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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 334 528
Feeder cattle 53 — 0
Slaughter cattle 259 264 405

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Choice and Prime slaughter heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher; Choice heifers sold steady. No comparison on slaughter dairy steers or heifers. Breaker cows sold steady to 1.00 higher; Boner and Lean cows sold steady. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle sales was moderate on a moderate supply. Feeder dairy calves sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1415 1224 4 120.00–121.00 $120.53 $1,475 —
1135–1550 1305 15 123.00–129.50 $125.22 $1,634 —
1245–1625 1439 9 133.50–138.00 $135.56 $1,951 +1.05
1235–1765 1451 8 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $1,900 —
1060–1965 1472 5 115.00–118.00 $115.87 $1,706 —
1385–1650 1551 4 140.00–145.00 $141.93 $2,201 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 162.00 $162.00 $539 —
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 —
675 675 2 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
865 865 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 210.00 $210.00 $136 +25.00
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -180.00
65 65 1 60.00 $60.00 $39 -125.00
70–75 72 3 10.00 $10.00 $7 -175.00
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 $135 -5.00
75 75 1 100.00 $100.00 $75 -85.00
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -175.00
80–85 83 2 210.00–260.00 $234.24 $194 +49.24
90 90 1 240.00 $240.00 $216 +220.00
95 95 1 20.00 $20.00 $19 -200.00
105 105 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -160.00
110 110 1 180.00 $180.00 $198 +155.00
1060 1060 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,039 —
1130 1130 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,300 +0.96
1055–1530 1299 8 119.00–124.00 $122.04 $1,585 -6.57
1135–1565 1312 12 127.00–134.50 $130.64 $1,714 —
1340–1550 1445 2 137.00–138.50 $137.80 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 145.00 $145.00 $341 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
500–535 517 3 134.00–137.00 $135.96 $703 —
630 630 1 117.00 $117.00 $737 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–635 618 2 105.00–112.00 $108.60 $671 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
65 65 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $5 +2.50
70–75 73 2 195.00–200.00 $197.59 $144 +172.59
70–75 74 6 20.00–40.00 $27.53 $20 +2.53
75 75 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $6 -17.50
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -30.00
80–85 82 5 50.00–65.00 $55.06 $45 -6.84
80–85 82 5 250.00–325.00 $288.78 $237 +226.88
80–85 83 2 155.00–205.00 $179.24 $149 +117.34
80–85 83 5 30.00–40.00 $32.05 $27 -29.85
85 85 2 70.00–95.00 $82.50 $70 +67.50
90–95 92 5 50.00–75.00 $67.01 $62 -30.29
90–95 93 3 310.00–315.00 $311.61 $290 +214.31
90–95 93 10 80.00–115.00 $101.96 $95 +4.66
95 95 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 ±0.00
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -75.00
100–105 103 2 30.00 $30.00 $31 -72.45
100–105 103 2 70.00 $70.00 $72 -32.45
100–105 104 4 105.00–110.00 $106.27 $111 +3.82
105 105 1 300.00 $300.00 $315 +197.55
110 110 1 30.00 $30.00 $33 -50.00
110 110 5 105.00–110.00 $108.00 $119 +28.00
120 120 1 80.00 $80.00 $96 -23.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
490 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 —
502 502 2 145.00 $145.00 $728 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 77.00 $77.00 $281 —
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1340 1077 85-90% 5 44.00–47.00 $45.50 $490 +1.53
930–1650 1255 85-90% 19 49.00–54.50 $52.14 $654 —
980–1545 1290 85-90% 7 55.00–58.00 $56.30 $726 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2105 1488 75-80% 6 61.50–62.00 $61.92 $921 —
1175–1745 1535 75-80% 12 70.00–74.00 $71.59 $1,099 —
1185–1990 1535 75-80% 13 63.00–68.00 $65.29 $1,002 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1840 1316 80-85% 13 58.00–63.50 $59.69 $786 —
1085–1685 1348 80-85% 6 54.00–57.00 $55.09 $743 —
1325–1575 1456 80-85% 6 64.00–68.00 $65.73 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,305 —
1100–2140 1678 3 75.00–83.00 $77.82 $1,306 —
1165–2090 1684 4 88.00–95.00 $92.14 $1,552 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 95.00 $95.00 $299 —
480 480 1 75.00 $75.00 $360 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,334 —
1475 1475 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,608 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1385 1290 6 76.00–84.00 $79.62 $1,027 —
1310–1700 1446 13 103.00–108.00 $105.94 $1,532 —
1235–1730 1454 25 108.00–114.50 $111.70 $1,624 +24.63
1515 1515 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,515 —
1680 1680 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,966 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 82.00 $82.00 $217 —
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 —
395 395 1 95.00 $95.00 $375 —
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 —
720 720 1 75.00 $75.00 $540 —

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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.