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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 294 361
Slaughter cattle 260 196 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves over 95 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Calves under 95 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 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
1165–1495 1315 10 114.00–124.00 $118.60 $1,560 +6.37
1245–1640 1451 10 123.00–130.00 $126.57 $1,837 —
1435–1585 1506 5 134.00–141.00 $137.86 $2,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 200.00 $200.00 $130 +185.00
80 80 1 25.00 $25.00 $20 -150.00
80 80 2 55.00–115.00 $85.00 $68 -90.00
80–85 81 4 245.00–280.00 $257.46 $209 +82.46
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 $198 +22.50
90–95 93 4 245.00–265.00 $254.86 $237 +139.86
100–105 103 2 220.00–230.00 $224.88 $232 +194.88
115 115 1 210.00 $210.00 $242 +180.00
1165–1385 1246 13 121.00–126.00 $124.05 $1,546 —
1260–1375 1303 3 115.00–118.00 $116.30 $1,515 +7.62
1195–1520 1343 6 126.00–128.00 $127.20 $1,708 +18.52

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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 $5.00 $3 -40.00
65 65 2 60.00–105.00 $82.50 $54 +37.50
65 65 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -35.00
70 70 1 200.00 $200.00 $140 +155.00
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 $112 +115.00
70 70 1 15.00 $15.00 $10 -30.00
70–75 74 7 50.00–110.00 $91.70 $68 +46.70
70–75 74 4 80.00–120.00 $99.07 $73 +54.07
80 80 2 75.00–105.00 $90.00 $72 -50.00
80 80 1 275.00 $275.00 $220 +135.00
80–85 82 7 35.00–105.00 $68.43 $56 +12.58
80–85 83 2 5.00–10.00 $7.42 $6 -2.58
80–85 83 7 75.00–122.00 $107.47 $89 +97.47
80–85 84 12 90.00–130.00 $115.53 $97 +105.53
90 90 1 30.00 $30.00 $27 -167.27
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -187.27
90–95 91 4 95.00–115.00 $108.10 $98 -89.17
90–95 93 7 100.00–135.00 $119.46 $111 +44.10
100 100 1 270.00 $270.00 $270 +153.82
100–105 103 6 100.00–130.00 $115.69 $119 +26.91
100–105 103 3 35.00–80.00 $58.71 $60 -30.07
100–105 103 6 100.00–125.00 $115.73 $119 +26.95
105 105 1 140.00 $140.00 $147 +100.00
110 110 1 100.00 $100.00 $110 -15.00
110–115 112 3 110.00–140.00 $123.28 $138 +8.28
115 115 1 150.00 $150.00 $172 +35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1355 1095 85-90% 2 20.00–31.00 $24.19 $265 —
870–1775 1309 85-90% 19 48.00–58.00 $54.30 $711 -0.89
1350–1460 1405 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.04 $858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1420 1380 75-80% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.46 $986 —
1085–1775 1555 75-80% 16 60.00–68.00 $63.53 $988 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1725 1291 80-85% 8 60.00–65.00 $62.43 $806 —
1245–1614 1428 80-85% 3 70.00–73.00 $70.87 $1,012 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1570 1500 65-75% 5 72.00–77.00 $74.62 $1,119 +0.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1365 1215 2 96.00–97.00 $96.56 $1,173 +1.64
995–1720 1303 10 60.00–79.00 $70.70 $921 —
1160–1990 1596 4 84.00–86.00 $84.77 $1,353 —
2200 2200 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,782 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1275 1115 2 87.00–90.00 $88.28 $984 —
1165 1165 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,014 —
1290–1495 1398 3 98.00–113.00 $104.75 $1,464 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1570 1449 5 85.00–92.00 $88.10 $1,277 -23.44
1250–1654 1451 10 92.00–107.00 $101.04 $1,466 +8.55
1285–1680 1508 7 105.00–110.00 $107.88 $1,627 —

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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.