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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 519 359
Feeder cattle 85 65 0
Slaughter cattle 216 333 251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.38 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.44 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 7.05 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 7.60 lower, boners averaged 1.07 lower and lean averaged 3.65 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .88 higher, under 95 lbs averaged2.52 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,519 -7.10
1225–1830 1480 23 133.00–151.50 $146.06 $2,162 —
1365–1715 1520 15 149.00–156.50 $152.61 $2,320 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663 —
862 862 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 185.00 $185.00 $388 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -15.00
80–85 83 2 65.00–160.00 $111.06 $92 -128.94
85 85 1 330.00 $330.00 $280 +90.00
85 85 1 25.00 $25.00 $21 -215.00
95 95 1 65.00 $65.00 $62 -185.00
1000–1145 1060 3 97.00–116.00 $106.04 $1,124 —
1220–1395 1290 3 144.00–148.00 $145.26 $1,874 +17.08
1160–1415 1304 11 125.00–143.00 $133.72 $1,744 -7.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 -17.00
660–685 673 2 110.00–125.00 $117.64 $792 +2.64
745 745 1 92.00 $92.00 $685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 +30.00
355–365 358 3 160.00–175.00 $169.91 $608 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 65.00 $65.00 $42 +51.58
70 70 3 35.00–70.00 $53.33 $37 +23.22
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 $42 +29.89
75 75 1 100.00 $100.00 $75 +35.00
80–85 82 5 100.00–125.00 $112.13 $92 -169.77
80–85 82 6 120.00–135.00 $129.23 $106 -152.67
80–85 83 2 60.00–70.00 $65.15 $54 -216.75
85 85 1 310.00 $310.00 $264 +193.99
85 85 1 240.00 $240.00 $204 +123.99
90 90 3 85.00–125.00 $103.33 $93 +84.26
90–95 93 4 60.00–100.00 $80.00 $74 -170.71
90–95 93 3 260.00–310.00 $286.25 $266 +35.54
90–95 94 5 120.00–132.00 $127.48 $120 -123.23
95 95 1 170.00 $170.00 $162 -80.71
100 100 7 120.00–137.00 $131.71 $132 +81.71
100 100 1 320.00 $320.00 $320 +270.00
105 105 1 110.00 $110.00 $116 -180.00
105 105 2 125.00 $125.00 $131 -165.00
110 110 1 70.00 $70.00 $77 -49.89
110–115 112 3 120.00–132.00 $127.88 $143 +7.99
115 115 1 120.00 $120.00 $138 +3.38
120 120 1 115.00 $115.00 $138 -1.62
120 120 1 260.00 $260.00 $312 +143.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
803–845 812 6 92.00–120.00 $106.71 $866 —
860–875 870 3 95.00–97.00 $95.66 $832 -16.34
910 910 2 95.00 $95.00 $864 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 180.00 $180.00 $405 +5.00
492 492 2 190.00 $190.00 $935 —
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
705–715 712 3 120.00–122.00 $121.34 $864 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 120.00 $120.00 $168 —
625 625 2 82.00–100.00 $91.00 $569 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1300 1143 85-90% 3 40.00–53.00 $49.00 $560 —
1045–1395 1195 85-90% 5 71.00–76.00 $73.28 $876 +7.22
1020–1580 1267 85-90% 10 54.00–71.00 $62.41 $791 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1620 1455 75-80% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.33 $1,256 —
935–1830 1457 75-80% 9 75.00–84.00 $79.38 $1,157 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1340 1194 80-85% 8 69.00–83.00 $77.35 $924 —
1365–1370 1368 80-85% 2 86.00–89.00 $87.50 $1,197 +1.87
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1975 1738 65-75% 3 86.00–91.00 $89.12 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 1 70.00 $70.00 $686 —
990–2150 1534 12 86.00–108.00 $100.04 $1,535 —
1465–1730 1588 3 111.00–116.00 $113.86 $1,808 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 85.00 $85.00 $119 +20.00
170–180 175 2 85.00–87.00 $85.97 $150 —
260–275 268 2 85.00–90.00 $87.43 $234 -27.57
545 545 1 50.00 $50.00 $272 —
590 590 2 107.00–125.00 $116.00 $684 —
1045 1045 1 92.00 $92.00 $961 -3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,132 —
1180–1310 1245 2 99.00–107.00 $103.21 $1,285 —
1330 1330 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,676 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1375 1353 3 105.00–110.00 $107.69 $1,457 —
1135–1605 1437 6 128.00–134.00 $129.73 $1,864 +7.67
1345–1565 1474 9 112.00–124.00 $118.62 $1,748 -14.95
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–170 166 4 80.00–110.00 $95.61 $159 —
225–235 230 3 95.00–115.00 $106.63 $245 —
262–290 272 4 87.00–117.00 $100.80 $274 —
305 305 1 85.00 $85.00 $259 —
532 532 2 107.00 $107.00 $569 —

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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.