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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 354 420
Feeder cattle 65 46 0
Slaughter cattle 252 177 273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.29 lower, Slaughter holsteins averaged 3.58 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .84 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.05 lower, boners averaged 3.54 higher and lean cows averaged 5.49 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 35.98 lower, calves under 95 lbs 29.61 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1415 1310 15 110.00–138.00 $125.53 $1,644 —
1255–1620 1448 22 127.00–151.00 $143.75 $2,082 —
1255–1610 1473 8 138.00–142.00 $139.87 $2,060 —
1310–1660 1490 16 149.00–160.00 $155.29 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
260–290 278 3 125.00–155.00 $139.55 $388 —
385 385 1 147.00 $147.00 $566 —
465–475 470 2 125.00–132.00 $128.54 $604 —
700–720 710 2 95.00–100.00 $97.46 $692 —
850 850 1 112.00 $112.00 $952 —
1105 1105 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
930 930 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 250.00 $250.00 $188 +91.03
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -193.33
85 85 2 200.00–300.00 $250.00 $212 +235.00
90 90 3 230.00–260.00 $246.67 $222 +231.67
105 105 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -100.00
105 105 1 270.00 $270.00 $284 +160.00
1225 1225 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,642 —
1190–1460 1314 8 136.00–148.00 $140.84 $1,851 —
1190–1590 1381 8 145.00–152.50 $149.81 $2,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 100.00 $100.00 $210 —
260–265 263 2 120.00–127.00 $123.47 $325 —
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 +14.45
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 —
465 465 1 72.00 $72.00 $335 -6.67
630 630 1 117.00 $117.00 $737 +56.00
720 720 3 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
855–885 870 2 80.00 $80.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $461 —
385 385 2 120.00 $120.00 $462 —
440 440 1 122.00 $122.00 $537 —
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 50.00 $50.00 $35 ±0.00
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 -60.00
75 75 1 310.00 $310.00 $232 +160.00
80 80 3 60.00–125.00 $101.67 $81 -36.59
80–85 83 4 15.00–145.00 $104.77 $87 -33.49
80–85 84 5 100.00–150.00 $121.25 $102 -17.01
85 85 1 290.00 $290.00 $246 +190.00
90 90 4 65.00–120.00 $85.00 $76 -230.00
90 90 2 200.00–250.00 $225.00 $202 -90.00
90–95 92 3 5.00–15.00 $8.27 $8 -138.87
90–95 92 9 115.00–140.00 $126.58 $116 -20.56
90–95 93 6 110.00–130.00 $120.85 $112 -38.65
95 95 3 200.00–240.00 $223.33 $212 +63.83
100–105 103 11 110.00–125.00 $120.40 $124 -34.60
100–105 103 11 115.00–130.00 $123.58 $127 -31.42
105 105 1 50.00 $50.00 $52 -50.00
105 105 1 5.00 $5.00 $5 -95.00
105 105 1 95.00 $95.00 $100 -5.00
110 110 4 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $135 -12.50
110–115 111 4 10.00–120.00 $89.04 $99 -45.96
120 120 1 110.00 $110.00 $132 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 137.00 $137.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 97.00 $97.00 $446 -40.00
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 -0.07
725 725 1 70.00 $70.00 $508 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 110.00 $110.00 $248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1520 1208 85-90% 4 37.00–53.00 $44.05 $532 —
1000–1670 1308 85-90% 13 53.00–65.00 $60.42 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $748 —
1090–1640 1365 75-80% 2 83.00–88.00 $85.00 $1,160 +16.46
1085–1870 1495 75-80% 12 72.00–83.00 $77.49 $1,158 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1595 1326 80-85% 7 66.00–77.00 $72.12 $956 +9.91
1265–1535 1433 80-85% 4 77.50–78.00 $77.87 $1,116 +9.32
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1950 1623 65-75% 5 78.50–92.00 $83.87 $1,361 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1730 1499 5 107.00–112.00 $109.94 $1,648 —
1335–2205 1708 3 87.00–105.00 $99.07 $1,692 —
1605–1820 1713 2 79.00–85.00 $82.19 $1,408 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 75.00 $75.00 $225 —
435–445 440 2 62.00–77.00 $69.59 $306 —
555 555 1 67.00 $67.00 $372 +22.00
745 745 1 52.00 $52.00 $387 —
945 945 1 86.00 $86.00 $813 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1380 1298 2 96.00–97.00 $96.53 $1,253 —
1305 1305 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,631 —
1375–1595 1485 2 115.00–119.00 $116.85 $1,735 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1540 1239 4 74.00–106.00 $93.41 $1,157 —
1365–1690 1494 5 111.00–129.00 $123.61 $1,847 —
1390–1655 1503 5 131.00–140.00 $134.80 $2,026 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 2 75.00–95.00 $85.00 $144 —
320 320 1 85.00 $85.00 $272 —
697 697 2 75.00 $75.00 $523 —
810 810 1 82.00 $82.00 $664 —
870 870 1 95.00 $95.00 $826 —
900 900 1 104.00 $104.00 $936 —
1015 1015 1 78.00 $78.00 $792 —

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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.