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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 448 474
Slaughter cattle 305 365 318

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1690 1313 6 110.00–123.00 $116.98 $1,536 —
1215–1640 1394 22 123.00–136.00 $129.78 $1,809 -2.81
1385–1650 1532 11 135.00–141.00 $137.34 $2,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -5.00
75 75 1 210.00 $210.00 $158 +195.00
80–85 83 2 200.00–260.00 $230.91 $192 -36.51
85 85 1 20.00 $20.00 $17 -5.00
85 85 1 240.00 $240.00 $204 +215.00
95 95 1 25.00 $25.00 $24 -235.00
100 100 1 265.00 $265.00 $265 +85.00
115 115 1 100.00 $100.00 $115 -80.00
120 120 1 200.00 $200.00 $240 +20.00
1135–1565 1286 7 99.00–112.50 $107.14 $1,378 -22.61
1235–1430 1287 11 116.00–128.00 $123.35 $1,588 -6.40
1215–1540 1374 8 127.00–136.00 $132.76 $1,824 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–75 73 3 5.00–10.00 $8.30 $6 -19.11
75 75 2 25.00–35.00 $30.00 $22 +20.00
80 80 2 190.00–325.00 $257.50 $206 +156.06
80–85 82 6 45.00–125.00 $60.56 $50 -40.88
80–85 83 6 10.00–50.00 $28.59 $24 -72.85
85 85 1 135.00 $135.00 $115 +42.50
90 90 1 280.00 $280.00 $252 +217.19
90–95 93 9 100.00–240.00 $152.62 $142 +13.43
90–95 93 2 100.00–105.00 $102.43 $95 -36.76
90–95 93 3 20.00–50.00 $33.04 $31 -106.15
90–95 94 4 55.00–135.00 $112.00 $105 -185.60
100 100 1 290.00 $290.00 $290 +2.50
100–105 104 4 130.00–155.00 $147.71 $154 +32.47
105 105 2 120.00–145.00 $132.50 $139 +122.50
105 105 2 110.00–200.00 $155.00 $163 +145.00
110 110 1 130.00 $130.00 $143 -10.00
110 110 2 50.00–65.00 $57.50 $63 -82.50
115 115 3 155.00–167.00 $160.67 $185 +140.67
120 120 1 155.00 $155.00 $186 +20.00
120–125 123 2 220.00–250.00 $234.69 $289 +72.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1910 1416 80-85% 19 50.00–60.50 $54.29 $769 +1.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1610 1304 85-90% 9 42.00–50.00 $46.13 $602 —
1370–1675 1523 85-90% 3 10.00–31.00 $23.70 $361 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1775 1521 75-80% 7 54.00–63.00 $58.14 $884 —
1600–1920 1727 75-80% 3 63.50–65.00 $64.17 $1,108 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1740 1702 65-75% 5 62.00–71.00 $65.48 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1825 1493 4 55.00–69.00 $60.60 $905 —
1220–1970 1547 16 63.00–91.00 $73.08 $1,131 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,036 —
1315–1755 1498 3 90.00–125.00 $106.07 $1,589 —
1620 1620 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,733 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1700 1488 10 105.00–116.00 $111.06 $1,653 +2.82
1415–1805 1586 6 93.00–105.00 $99.95 $1,585 —
1760–1830 1795 2 89.00–91.00 $90.02 $1,616 —

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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.