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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 403 0
Feeder cattle 98 92 0
Slaughter cattle 268 204 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .26 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .52 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.77 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 3.16 lower, boners averaged .77 lower and lean cows averaged .75 lower. Holstein bull calves under 95 lbs averaged 4.08 higher and over 95 lbs averaged 1.04 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1325 1255 5 122.00–136.00 $128.31 $1,610 —
1220–1730 1495 36 138.00–149.50 $144.79 $2,165 —
1300–1720 1542 20 148.00–155.50 $151.44 $2,335 -1.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 2 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $709 —
880 880 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
870 870 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 +28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 92.00 $92.00 $156 —
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 +13.00
250–280 273 4 65.00–118.00 $101.22 $276 —
305–340 330 4 50.00–115.00 $90.64 $299 +5.43
355–395 378 3 97.00–110.00 $102.81 $389 +17.81
438 438 5 106.00 $106.00 $464 +11.00
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 +48.00
595 595 1 92.00 $92.00 $547 —
745 745 1 78.00 $78.00 $581 -13.00
750 750 1 92.00 $92.00 $690 —
925 925 1 88.00 $88.00 $814 -12.00
970 970 1 86.00 $86.00 $834 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 65.00 $65.00 $46 -5.00
85 85 2 200.00–310.00 $255.00 $217 +155.00
85 85 1 70.00 $70.00 $60 -30.00
95 95 1 290.00 $290.00 $276 +253.11
105 105 1 250.00 $250.00 $262 ±0.00
1250–1360 1323 4 145.00–154.00 $149.25 $1,975 +10.08
1255–1505 1374 7 129.00–148.00 $141.94 $1,950 -5.06
1390–1505 1448 2 116.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,747 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
570 570 1 112.00 $112.00 $638 —
930 930 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,042 —
980 980 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 85.00 $85.00 $55 -35.00
70 70 1 155.00 $155.00 $108 +35.00
70–75 73 3 70.00–105.00 $82.84 $60 +45.34
75 75 1 120.00 $120.00 $90 +82.50
80 80 1 115.00 $115.00 $92 +5.67
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 $112 +30.67
85 85 5 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $115 +110.00
85 85 1 360.00 $360.00 $306 +335.00
90–95 92 3 310.00–330.00 $316.55 $291 +104.73
90–95 92 3 110.00–290.00 $218.00 $201 +6.18
90–95 93 2 125.00–135.00 $130.14 $121 -1.35
90–95 93 5 120.00–142.00 $135.57 $126 +4.08
100–105 102 8 135.00–145.00 $140.49 $143 -1.04
105 105 1 280.00 $280.00 $294 +30.00
105 105 1 300.00 $300.00 $315 +50.00
110 110 1 100.00 $100.00 $110 -170.00
110 110 3 125.00–140.00 $135.00 $148 -135.00
115 115 1 290.00 $290.00 $334 +205.00
120 120 1 125.00 $125.00 $150 +25.00
120 120 1 125.00 $125.00 $150 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 145.00 $145.00 $435 +56.65
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 +61.27
470 470 1 127.00 $127.00 $597 +55.41
645 645 1 75.00 $75.00 $484 —
765 765 1 94.00 $94.00 $719 +3.17
830 830 1 78.00 $78.00 $647 +10.00
860–875 868 2 95.00–108.00 $101.56 $882 —
1005 1005 1 78.00 $78.00 $784 —
1125 1125 1 80.00 $80.00 $900 —
1175 1175 2 84.00 $84.00 $987 —
1210 1210 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,137 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 90.00 $90.00 $320 —
605 605 2 86.00 $86.00 $520 —
705 705 2 70.00 $70.00 $494 -8.00
785 785 1 88.00 $88.00 $691 —
820–825 823 2 82.00–92.00 $86.98 $716 —
995 995 1 94.00 $94.00 $935 +14.00
1085 1085 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1610 1377 80-85% 36 63.00–74.00 $68.40 $942 —
1090–1775 1448 80-85% 5 74.00–79.00 $76.63 $1,110 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1030 993 85-90% 2 61.00–67.00 $64.11 $637 —
910–1135 1071 85-90% 4 32.00–47.00 $40.14 $430 -3.83
1085–1650 1334 85-90% 17 52.00–62.00 $57.48 $767 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1960 1446 75-80% 14 66.00–76.00 $71.22 $1,030 +4.31
1380–1830 1590 75-80% 4 64.00–65.00 $64.22 $1,021 —
1610–1685 1648 75-80% 2 77.00–82.00 $79.56 $1,311 +5.18
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1735 1409 65-75% 4 76.00–84.00 $81.64 $1,150 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1490 1194 7 55.00–80.00 $72.67 $868 —
1370–1905 1604 7 84.00–104.00 $95.43 $1,531 —
1615–2120 1750 5 108.00–113.00 $110.15 $1,928 -1.07

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 75.00 $75.00 $255 -15.00
350 350 1 95.00 $95.00 $332 —
705–735 720 2 48.00–76.00 $62.29 $448 —
880 880 1 84.00 $84.00 $739 —
905–920 913 2 83.00–92.00 $87.54 $799 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1595 1461 6 112.00–126.00 $119.28 $1,743 —
1380–1550 1477 3 76.00–110.00 $94.51 $1,396 —
1470–1600 1517 5 124.00–130.00 $126.35 $1,917 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 360 3 70.00–100.00 $85.93 $309 +15.52
400 400 1 82.00 $82.00 $328 —
465 465 1 78.00 $78.00 $363 +21.00
550–580 565 2 76.00–80.00 $77.95 $440 —
780 780 1 66.00 $66.00 $515 —
852 852 2 76.00 $76.00 $648 —

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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.