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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 445 448
Feeder cattle 60 65 0
Slaughter cattle 247 252 365

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 4.10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.26 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 2.13 lower. Slaughter Cows: breakers averaged 8.09 lower, boners averaged 3.23 lower and lean cows averaged 6.36 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 35.26 higher, calves under 95 lbs averaged 19.26 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1605 1372 10 122.00–135.00 $129.00 $1,770 —
1110–1555 1395 21 135.00–146.00 $141.19 $1,970 —
1350–1640 1505 18 145.00–156.00 $151.20 $2,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -27.00
550–570 560 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $602 —
625–641 637 4 107.00–130.00 $124.36 $792 —
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
800–810 807 3 82.00–114.00 $103.42 $835 —
945 945 1 96.00 $96.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 —
730 730 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 2 170.00–190.00 $180.00 $135 -70.00
80 80 1 35.00 $35.00 $28 +25.00
85 85 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $268 +65.00
90 90 1 40.00 $40.00 $36 -206.67
90–95 92 3 300.00 $300.00 $276 +53.33
105 105 1 100.00 $100.00 $105 +90.00
115 115 1 37.00 $37.00 $43 +27.00
1085–1345 1215 2 104.00–121.00 $113.41 $1,378 -20.59
1105–1720 1380 14 131.00–146.00 $139.26 $1,922 -10.55
1305–1715 1474 11 143.00–149.00 $146.54 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 70.00 $70.00 $252 -30.00
405–420 412 3 92.00–110.00 $99.11 $408 —
525 525 1 102.00 $102.00 $536 —
620–630 623 3 82.00–92.00 $88.63 $552 -28.37
655 655 1 55.00 $55.00 $360 —
702 702 2 106.00 $106.00 $744 -11.00
797 797 2 90.00 $90.00 $717 —
810 810 1 96.00 $96.00 $778 —
1015–1040 1028 2 80.00–94.00 $87.09 $895 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -2.00
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 —
635 635 1 95.00 $95.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 20.00 $20.00 $11 -30.00
75 75 1 125.00 $125.00 $94 +35.00
75 75 1 135.00 $135.00 $101 +45.00
80 80 2 65.00–120.00 $92.50 $74 -9.17
80–85 81 8 25.00–140.00 $117.53 $95 +15.86
85 85 2 115.00–135.00 $125.00 $106 -165.00
90–95 93 2 5.00–15.00 $10.14 $9 -110.71
90–95 93 6 80.00–145.00 $126.04 $117 +5.19
90–95 94 6 130.00–160.00 $145.84 $137 +24.99
95 95 2 120.00–300.00 $210.00 $200 -13.33
95 95 1 25.00 $25.00 $24 -198.33
100–105 103 10 145.00–170.00 $158.84 $164 +38.44
105 105 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $320 +255.00
105 105 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $147 +90.00
110–115 113 2 140.00–260.00 $198.67 $224 +109.63
110–115 113 2 15.00–140.00 $76.11 $86 -12.93
115 115 1 150.00 $150.00 $172 +60.96
120 120 2 135.00–155.00 $145.00 $174 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.00 $127.00 $438 —
435 435 1 102.00 $102.00 $444 —
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 —
755–780 768 2 75.00–95.00 $84.84 $652 —
860 860 1 92.00 $92.00 $791 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 75.00 $75.00 $244 —
385 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 107.00 $107.00 $615 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1510 1259 85-90% 9 30.00–52.00 $43.68 $550 —
1150–1590 1358 85-90% 10 50.00–57.00 $54.35 $738 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1575 1338 80-85% 2 70.00–72.00 $71.18 $952 -0.94
1160–1760 1545 80-85% 9 64.00–72.00 $68.15 $1,053 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2015 1741 75-80% 8 64.00–74.50 $68.81 $1,198 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1720 1679 65-75% 4 72.00–77.00 $74.54 $1,252 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2185 1682 6 84.00–99.00 $90.53 $1,523 —
1305–2460 1703 3 60.00–72.00 $66.29 $1,129 -32.78

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 60.00 $60.00 $285 —
525 525 1 85.00 $85.00 $446 —
550–560 553 3 42.00–72.00 $61.39 $339 -5.61
630 630 1 60.00 $60.00 $378 —
690 690 1 62.00 $62.00 $428 —
880 880 2 65.00–66.00 $65.50 $576 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1490 1440 3 95.00–118.00 $107.71 $1,551 —
1650 1650 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,062 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1470 1284 4 90.00–106.00 $97.62 $1,253 —
1300–1495 1383 3 118.00–123.00 $120.35 $1,664 —
1290–1705 1510 3 127.00–129.00 $127.68 $1,928 -7.12
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 +10.00
820 820 1 104.00 $104.00 $853 +22.00

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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.