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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 434 445
Feeder cattle 48 57 0
Slaughter cattle 230 253 354

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .95 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.23 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.09 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.48 lower, boners averaged 1.52 higher, and lean cows averaged 2.96 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 39.40 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 39.57 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1435 1313 3 148.00–150.00 $149.05 $1,957 +4.40
1140–1700 1432 20 150.00–164.00 $158.52 $2,270 —
1405–1660 1542 11 164.00–172.00 $166.88 $2,573 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 190.00 $190.00 $703 —
552 552 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,143 +42.00
700 700 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 -60.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 15.00–45.00 $30.00 $18 -70.00
70 70 1 140.00 $140.00 $98 +40.00
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 $42 -40.00
70–75 73 2 55.00–70.00 $62.76 $46 -37.24
80 80 1 50.00 $50.00 $40 -65.91
80 80 1 70.00 $70.00 $56 -45.91
100 100 1 360.00 $360.00 $360 +275.00
100 100 1 65.00 $65.00 $65 -20.00
110 110 1 35.00 $35.00 $38 -50.00
115 115 1 260.00 $260.00 $299 -90.00
1105–1375 1184 4 112.00–146.00 $132.14 $1,565 -10.30
1160–1625 1373 11 149.00–161.00 $156.13 $2,144 -5.30
1175–1635 1440 13 160.00–168.00 $164.13 $2,363 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 -90.00
885 885 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
835 835 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,102 —
905 905 1 104.00 $104.00 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 15.00 $15.00 $9 -2.20
65 65 2 65.00–70.00 $67.50 $44 -2.50
70 70 2 50.00–70.00 $60.00 $42 -7.50
70–75 73 2 70.00–215.00 $140.00 $102 -70.00
70–75 73 2 25.00–30.00 $27.41 $20 -182.59
75 75 2 100.00–220.00 $160.00 $120 -50.00
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 $112 +45.00
80–85 83 4 430.00–480.00 $467.12 $388 +377.57
80–85 83 6 170.00–215.00 $199.25 $165 +109.70
85 85 6 200.00–240.00 $215.83 $183 +70.83
85 85 4 80.00–175.00 $137.50 $117 -7.50
90–95 91 7 140.00–195.00 $172.19 $157 -4.07
90–95 92 3 110.00–175.00 $142.73 $131 -20.15
90–95 92 3 300.00–460.00 $378.55 $348 +215.67
95 95 12 205.00–250.00 $227.92 $217 +217.92
100 100 2 5.00–15.00 $10.00 $10 -140.00
100 100 5 160.00–215.00 $197.00 $197 +47.00
100–105 103 9 195.00–240.00 $219.35 $226 +115.81
105 105 1 190.00 $190.00 $200 +86.46
105 105 1 190.00 $190.00 $200 +86.46
110 110 1 205.00 $205.00 $226 +19.07
110 110 2 90.00–215.00 $152.50 $168 -33.43
110–115 113 6 215.00–235.00 $219.26 $248 +33.33
120 120 1 195.00 $195.00 $234 +20.00
120 120 1 340.00 $340.00 $408 +165.00
120–125 123 2 190.00–215.00 $202.76 $249 +42.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,087 —
960 960 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,190 —
1030 1030 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
930 930 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 195.00 $195.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1690 1352 80-85% 12 75.00–92.00 $83.91 $1,134 —
1760–1960 1860 80-85% 2 95.00–98.00 $96.42 $1,793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1100 928 85-90% 3 40.00–50.00 $43.11 $400 —
920–1270 1140 85-90% 8 66.00–79.00 $71.19 $812 —
1280–1435 1358 85-90% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.47 $1,093 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1935 1764 65-75% 11 93.00–104.00 $97.23 $1,715 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1835 1553 75-80% 8 86.00–94.00 $88.86 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 2 80.00 $80.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2270 1786 7 70.00–119.00 $107.29 $1,916 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1365 1320 4 114.00–137.00 $125.35 $1,655 +14.94
1210–1570 1407 3 120.00–126.00 $122.05 $1,717 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 —
830 830 1 82.00 $82.00 $681 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1435 1308 4 91.00–121.00 $112.00 $1,465 —
1375–1760 1529 6 136.00–148.00 $141.69 $2,166 —
1465–1805 1601 5 125.00–130.00 $126.32 $2,022 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
675 675 1 97.00 $97.00 $655 —
910 910 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 —
1085 1085 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,324 +28.07

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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.