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1550 1246 7 76.00–85.50 $81.29 $1,013 —
1100–1800 1491 7 88.00–93.00 $90.88 $1,355 —
1325–1735 1512 6 92.00–105.00 $97.72 $1,478 —

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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.