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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 436 418
Feeder cattle 75 60 0
Slaughter cattle 323 247 305

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weight average prices slaughter steers averaged .31 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.40 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .57 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.18 lower, boners averaged 3.18 lower and lean cows averaged 2.72 lower. Holstein bull calevs over 95 lbs averaged 10.57 higher, under 95 lbs averaged 12.34 higher. All prices are per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1835 1288 9 98.00–132.00 $119.25 $1,536 —
1100–1760 1461 40 132.00–153.00 $141.24 $2,064 —
1375–1760 1550 13 148.00–159.00 $152.50 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 4 122.00 $122.00 $886 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 105.00 $105.00 $189 —
575 575 1 104.00 $104.00 $598 -3.46
885 885 1 92.00 $92.00 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 2 15.00–45.00 $30.00 $24 -5.00
100 100 1 45.00 $45.00 $45 -55.00
1120–1265 1198 3 113.00–128.00 $122.02 $1,462 —
1140–1460 1349 8 143.00–154.00 $147.69 $1,992 —
1235–1630 1393 16 130.00–145.00 $139.83 $1,948 +0.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $251 —
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 —
365 365 1 102.00 $102.00 $372 —
405 405 1 98.00 $98.00 $397 -22.00
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -5.00
520–540 530 2 96.00–100.00 $98.04 $520 —
620 620 1 102.00 $102.00 $632 +7.00
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 —
995 995 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,035 —
1010 1010 1 86.00 $86.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 —
452 452 2 100.00 $100.00 $452 —
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 -2.00
970 970 1 77.00 $77.00 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 210.00 $210.00 $168 +117.50
80 80 2 50.00 $50.00 $40 -42.50
80–85 81 4 90.00–125.00 $111.46 $90 -6.07
80–85 83 6 135.00–155.00 $140.95 $117 +23.42
90 90 2 250.00 $250.00 $225 +239.86
90 90 3 90.00–105.00 $96.67 $87 +86.53
90 90 1 290.00 $290.00 $261 +279.86
90–95 94 8 145.00–165.00 $158.18 $149 +12.34
95 95 1 50.00 $50.00 $48 -160.00
100 100 1 100.00 $100.00 $100 -58.84
100–105 101 4 300.00–355.00 $314.26 $317 +155.42
100–105 103 9 140.00–180.00 $169.41 $174 +10.57
105 105 1 105.00 $105.00 $110 -200.00
110 110 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $138 -73.67
110–115 111 11 175.00–185.00 $178.42 $198 -20.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 102.00 $102.00 $362 —
405 405 1 87.00 $87.00 $352 -15.00
532 532 3 100.00 $100.00 $532 —
655–660 658 2 88.00–94.00 $91.01 $599 —
740 740 1 82.00 $82.00 $607 —
795 795 1 84.00 $84.00 $668 -0.84
815 815 1 88.00 $88.00 $717 —
925 925 3 75.00 $75.00 $694 —
960 960 1 78.00 $78.00 $749 —
1205 1205 1 79.00 $79.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 137.00 $137.00 $452 —
392 392 2 122.00 $122.00 $478 —
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
545 545 2 94.00–117.00 $105.50 $575 —
715 715 1 92.00 $92.00 $658 —
1260 1260 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1345 1136 85-90% 5 44.00–48.00 $45.28 $514 —
1055–1545 1309 85-90% 14 44.00–57.00 $51.63 $676 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1480 1315 80-85% 3 63.00–66.00 $64.80 $852 -6.38
1025–1655 1324 80-85% 10 54.50–61.00 $56.83 $752 -14.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–2160 1679 75-80% 10 65.00–71.00 $67.63 $1,136 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1995 1688 65-75% 4 70.00–75.00 $72.63 $1,226 -1.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,248 —
1285 1285 1 64.00 $64.00 $822 —
1175–1810 1556 6 77.00–90.00 $82.45 $1,283 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,104 —
1350 1350 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,728 —
1375–1705 1568 3 107.00–111.00 $109.21 $1,712 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 84.00 $84.00 $538 +24.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1780 1448 8 78.00–110.00 $94.30 $1,365 —
1390–1745 1578 3 122.00–123.00 $122.37 $1,931 —
1475–1725 1649 4 115.00–122.00 $117.95 $1,945 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 62.00–67.00 $64.50 $245 —
435 435 1 97.00 $97.00 $422 —
652 652 2 80.00 $80.00 $522 -5.00
710 710 1 74.00 $74.00 $525 —
950 950 1 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 40.00 $40.00 $230 —

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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.