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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 512 397
Slaughter cattle 230 388 291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady.Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 15.00-25.00 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
1035–1505 1246 9 104.00–120.00 $113.46 $1,414 -0.21
1215–1675 1378 12 120.00–126.50 $122.60 $1,689 —
1275–1695 1443 16 126.00–131.00 $128.43 $1,853 +4.83

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 $77 +100.00
85 85 2 20.00 $20.00 $17 -50.00
85 85 1 195.00 $195.00 $166 +125.00
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 $153 +130.00
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 $120 —
115 115 1 120.00 $120.00 $138 -15.00
1035–1460 1283 3 102.00–107.50 $104.74 $1,344 -14.02
1100–1475 1337 3 115.00–120.00 $116.79 $1,561 -7.06
1425–1525 1475 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,814 —
1690 1690 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,944 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $4 -136.29
60 60 1 55.00 $55.00 $33 -88.79
60–65 63 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -138.79
70–75 71 4 10.00 $10.00 $7 -133.79
70–75 74 4 10.00–30.00 $20.17 $15 -123.62
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -91.57
80–85 83 5 15.00–50.00 $32.77 $27 -68.80
80–85 83 5 45.00–70.00 $57.29 $48 -44.28
85 85 1 50.00 $50.00 $42 -205.00
85 85 4 30.00–65.00 $52.50 $45 -202.50
90–95 91 7 55.00–95.00 $71.02 $65 +9.65
90–95 93 2 150.00–170.00 $160.27 $149 +23.32
90–95 93 6 35.00–90.00 $60.23 $56 -76.72
95 95 1 220.00 $220.00 $209 +120.00
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -225.00
100–105 103 6 75.00–100.00 $86.46 $89 -153.54
105 105 1 70.00 $70.00 $74 -65.62
110 110 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -105.00
110 110 1 115.00 $115.00 $126 -5.00
110 110 1 60.00 $60.00 $66 -60.00
115 115 2 70.00 $70.00 $80 -137.56
120 120 1 170.00 $170.00 $204 -37.56

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1385 1058 85-90% 6 34.00–47.00 $44.15 $467 +2.78
1000–1665 1172 85-90% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.72 $606 -1.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1575 1348 80-85% 8 57.00–66.00 $62.45 $842 —
1290–1705 1508 80-85% 4 69.50–73.50 $71.76 $1,082 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1465 1442 75-80% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.33 $1,057 —
1205–1795 1560 75-80% 6 62.00–68.50 $65.66 $1,024 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1585 1543 65-75% 2 72.00–77.00 $74.57 $1,151 +3.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2365 1728 3 64.00–75.00 $69.18 $1,195 —
1370–2385 1745 11 73.00–91.00 $82.15 $1,434 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1430 1278 2 80.00–85.00 $82.80 $1,058 —
1395 1395 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,465 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1765 1426 8 92.00–102.00 $96.49 $1,376 —
1175–1630 1466 9 101.00–106.00 $104.04 $1,525 +9.08
1215–1825 1484 6 82.00–91.00 $86.43 $1,283 -8.53

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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.