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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 424 393
Feeder cattle 52 67 0
Slaughter cattle 269 221 329

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average slaughter steers averaged 1.27 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .96 lower and slaughter heifers avereged .73 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.92 lower, boners averaged 2.64 lower and lean cows averaged .54 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .72 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 1.60 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1325 1305 2 112.00–125.00 $118.40 $1,545 -25.53
1210–1750 1446 16 133.00–149.00 $142.66 $2,063 —
1425–1750 1560 20 151.00–156.00 $153.20 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 -22.00
400 400 2 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
625 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
620 620 2 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
890 890 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,121 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 120.00 $120.00 $84 -190.00
80–85 83 2 280.00–340.00 $309.09 $257 -0.91
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 $270 -10.00
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 $130 -50.00
100–105 103 3 290.00–300.00 $296.61 $306 +116.61
105 105 1 35.00 $35.00 $37 -145.00
110 110 1 280.00 $280.00 $308 +100.00
115 115 1 260.00 $260.00 $299 +80.00
125 125 1 70.00 $70.00 $88 -110.00
1015–1440 1193 5 94.00–110.00 $102.39 $1,222 -7.34
1155–1500 1295 9 133.00–149.50 $139.67 $1,809 —
1175–1375 1299 5 144.00–151.00 $148.36 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 105.00 $105.00 $315 —
350–390 370 4 124.00–155.00 $138.66 $513 -30.37
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 -37.00
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 —
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 114.00 $114.00 $490 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -290.00
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 $60 -220.00
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -290.00
80 80 1 65.00 $65.00 $52 -155.00
80 80 4 85.00–110.00 $101.25 $81 -118.75
80 80 1 210.00 $210.00 $168 -10.00
80–85 83 5 105.00–155.00 $137.35 $114 +58.26
85 85 2 300.00–340.00 $320.00 $272 +183.22
90–95 92 6 120.00–165.00 $141.18 $130 +68.09
95 95 1 115.00 $115.00 $109 -88.04
95 95 3 115.00–125.00 $120.00 $114 -83.04
95 95 1 240.00 $240.00 $228 +36.96
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 $150 -105.00
100 100 1 90.00 $90.00 $90 -165.00
100–105 101 8 130.00–162.00 $150.94 $152 -104.06
100–105 102 3 290.00–310.00 $300.00 $306 +45.00
110 110 1 157.00 $157.00 $173 -53.00
110 110 1 150.00 $150.00 $165 -60.00
120 120 1 130.00 $130.00 $156 -110.00
120 120 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $153 -112.50
135 135 1 230.00 $230.00 $310 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 147.00 $147.00 $456 —
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470 -60.00
470–482 478 3 130.00–152.00 $144.79 $692 -30.21
543 543 3 132.00 $132.00 $717 —
565 565 1 118.00 $118.00 $667 —
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 85.00 $85.00 $187 —
355–372 366 3 80.00–110.00 $89.69 $328 —
410 410 1 70.00 $70.00 $287 —
480 480 1 52.00 $52.00 $250 —
785–790 788 2 77.00–92.00 $84.52 $666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 90.00–127.00 $108.86 $278 -21.14
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 2 132.00 $132.00 $847 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1475 1231 85-90% 5 40.00–50.00 $44.64 $550 —
950–1515 1274 85-90% 14 54.00–70.00 $62.09 $791 —
1470–1753 1598 85-90% 3 71.00–77.00 $73.21 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2070 1698 75-80% 12 74.00–85.00 $80.72 $1,371 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1825 1528 80-85% 10 69.50–79.00 $73.63 $1,125 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1915 1686 65-75% 5 84.00–91.00 $86.40 $1,457 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–2045 1655 18 81.00–111.00 $95.35 $1,578 +11.88
1400–1890 1706 4 106.00–112.00 $108.35 $1,848 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,030 —
1385 1385 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,524 —
1420–1470 1445 2 94.00–101.00 $97.44 $1,408 -9.54
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 65.00 $65.00 $422 —
880–890 885 2 90.00–92.00 $90.99 $805 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1580 1473 5 82.00–104.00 $97.19 $1,432 —
1235–1855 1539 12 122.00–135.00 $127.72 $1,966 —
1110–1755 1587 7 111.00–121.00 $116.09 $1,842 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 95.00 $95.00 $594 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —
855 855 1 86.00 $86.00 $735 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 88.00 $88.00 $405 —

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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.