Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	283	418	260
Slaughter cattle	180	305	111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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
1030–1380	1170	4	100.00–124.00	$116.49	$1,363	—
1210–1430	1324	8	126.00–137.50	$130.56	$1,729	+13.58
1330–1625	1486	17	134.50–141.00	$138.12	$2,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	$144	-70.00
90	90	1	250.00	$250.00	$225	+10.00
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	$250	-15.00
110	110	1	240.00	$240.00	$264	+140.00
1270	1270	2	124.00–131.00	$127.50	$1,619	+20.36
1270–1365	1318	2	132.00–137.50	$134.85	$1,777	—
1310–1360	1335	2	75.00–87.00	$81.11	$1,083	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	20.00–30.00	$24.83	$18	+16.53
75	75	1	265.00	$265.00	$199	+235.00
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-20.00
80–85	81	4	50.00–105.00	$77.62	$63	+17.06
80–85	83	2	15.00–30.00	$22.73	$19	-5.86
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	$102	-15.00
85	85	1	320.00	$320.00	$272	+185.00
90	90	3	30.00–50.00	$36.67	$33	-243.33
90	90	2	210.00–310.00	$260.00	$234	-20.00
90–95	91	7	85.00–150.00	$124.41	$113	-155.59
90–95	93	2	5.00–10.00	$7.57	$7	-94.86
90–95	93	2	60.00–130.00	$95.95	$89	-6.48
100–105	104	5	125.00–150.00	$138.03	$144	-9.68
105	105	1	320.00	$320.00	$336	+165.00
110–115	113	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$161	-18.23
115	115	1	85.00	$85.00	$98	-75.67
120	120	1	145.00	$145.00	$174	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	85-90%	1	34.00	$34.00	$335	—
975–1505	1323	85-90%	8	43.50–54.00	$48.01	$635	+1.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1665	1418	80-85%	7	50.00–63.00	$54.24	$769	-0.05
1560–1640	1600	80-85%	2	63.50–66.00	$64.72	$1,036	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1795	1532	75-80%	7	53.00–62.00	$57.63	$883	-0.51

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1610	1608	65-75%	2	65.50–67.50	$66.50	$1,069	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1400	1324	4	65.00–75.00	$69.01	$914	—
1575–1605	1590	2	91.50–95.00	$93.23	$1,482	—
1395–2165	1714	4	78.00–84.00	$81.88	$1,403	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	81.00	$81.00	$903	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1640	1268	2	96.00–99.00	$97.94	$1,242	—
1325–1420	1368	3	70.00–84.00	$76.94	$1,053	—
1380–1610	1495	2	111.50–113.00	$112.19	$1,677	+1.13

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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.