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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 564 179 334
Feeder cattle 188 57 0
Slaughter cattle 254 0 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.61 higher, holstein steers averaged .66 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 1.79 higher. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged .66 higher. boners averaged 4.68 higher lean averaged 2.42 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 6.28 higher and calves under 95 lbs averaged 15.58 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1710 1325 5 124.00–135.00 $130.96 $1,735 -10.32
1205–1570 1338 13 137.00–150.00 $144.89 $1,939 +3.61
1215–1720 1452 22 147.00–160.00 $153.77 $2,233 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +5.00
501 501 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,152 —
610–620 615 2 160.00–205.00 $182.32 $1,121 —
665 665 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,297 —
855 855 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,154 —
915–930 923 2 130.00–147.00 $138.43 $1,278 +21.43
970–995 983 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
760 760 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 —
855 855 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 75.00 $75.00 $49 -25.00
80 80 1 30.00 $30.00 $24 -15.00
80 80 1 310.00 $310.00 $248 +265.00
90–95 93 2 120.00–180.00 $150.81 $140 -79.19
110 110 1 270.00 $270.00 $297 —
115 115 1 65.00 $65.00 $75 —
1030–1255 1151 5 110.00–129.00 $120.72 $1,389 +1.21
1155–1500 1272 11 131.00–151.00 $142.56 $1,813 —
1130–1340 1288 8 146.50–155.00 $151.00 $1,945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 115.00 $115.00 $207 —
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470 —
410 410 1 82.00 $82.00 $336 -8.00
455 455 2 135.00 $135.00 $614 +48.00
500–526 521 5 125.00–137.00 $131.55 $685 —
585–595 591 7 95.00–135.00 $114.17 $675 —
615–620 618 2 95.00–130.00 $112.57 $696 —
665–695 678 5 87.00–112.00 $97.22 $659 —
765–790 778 3 75.00–100.00 $88.47 $688 —
905 905 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 145.00–195.00 $169.53 $449 —
375–390 383 2 150.00–175.00 $162.75 $623 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 ±0.00
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
550–570 560 2 120.00–135.00 $127.37 $713 —
600–620 610 2 125.00–150.00 $137.30 $838 —
768 768 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,091 —
820 820 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,041 —
930 930 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,274 —
1000–1035 1010 4 105.00–130.00 $123.04 $1,243 —
1155 1155 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,351 —
1260 1260 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,600 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -80.00
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -80.00
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 $77 +25.00
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 $19 -60.00
75 75 3 130.00–145.00 $138.33 $104 +53.33
80 80 1 200.00 $200.00 $160 +75.00
80 80 1 320.00 $320.00 $256 +195.00
80–85 81 6 80.00–150.00 $125.88 $102 +0.88
80–85 83 9 135.00–160.00 $147.21 $122 -6.27
80–85 83 2 40.00–120.00 $81.21 $67 -72.27
90 90 1 270.00 $270.00 $243 +184.59
90–95 91 7 115.00–155.00 $137.15 $125 +51.74
90–95 93 9 140.00–162.00 $146.05 $136 +60.64
95 95 1 40.00 $40.00 $38 -78.57
100 100 1 100.00 $100.00 $100 -67.50
100–105 101 7 135.00–157.00 $150.58 $152 -16.92
100–105 102 5 125.00–152.00 $141.59 $144 +26.84
105 105 1 260.00 $260.00 $273 +125.00
110 110 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $162 +21.51
115 115 1 330.00 $330.00 $380 +100.00
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 $162 +20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 190.00 $190.00 $441 —
320–340 330 2 140.00–165.00 $152.12 $502 —
365–380 373 2 155.00–170.00 $162.35 $606 —
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -12.00
480–490 485 3 127.00–150.00 $140.68 $682 —
506 506 3 150.00 $150.00 $759 —
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
650–660 655 2 127.00–140.00 $133.55 $875 —
710–723 720 4 150.00–155.00 $151.23 $1,089 —
755–770 763 2 120.00 $120.00 $916 —
1095 1095 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,314 +4.00
1100–1110 1105 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 125.00–170.00 $147.50 $435 —
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
510–530 523 3 87.00–145.00 $111.92 $585 -18.08
620–625 623 2 75.00–135.00 $104.88 $653 —
650–690 678 5 80.00–110.00 $97.31 $660 —
705–715 710 2 105.00–115.00 $109.96 $781 -0.04
820 820 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $758 —
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 —
995 995 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,065 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 50.00 $50.00 $65 —
190 190 1 70.00 $70.00 $133 —
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
465–490 478 2 75.00–105.00 $89.61 $428 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
875 875 1 87.00 $87.00 $761 +11.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1470 1098 85-90% 11 60.00–76.00 $67.96 $746 —
1045–1245 1119 85-90% 5 40.00–50.00 $43.32 $485 —
875–1495 1193 85-90% 6 75.00–86.00 $80.94 $966 +15.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1735 1343 80-85% 11 76.00–91.00 $83.20 $1,117 —
1285–1655 1488 80-85% 4 91.00–92.00 $91.72 $1,365 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1960 1579 65-75% 9 93.00–102.00 $97.00 $1,532 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1655 1456 75-80% 4 82.00–93.00 $87.73 $1,277 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1920 1396 4 101.00–114.00 $107.63 $1,503 —
1245–1980 1706 4 114.00–130.00 $121.55 $2,074 —
2280 2280 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,847 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 55.00 $55.00 $72 —
230–235 233 2 80.00–110.00 $94.84 $221 —
270–275 272 3 105.00–115.00 $108.37 $295 —
327–340 331 3 115.00–145.00 $125.26 $415 —
385 385 1 75.00 $75.00 $289 —
490 490 1 92.00 $92.00 $451 +47.00
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
650 650 1 92.00 $92.00 $598 -3.00
842 842 2 90.00 $90.00 $758 —
945 945 1 92.00 $92.00 $869 —
1032 1032 2 92.00 $92.00 $949 —
1055 1055 3 85.00–87.00 $86.33 $911 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,014 —
1230–1510 1370 2 98.00–105.00 $101.86 $1,395 —
1350–1535 1422 5 114.00–137.00 $120.80 $1,718 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1600 1235 11 74.00–115.00 $95.10 $1,174 —
1220–1605 1449 12 120.00–141.00 $130.43 $1,890 —
1395–1735 1531 6 115.00–125.00 $118.85 $1,820 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 100.00 $100.00 $145 —
220 220 1 105.00 $105.00 $231 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 -18.35
770 770 1 92.00 $92.00 $708 -8.00
810–845 828 2 97.00–110.00 $103.36 $856 —
920–937 931 3 122.00–127.00 $123.65 $1,151 —
1005 1005 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,005 —
1055 1055 1 85.00 $85.00 $897 —

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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.