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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 463 368
Feeder cattle 99 — 0
Slaughter cattle 201 355 243

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold mostly 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1640 1366 10 112.00–126.00 $119.03 $1,626 —
1165–1820 1453 12 131.00–142.50 $137.52 $1,998 —
1465–1795 1623 12 141.00–146.00 $143.73 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 —
1010 1010 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 3 65.00–150.00 $96.67 $82 -203.33
90–95 93 3 75.00–95.00 $88.21 $82 -211.79
90–95 93 4 310.00–340.00 $330.14 $307 +30.14
135 135 1 270.00 $270.00 $364 -10.00
1020–1590 1280 5 93.00–124.00 $109.96 $1,407 -16.65
1180–1520 1337 11 125.00–138.00 $134.32 $1,796 -0.57
1345–1495 1437 3 138.00–139.00 $138.48 $1,990 -1.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 —
450–482 470 6 82.00–100.00 $91.49 $430 —
525–545 532 3 82.00–92.00 $88.58 $471 —
557 557 2 85.00 $85.00 $473 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 162.00 $162.00 $227 —
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
855–890 873 2 97.00–104.00 $100.57 $878 —
1040 1040 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 230.00 $230.00 $736 —
355 355 1 157.00 $157.00 $557 —
410 410 2 160.00–215.00 $187.50 $769 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 145.00 $145.00 $109 -55.00
75 75 1 175.00 $175.00 $131 -25.00
80–85 81 4 80.00–175.00 $127.31 $103 -0.19
80–85 83 4 190.00–215.00 $202.73 $168 +177.73
80–85 83 2 195.00–200.00 $197.42 $164 +172.42
80–85 83 2 310.00–370.00 $340.91 $283 +315.91
90 90 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $124 -32.50
90–95 91 7 155.00–215.00 $184.21 $168 +14.21
90–95 93 4 290.00–340.00 $319.73 $297 -20.00
90–95 94 6 175.00–195.00 $184.07 $173 -155.66
100–105 102 8 180.00–210.00 $197.06 $201 -22.94
100–105 102 3 290.00–360.00 $333.77 $340 +113.77
100–105 102 3 35.00–170.00 $119.18 $122 -100.82
100–105 104 5 150.00–195.00 $175.00 $182 -45.00
110 110 1 200.00 $200.00 $220 +11.25
110 110 3 160.00–200.00 $185.67 $204 -3.08
115 115 1 135.00 $135.00 $155 -74.89
120 120 1 200.00 $200.00 $240 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 102.00–120.00 $110.86 $366 —
385 385 1 122.00 $122.00 $470 —
405 405 1 75.00 $75.00 $304 —
515–540 522 6 70.00–140.00 $106.28 $555 —
555 555 1 102.00 $102.00 $566 —
645 645 2 94.00 $94.00 $606 —
690 690 1 80.00 $80.00 $552 —
710–740 725 2 85.00–112.00 $98.22 $712 —
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
1015–1030 1023 2 77.00–80.00 $78.51 $803 —
1280 1280 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 157.00 $157.00 $550 —
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 —
805–845 823 6 110.00–120.00 $116.46 $958 —
895 895 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,002 —
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 165.00 $165.00 $384 —
360–370 365 2 70.00–175.00 $121.78 $444 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 85.00 $85.00 $489 —
630 630 1 75.00 $75.00 $472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1225 1071 85-90% 4 44.00–55.00 $50.11 $537 —
995–1580 1308 85-90% 5 62.00–78.00 $69.15 $904 —
1590–1635 1613 85-90% 2 80.00–90.00 $84.93 $1,370 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1725 1548 75-80% 2 78.00–82.00 $80.23 $1,242 —
1555–1970 1754 75-80% 7 93.00–97.00 $94.35 $1,655 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1690 1432 80-85% 3 76.00–94.00 $87.42 $1,252 —
1230–1890 1560 80-85% 2 69.00 $69.00 $1,076 —
1580–1655 1618 80-85% 2 97.00–99.00 $98.02 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–2100 1589 6 99.00–110.00 $103.00 $1,637 —
1745 1745 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,972 —
1495–2100 1828 6 111.00–117.00 $113.49 $2,075 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 77.00 $77.00 $562 —
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 —
1025 1025 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,086 —
1060 1060 1 87.00 $87.00 $922 —
1195 1195 1 60.00 $60.00 $717 —
1245 1245 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,170 —
1315–1340 1328 3 89.00–107.00 $99.31 $1,319 —
1365 1365 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,051 —
1505 1505 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,219 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1480 1313 2 101.00–103.00 $101.87 $1,338 -13.13
1320 1320 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,452 -5.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1535 1448 13 108.00–117.00 $111.97 $1,621 —
1295–1750 1523 2 100.00–106.00 $103.45 $1,576 —
1355–1770 1618 7 116.00–126.00 $122.29 $1,979 -1.90
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 80.00 $80.00 $104 —
400–435 413 3 86.00–120.00 $108.90 $450 —
465 465 2 100.00–115.00 $107.50 $500 —
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 —
770 770 1 97.00 $97.00 $747 —
910 910 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 —

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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.