Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 28, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	404	283	369
Slaughter cattle	294	180	259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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
1135–1410	1217	6	115.00–124.00	$120.50	$1,466	—
1200–1650	1399	14	125.00–138.00	$133.06	$1,862	—
1220–1685	1431	17	135.00–144.00	$138.55	$1,983	—

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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	45.00	$45.00	$38	-125.00
85	85	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-150.00
90–95	93	2	260.00–270.00	$265.14	$247	+15.14
105	105	1	270.00	$270.00	$284	+20.00
125	125	1	40.00	$40.00	$50	-200.00
1125–1390	1246	8	125.00–136.50	$129.50	$1,614	—
1255–1530	1393	2	120.00–125.00	$122.75	$1,710	—
1145–1540	1409	10	133.00–139.50	$137.57	$1,938	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-19.83
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	$84	+95.17
75	75	1	20.00	$20.00	$15	-245.00
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-67.62
80–85	82	6	30.00–50.00	$40.20	$33	+17.47
80–85	83	3	70.00–105.00	$88.30	$73	+65.57
80–85	83	3	50.00–75.00	$63.30	$53	+40.57
80–85	83	2	340.00–350.00	$345.15	$286	+322.42
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-26.67
90–95	92	3	90.00–110.00	$98.55	$91	-25.86
90–95	93	8	100.00–135.00	$121.28	$113	+113.71
95	95	2	60.00–85.00	$72.50	$69	+64.93
100	100	2	80.00–115.00	$97.50	$98	-40.53
100	100	1	320.00	$320.00	$320	+181.97
100–105	103	4	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$124	-18.03
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	$138	-17.44
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	$138	-17.44

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$456	—
935–1710	1215	85-90%	16	44.00–54.00	$50.68	$616	—
1305–1415	1345	85-90%	3	54.00–59.00	$56.92	$766	+8.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1555	1190	80-85%	4	51.00–52.00	$51.24	$610	—
1225–1850	1485	80-85%	13	54.00–62.50	$58.82	$873	—
1345–1650	1490	80-85%	3	64.00–69.00	$66.33	$988	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1720	1615	75-80%	6	60.00–67.00	$63.07	$1,019	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1630	1610	65-75%	3	66.00–70.50	$68.52	$1,103	+2.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1920	1700	4	96.00–100.00	$98.56	$1,676	+16.68
1000–2455	1728	2	46.00–58.00	$54.53	$942	-27.35
1285–2130	1801	7	69.00–92.00	$78.29	$1,410	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1315	1214	7	72.00–88.00	$82.50	$1,002	—
1220–1450	1335	2	108.00–110.00	$108.91	$1,454	—
1445	1445	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,286	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1670	1345	6	70.00–94.00	$81.77	$1,100	—
1225–1500	1384	16	93.00–111.00	$103.08	$1,427	+26.14
1290–1610	1420	8	109.00–115.00	$112.02	$1,591	—

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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.