Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	411	404	386
Slaughter cattle	312	294	281

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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
1190–1490	1357	10	102.00–124.00	$116.29	$1,578	—
1325–1520	1439	7	135.00–138.50	$136.39	$1,963	-2.16
1395–1665	1515	12	126.00–136.00	$131.44	$1,991	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	1	260.00	$260.00	$208	+215.00
85	85	1	90.00	$90.00	$76	+45.00
90–95	93	2	20.00–25.00	$22.57	$21	-242.57
95	95	1	250.00	$250.00	$238	-15.14
100	100	1	260.00	$260.00	$260	-10.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	$100	-170.00
115	115	1	230.00	$230.00	$264	-40.00
1150–1490	1320	2	106.00–120.00	$113.90	$1,503	—
1200–1435	1320	7	124.00–129.00	$126.75	$1,673	—
1205–1545	1419	11	128.50–136.00	$132.02	$1,873	-5.55

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$5	-112.50
75	75	1	210.00	$210.00	$158	+190.00
80–85	83	3	30.00–40.00	$36.80	$31	-51.50
80–85	84	4	15.00–45.00	$27.24	$23	-61.06
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	$178	+121.70
85	85	1	65.00	$65.00	$55	-23.30
85	85	2	230.00–280.00	$255.00	$217	+166.70
90	90	2	70.00–140.00	$105.00	$94	+95.00
90–95	93	2	270.00–280.00	$274.86	$256	+153.58
90–95	93	7	50.00–125.00	$93.58	$87	-27.70
90–95	93	3	55.00–100.00	$73.66	$69	-47.62
95	95	3	30.00–50.00	$36.67	$35	-35.83
100	100	1	280.00	$280.00	$280	+182.50
100–105	103	5	100.00–125.00	$114.90	$118	-5.10
105	105	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-110.00
105	105	1	105.00	$105.00	$110	-15.00
110–115	113	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$116	-22.56
110–115	113	3	260.00–270.00	$263.38	$298	+138.38
115	115	1	85.00	$85.00	$98	-40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1640	1198	80-85%	3	63.50–66.00	$64.86	$777	+13.62
1025–1760	1360	80-85%	15	52.00–62.00	$57.14	$777	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1305	1199	85-90%	4	10.00–42.00	$31.92	$383	—
985–1705	1286	85-90%	9	43.00–53.00	$48.22	$620	—
1350–1565	1456	85-90%	4	56.00–59.00	$57.16	$832	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1900	1530	75-80%	13	56.00–64.00	$61.26	$937	—
1485–1595	1540	75-80%	2	64.00–67.00	$65.55	$1,009	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1605	1454	65-75%	4	64.00–67.00	$65.44	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	70.00	$70.00	$910	—
1385	1385	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,302	—
1170–2090	1718	11	74.00–90.00	$81.67	$1,403	+27.14

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1113–1735	1247	11	86.00–91.00	$88.50	$1,104	+6.00
1110–1680	1285	4	68.00–85.00	$80.72	$1,037	—
1340–1480	1407	5	94.00–99.00	$98.04	$1,379	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1385	1325	2	90.00–98.00	$94.18	$1,248	+12.41
1235–1530	1404	4	83.00–91.00	$86.13	$1,209	-25.89
1345–1560	1463	7	102.00–113.00	$107.37	$1,571	—

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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.