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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 329 353
Slaughter cattle 220 230 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
1110–1485 1245 9 104.00–120.00 $115.09 $1,433 +1.63
1115–1490 1268 15 120.00–127.00 $124.45 $1,578 —
1300–1640 1459 12 128.00–135.00 $130.90 $1,910 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 15.00 $15.00 $10 -95.00
85 85 1 30.00 $30.00 $26 +10.00
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00 $102 +100.00
90–95 93 2 90.00–105.00 $97.70 $91 -72.30
1020–1335 1170 4 112.00–115.00 $113.84 $1,332 —
1075–1270 1177 8 116.00–123.00 $119.80 $1,410 —
1185–1350 1286 7 125.00–129.50 $127.20 $1,636 +22.46

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -2.50
70–75 73 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 -10.17
75 75 1 47.00 $47.00 $35 +26.83
75 75 1 40.00 $40.00 $30 +19.83
80 80 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $6 -2.50
85 85 2 40.00–60.00 $50.00 $42 ±0.00
85 85 2 65.00–75.00 $70.00 $60 +20.00
85 85 1 40.00 $40.00 $34 -10.00
85 85 4 40.00–90.00 $60.00 $51 +10.00
90–95 91 5 60.00–100.00 $88.13 $80 +17.11
90–95 93 11 60.00–115.00 $83.40 $78 -76.87
95 95 3 135.00–190.00 $165.00 $157 -55.00
100 100 1 230.00 $230.00 $230 +215.00
100–105 103 4 25.00–85.00 $48.54 $50 -37.92
100–105 104 4 90.00–115.00 $106.69 $111 +20.23
110–115 112 5 100.00–115.00 $107.99 $121 +92.99
115 115 1 160.00 $160.00 $184 +90.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1370 1193 85-90% 9 40.00–49.00 $45.41 $542 -6.31
830–1630 1226 85-90% 13 50.00–58.00 $53.41 $655 —
1215–1710 1427 85-90% 3 63.50–70.50 $68.14 $972 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1530 1294 80-85% 7 62.00–69.00 $66.49 $860 —
1455–1570 1515 80-85% 3 71.00–74.00 $72.29 $1,095 +0.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1845 1537 75-80% 10 60.00–68.00 $64.08 $985 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1490 1290 65-75% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.16 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 60.00 $60.00 $696 —
1165–1460 1307 3 103.00–107.00 $104.79 $1,370 —
1100–2340 1544 10 80.00–96.00 $87.51 $1,351 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1275 1225 4 82.00–87.00 $84.95 $1,041 —
1315–1600 1473 5 104.00–108.00 $106.53 $1,569 +2.49
1470–1600 1511 5 93.00–102.00 $97.85 $1,479 —

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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.