Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	354	383	391
Slaughter cattle	250	260	239

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1345	1238	10	108.00–118.00	$112.56	$1,393	—
1135–1420	1326	5	119.00–122.00	$120.22	$1,594	+1.62
1215–1505	1363	17	125.00–135.00	$130.55	$1,779	—
1315–1660	1468	15	135.00–144.50	$139.14	$2,043	+12.57

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	$126	-20.00
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-210.00
90	90	1	250.00	$250.00	$225	+30.00
90	90	1	50.00	$50.00	$45	-170.00
90–95	93	2	50.00–135.00	$91.35	$85	-163.51
100	100	1	245.00	$245.00	$245	+20.12
125	125	1	190.00	$190.00	$238	-20.00
1130–1300	1204	9	122.00–130.00	$125.96	$1,517	—
1130–1425	1224	5	111.00–115.00	$113.01	$1,383	-11.04
1095–1460	1226	6	117.00–121.00	$118.89	$1,458	-5.16
1225–1480	1329	5	132.00–138.00	$133.92	$1,780	+6.72

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70–75	72	3	70.00–110.00	$87.21	$63	-112.79
75	75	3	40.00–120.00	$70.00	$52	-21.70
80–85	82	3	50.00–80.00	$63.27	$52	-5.16
80–85	83	10	70.00–125.00	$105.93	$88	+98.51
85	85	5	117.00–135.00	$126.40	$107	+10.87
90–95	91	4	270.00–290.00	$281.30	$256	+173.20
90–95	93	12	110.00–145.00	$129.98	$121	+10.52
90–95	93	6	95.00–140.00	$115.56	$107	-3.90
95	95	6	15.00–115.00	$83.33	$79	-36.13
100	100	3	260.00–280.00	$273.33	$273	+3.33
100–105	102	5	135.00–140.00	$137.99	$141	+22.30
100–105	102	3	110.00–145.00	$125.33	$128	+9.64
105	105	1	260.00	$260.00	$273	+120.00
110–115	113	2	127.00–130.00	$128.53	$145	+5.25
120	120	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$165	-12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1425	1023	85-90%	3	60.00–69.00	$64.87	$664	—
825–1495	1131	85-90%	17	48.00–59.00	$53.42	$604	—
915–1405	1157	85-90%	10	14.00–47.00	$41.26	$477	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1490	1241	80-85%	8	57.00–66.00	$59.92	$744	—
1530–1660	1577	80-85%	3	67.00–69.00	$67.82	$1,070	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1870	1525	75-80%	5	59.00–66.00	$63.63	$970	—
1400–1700	1584	75-80%	5	68.50–73.00	$70.01	$1,109	+6.48

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1730	1610	65-75%	3	68.00–79.00	$72.30	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1485	1190	3	70.00–72.00	$71.17	$847	—
1475–1735	1580	3	91.00–93.00	$91.96	$1,453	+7.19

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1650	1446	4	72.00–92.00	$80.43	$1,163	-7.67
1285–1705	1479	9	102.00–108.00	$105.48	$1,560	+4.44
1395–1795	1571	6	109.00–116.00	$112.63	$1,769	—

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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.