Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	420	407
Slaughter cattle	365	273	297

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 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
1035–1265	1136	7	107.00–123.00	$116.27	$1,321	—
1075–1610	1396	33	126.00–139.00	$132.59	$1,851	+8.22
1350–1600	1497	16	140.50–148.50	$144.25	$2,159	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	15.00	$15.00	$11	-259.83
75	75	1	15.00	$15.00	$11	-259.83
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	-74.83
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-264.83
80–85	83	2	265.00–270.00	$267.42	$222	+119.69
85	85	1	25.00	$25.00	$21	-122.73
90	90	2	245.00–275.00	$260.00	$234	+112.27
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	$180	+155.10
1040	1040	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,092	—
1060–1460	1264	17	124.00–136.50	$129.75	$1,640	-9.79
1195–1465	1319	8	135.00–140.50	$137.69	$1,816	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-2.40
70–75	73	2	25.00–30.00	$27.41	$20	+17.41
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	±0.00
80–85	83	4	85.00–120.00	$101.44	$84	+49.32
80–85	84	4	30.00–50.00	$39.85	$33	-75.28
85	85	4	50.00–135.00	$92.50	$79	+82.50
85	85	1	260.00	$260.00	$221	+250.00
90–95	91	4	30.00–55.00	$46.30	$42	-263.70
90–95	91	18	50.00–105.00	$62.81	$57	-247.19
90–95	93	7	85.00–175.00	$139.19	$129	+46.22
90–95	94	4	290.00–300.00	$297.60	$280	+181.19
95	95	2	100.00–220.00	$160.00	$152	-60.00
100	100	2	265.00–310.00	$287.50	$288	+14.17
100–105	102	5	150.00–175.00	$157.89	$161	-115.44
100–105	103	2	105.00–125.00	$115.24	$119	-158.09
105	105	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-263.33
110	110	1	115.00	$115.00	$126	-14.88
110	110	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$154	+10.12
115	115	1	20.00	$20.00	$23	-109.88
120	120	1	135.00	$135.00	$162	+5.12
120	120	1	280.00	$280.00	$336	+150.12
125	125	1	162.00	$162.00	$202	+32.12

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1535	1194	85-90%	5	31.00–38.00	$35.78	$427	-0.81
1015–1460	1209	85-90%	8	40.00–52.00	$46.44	$561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2200	1551	75-80%	11	55.00–61.00	$57.95	$899	+1.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$828	—
1170–1635	1439	80-85%	8	48.00–58.00	$53.09	$764	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1725	1436	65-75%	6	60.00–80.00	$66.00	$948	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1455	1350	4	62.00–68.00	$65.46	$884	—
1090–2270	1766	7	67.00–86.00	$74.07	$1,308	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,140	—
1520	1520	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,246	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1740	1448	2	83.00–94.00	$89.61	$1,298	—
1385–1570	1473	4	106.00–111.00	$108.24	$1,594	+2.75
1465–1550	1510	4	112.00–117.00	$114.21	$1,725	—

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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.