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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 288 273
Slaughter cattle 195 177 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with strong buyer demand. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold mostly steady. 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
1220–1550 1415 16 125.00–136.00 $131.71 $1,864 —
1325–1655 1430 6 124.00–127.00 $125.70 $1,798 —
1370–1712 1523 4 136.00–140.50 $137.96 $2,101 —

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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 ±0.00
85 85 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -5.00
85 85 1 15.00 $15.00 $13 ±0.00
95 95 2 35.00–60.00 $47.50 $45 +32.50
95 95 1 40.00 $40.00 $38 +25.00
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 $250 +220.00
105 105 1 90.00 $90.00 $94 +60.00
110 110 1 240.00 $240.00 $264 +45.00
120 120 1 210.00 $210.00 $252 +15.00
130 130 1 210.00 $210.00 $273 +15.00
1010–1365 1239 12 123.00–132.00 $127.63 $1,581 —
1375–1535 1462 3 104.00–120.00 $112.53 $1,645 —
1425–1625 1558 3 133.50–134.50 $133.85 $2,085 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -5.00
70–75 73 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 -47.02
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 $98 -30.00
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -150.00
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 $60 -80.00
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 $104 -150.00
80–85 82 3 120.00–135.00 $128.37 $105 +8.52
80–85 83 11 125.00–140.00 $133.19 $111 +13.34
85 85 1 115.00 $115.00 $98 -4.85
90 90 3 40.00–120.00 $85.00 $76 -41.88
90 90 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -116.88
90–95 92 3 110.00–120.00 $113.45 $104 -13.43
90–95 93 3 125.00–135.00 $130.09 $121 +3.21
90–95 93 3 270.00–280.00 $276.61 $257 +149.73
100–105 102 5 125.00–140.00 $133.92 $137 +7.52
100–105 103 5 90.00–130.00 $110.92 $114 -15.48
100–105 103 4 220.00–280.00 $262.80 $271 +136.40
100–105 103 3 15.00–65.00 $48.06 $50 -78.34
110 110 2 105.00–130.00 $117.50 $129 -17.50
110 110 4 130.00–145.00 $136.25 $150 +1.25
115 115 1 115.00 $115.00 $132 +20.00
120 120 1 260.00 $260.00 $312 +165.00
120 120 1 115.00 $115.00 $138 +20.00
120 120 1 225.00 $225.00 $270 +130.00
120–125 123 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $157 +32.55
130 130 1 125.00 $125.00 $162 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1240 1143 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $43.36 $496 —
1050–1600 1237 85-90% 12 47.00–60.00 $54.30 $672 -1.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1805 1589 75-80% 11 65.00–73.00 $69.86 $1,110 —
1655–1725 1690 75-80% 2 78.00–82.00 $80.04 $1,353 +0.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1500 1402 80-85% 3 78.00–82.50 $80.26 $1,125 —
1195–1735 1441 80-85% 8 66.00–77.00 $71.57 $1,031 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1715 1652 65-75% 6 76.00–82.50 $78.96 $1,304 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1690 1625 2 97.00–100.00 $98.44 $1,600 —
1245–2045 1748 5 76.00–90.00 $84.22 $1,472 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1385 1313 3 87.00–102.00 $95.19 $1,250 —
1390 1390 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,070 —
1565 1565 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,753 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1395 1265 2 73.00–92.00 $83.48 $1,056 —
1315–1725 1521 7 93.00–105.00 $99.45 $1,513 —
1240–1685 1523 14 108.00–123.00 $116.77 $1,778 —

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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.