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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 411 446
Slaughter cattle 278 312 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00- 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1590 1275 6 105.00–120.00 $114.80 $1,464 —
1205–1520 1388 8 117.00–126.00 $121.46 $1,686 +5.17
1220–1630 1465 30 124.00–135.00 $129.48 $1,897 —
1390–1625 1523 15 135.00–140.50 $138.61 $2,111 +7.17

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 $19 -235.00
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 -170.00
80 80 1 290.00 $290.00 $232 +30.00
90 90 1 280.00 $280.00 $252 +257.43
100 100 1 280.00 $280.00 $280 +20.00
1185–1425 1250 4 110.00–122.00 $116.41 $1,455 —
1215–1320 1268 2 125.00–126.00 $125.52 $1,592 —
1205–1510 1345 11 122.00–133.00 $127.59 $1,716 +13.69
1255–1590 1449 6 132.00–137.50 $134.42 $1,948 +2.40

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 5.00 $5.00 $2 -2.50
65 65 3 5.00–20.00 $10.00 $6 +2.50
70–75 72 3 65.00–105.00 $78.95 $57 +71.45
70–75 73 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 -200.00
70–75 73 3 20.00–95.00 $55.11 $40 -154.89
75 75 1 105.00 $105.00 $79 -105.00
80 80 1 280.00 $280.00 $224 +243.20
80–85 82 3 65.00–105.00 $82.96 $68 +46.16
80–85 83 2 140.00 $140.00 $116 +103.20
80–85 83 3 15.00–105.00 $66.00 $55 +29.20
80–85 84 10 100.00–125.00 $116.96 $98 +89.72
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -95.00
90–95 92 8 95.00–135.00 $113.16 $104 -161.70
90–95 92 3 300.00–310.00 $303.27 $279 +28.41
90–95 93 4 50.00–110.00 $77.43 $72 -197.43
90–95 93 10 105.00–140.00 $123.60 $115 -151.26
100 100 3 120.00–290.00 $190.00 $190 -90.00
100 100 4 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $98 -182.50
100–105 103 7 130.00–135.00 $132.26 $136 +17.36
105 105 2 30.00–90.00 $60.00 $63 +50.00
110 110 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $140 +25.06
110–115 113 2 180.00–290.00 $233.78 $264 +131.34
115 115 1 105.00 $105.00 $121 +20.00
125 125 1 105.00 $105.00 $131 +20.00
145 145 1 240.00 $240.00 $348 +155.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1630 1208 85-90% 14 47.00–55.00 $51.54 $623 —
880–1520 1265 85-90% 6 10.00–45.00 $37.41 $473 -10.81
1400–1625 1513 85-90% 2 62.00–66.50 $64.08 $970 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1870 1488 80-85% 9 58.00–67.00 $62.99 $937 —
1430–1770 1623 80-85% 5 69.00–70.00 $69.41 $1,127 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1795 1540 75-80% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.09 $802 -13.46
1430–1930 1675 75-80% 10 60.00–70.00 $65.40 $1,095 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1940 1746 65-75% 4 69.00–72.50 $70.59 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1330 1112 5 40.00–75.00 $63.94 $711 —
1200–2065 1728 4 70.00–88.00 $78.85 $1,363 -2.82

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 75.00 $75.00 $881 —
1055–1410 1233 2 86.00–88.00 $87.14 $1,074 -1.36
1185–1530 1358 2 92.00–112.00 $100.73 $1,368 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1590 1318 4 77.00–87.00 $82.67 $1,090 -11.51
1425–1695 1530 12 112.00–125.00 $117.10 $1,792 —
1410–1660 1548 6 107.00–112.00 $109.30 $1,692 —

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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.