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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 358 300
Feeder cattle 36 119 0
Slaughter cattle 187 165 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average, slaughter steers averaged .66 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.61 higher, slaughter heifers averaged .86 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 6.68 lower, boner cows averaged 3.82 lower and slaughter cows averaged 4.19 higher-. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 14.33 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 4.50 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1490 1283 8 123.00–136.00 $128.79 $1,652 —
1220–1730 1431 21 135.00–149.50 $141.55 $2,026 —
1305–1720 1551 13 145.00–152.50 $149.19 $2,314 -0.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,164 —
1135 1135 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,362 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 90.00 $90.00 $63 +20.00
80 80 1 320.00 $320.00 $256 +250.00
85 85 3 55.00–120.00 $98.33 $84 +28.33
90 90 1 290.00 $290.00 $261 +220.00
95 95 1 85.00 $85.00 $81 +15.00
95 95 2 60.00–120.00 $90.00 $86 +20.00
100 100 1 90.00 $90.00 $90 —
100 100 1 100.00 $100.00 $100 —
110 110 1 280.00 $280.00 $308 —
130 130 1 220.00 $220.00 $286 —
1145–1250 1198 2 115.00–130.00 $122.83 $1,472 —
1095–1510 1259 7 133.00–143.00 $137.79 $1,735 +1.04
1345–1360 1353 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $1,969 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–633 626 4 135.00–140.00 $138.79 $869 —
740 740 1 125.00 $125.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 +13.11
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —

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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 -62.50
70–75 73 2 100.00 $100.00 $73 +32.50
70–75 73 2 20.00–25.00 $22.59 $16 -44.91
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 +22.50
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 $80 +15.00
80 80 1 220.00 $220.00 $176 +135.00
80–85 83 3 125.00–145.00 $136.60 $113 -3.70
80–85 84 4 120.00–175.00 $136.49 $115 -3.81
85 85 1 250.00 $250.00 $212 +123.33
90 90 1 45.00 $45.00 $40 -125.00
90–95 92 3 70.00–105.00 $90.09 $83 -57.76
90–95 93 2 155.00–160.00 $157.57 $147 +9.72
90–95 93 2 270.00–300.00 $285.41 $265 +137.56
90–95 94 4 120.00–220.00 $171.93 $162 +24.08
95 95 4 200.00–220.00 $211.25 $201 +63.40
100–105 101 10 175.00–222.00 $206.22 $208 +13.00
100–105 102 3 160.00–220.00 $194.43 $198 +1.21
105 105 2 50.00–80.00 $65.00 $68 -128.22
115 115 2 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $256 -62.39
115 115 1 105.00 $105.00 $121 -179.89
125 125 1 150.00 $150.00 $188 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.00 $147.00 $470 +10.00
405 405 2 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
525 525 1 147.00 $147.00 $772 +43.00
595 595 1 102.00 $102.00 $607 -5.25
605–640 623 2 85.00–100.00 $92.29 $575 -9.71
650–670 660 2 100.00–115.00 $107.39 $709 -1.10
1050 1050 1 95.00 $95.00 $998 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1385 1229 85-90% 8 64.00–76.00 $70.59 $868 —
935–1505 1249 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.14 $651 —
1670 1670 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,520 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1790 1419 80-85% 9 73.50–90.00 $83.92 $1,191 -3.82
1405–1670 1538 80-85% 2 92.00–93.00 $92.54 $1,423 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1765 1525 75-80% 8 92.00–97.00 $94.15 $1,436 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1610 1475 65-75% 3 98.00–109.00 $105.00 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1715 1468 5 94.00–110.00 $103.20 $1,515 -6.19
1345–2105 1623 7 109.00–118.00 $114.39 $1,857 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 95.00 $95.00 $294 —
410–435 423 2 82.00–97.00 $89.72 $380 —
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 —
565 565 1 82.00 $82.00 $463 —
625 625 1 75.00 $75.00 $469 —
875 875 1 75.00 $75.00 $656 -2.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,607 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1300 1275 2 107.00–108.00 $107.49 $1,370 —
1395–1630 1512 3 128.00–136.00 $132.82 $2,008 +4.30
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 ±0.00
805 805 1 85.00 $85.00 $684 —
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —

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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.