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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 424 564
Feeder cattle — 53 —
Slaughter cattle 251 259 436

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to reporter absence last week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1625 1261 7 110.00–125.00 $121.10 $1,527 —
1210–1660 1390 29 128.00–139.50 $133.54 $1,856 —
1385–1615 1467 19 139.50–148.50 $142.69 $2,093 +26.82

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 100.00 $100.00 $70 +90.00
80 80 4 15.00–20.00 $17.50 $14 +7.50
80–85 83 2 10.00 $10.00 $8 -224.24
85 85 1 160.00 $160.00 $136 -74.24
100 100 1 50.00 $50.00 $50 +35.00
105 105 1 230.00 $230.00 $242 +215.00
1130–1336 1213 8 121.00–134.00 $128.97 $1,564 —
980–1605 1232 8 97.00–120.00 $110.01 $1,355 —
1185–1530 1350 5 130.00–138.50 $132.73 $1,792 —

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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 ±0.00
65 65 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -2.50
70–75 72 3 10.00 $10.00 $7 -187.59
75 75 1 20.00 $20.00 $15 +12.50
80 80 1 240.00 $240.00 $192 +230.00
80–85 83 4 10.00 $10.00 $8 -169.24
80–85 84 6 15.00–30.00 $24.21 $20 -155.03
85 85 3 30.00–50.00 $43.33 $37 -39.17
90 90 3 15.00–30.00 $25.00 $22 -42.01
90–95 92 3 35.00–60.00 $51.82 $48 -15.19
90–95 93 8 50.00–125.00 $100.03 $93 -211.58
100 100 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $255 +240.00
100 100 6 40.00–100.00 $75.00 $75 +60.00
100–105 101 6 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $116 +100.00
110 110 2 100.00–120.00 $110.00 $121 +80.00
115 115 1 70.00 $70.00 $80 +40.00
125 125 1 230.00 $230.00 $288 +150.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1430 1200 85-90% 2 63.00–67.00 $65.38 $785 —
1090–1375 1267 85-90% 5 45.00–48.00 $46.60 $590 -5.54
1015–1535 1308 85-90% 11 52.00–58.00 $55.02 $720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1740 1336 80-85% 7 60.00–68.00 $63.53 $849 +8.44
1260–1535 1405 80-85% 6 68.00–74.00 $70.78 $994 —
1385–1440 1412 80-85% 3 55.00–57.00 $56.01 $791 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1590 1515 75-80% 3 71.00–72.00 $71.33 $1,081 -0.26
1430–1810 1649 75-80% 7 60.00–69.00 $65.74 $1,084 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1795 1646 65-75% 5 71.00–76.00 $73.41 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1826 1413 5 85.00–98.00 $92.20 $1,303 —
990–2000 1423 3 75.00–85.00 $79.40 $1,130 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1365 1286 4 74.00–87.00 $78.44 $1,009 -1.18
1235–1725 1464 9 94.00–106.00 $101.84 $1,491 -9.86
1505–1605 1551 4 106.00–113.00 $110.15 $1,708 —

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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.