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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 413 513
Feeder cattle 81 64 85
Slaughter cattle 306 261 335

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.04 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.98 lower and slaughter heifers 2.47 higher, Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.66 lower, boners averaged 5.82 lower and lean cows averaged 1.19 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 5.15 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 27.78 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1730 1264 9 120.00–152.00 $140.39 $1,775 —
1070–1810 1427 21 152.00–169.00 $161.48 $2,304 —
1390–1725 1542 10 169.00–178.00 $172.90 $2,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 165.00 $165.00 $429 —
330 330 1 185.00 $185.00 $610 —
410–435 418 3 160.00–180.00 $166.93 $698 —
475 475 1 165.00 $165.00 $784 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -25.00
670–680 675 2 145.00–157.00 $150.96 $1,019 —
770 770 1 124.00 $124.00 $955 —
1040 1040 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 175.00 $175.00 $721 —
910 910 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,201 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 $30 +20.00
65 65 1 300.00 $300.00 $195 +260.00
70–75 73 2 30.00–75.00 $51.72 $38 -268.28
85 85 1 330.00 $330.00 $280 +230.00
90 90 2 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $400 -9.32
90–95 93 2 115.00–125.00 $120.14 $112 -334.18
105 105 1 310.00 $310.00 $326 -150.00
110 110 1 340.00 $340.00 $374 +211.17
115 115 1 350.00 $350.00 $402 +221.17
120 120 1 390.00 $390.00 $468 +250.00
1170–1490 1328 7 153.00–163.00 $158.90 $2,110 —
1280–1600 1372 5 164.00–173.00 $169.03 $2,319 +5.66
1370–1540 1455 2 140.00–145.00 $142.35 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
480 480 2 155.00 $155.00 $744 —
500–520 510 2 135.00–142.00 $138.57 $707 —
755 755 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 —
945 945 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 145.00 $145.00 $696 +8.00
580 580 2 137.00 $137.00 $795 +47.00
915 915 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,235 —
1090 1090 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,493 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 40.00 $40.00 $28 -40.00
75 75 1 160.00 $160.00 $120 +80.00
85 85 1 215.00 $215.00 $183 +145.00
85 85 1 300.00 $300.00 $255 +230.00
85 85 1 470.00 $470.00 $400 +400.00
90 90 2 410.00–490.00 $450.00 $405 +410.00
90–95 93 4 300.00–360.00 $326.89 $304 +27.78
90–95 93 3 295.00–370.00 $325.27 $303 +26.16
95 95 1 30.00 $30.00 $28 -155.00
95 95 2 255.00–335.00 $295.00 $280 +110.00
100–105 102 8 305.00–365.00 $347.55 $355 +18.54
100–105 103 2 470.00–480.00 $475.12 $489 +146.11
100–105 103 5 330.00–360.00 $341.07 $351 +12.06
105 105 1 330.00 $330.00 $346 +125.00
110 110 1 300.00 $300.00 $330 +250.00
110–115 113 2 340.00–345.00 $342.44 $387 +16.69
115 115 1 340.00 $340.00 $391 +14.25
115 115 1 450.00 $450.00 $518 +124.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 137.00–152.00 $144.91 $461 —
505 505 1 152.00 $152.00 $768 +19.50
795 795 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,113 +25.00
875 875 2 122.00–147.00 $134.50 $1,177 —
1190 1190 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,404 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–185 170 2 35.00–84.00 $57.34 $97 —
245 245 1 137.00 $137.00 $336 —
345 345 1 132.00 $132.00 $455 —
995 995 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 205.00 $205.00 $892 —
515 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
860 860 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,178 —
1010 1010 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,232 -36.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1445 1252 85-90% 13 60.00–75.00 $69.99 $876 -1.19
1280–1355 1327 85-90% 3 50.00–58.00 $54.62 $725 —
1360–1700 1542 85-90% 3 77.00–83.00 $80.90 $1,247 -3.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1805 1492 75-80% 10 83.00–95.00 $90.52 $1,351 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1780 1542 65-75% 10 95.00–105.00 $98.09 $1,513 -8.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1780 1565 80-85% 2 93.00–95.00 $94.14 $1,473 +4.71
1320–1885 1597 80-85% 6 78.00–89.00 $83.61 $1,335 -5.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 74.00 $74.00 $836 —
1145–2195 1538 11 88.00–108.00 $97.86 $1,505 -37.55
1525–1740 1633 2 126.00–127.00 $126.53 $2,066 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 62.00 $62.00 $90 —
185 185 1 92.00 $92.00 $170 —
240 240 1 90.00 $90.00 $216 —
315 315 1 107.00 $107.00 $337 —
610 610 1 136.00 $136.00 $830 —
670 670 1 85.00 $85.00 $570 —
835 835 1 114.00 $114.00 $952 —
850 850 1 98.00 $98.00 $833 —
935–940 938 2 106.00–116.00 $110.99 $1,041 —
1005–1020 1013 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,195 —
1070–1080 1075 2 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $1,268 —
1100–1115 1105 3 118.00–124.00 $121.98 $1,348 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1340 1240 4 112.00–120.00 $116.52 $1,445 —
1315–1485 1400 2 94.00–108.00 $101.43 $1,420 —
1465 1465 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,919 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 77.00 $77.00 $96 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1420 1243 9 94.00–124.00 $111.79 $1,390 —
1005–1740 1461 7 125.00–136.00 $132.02 $1,929 —
1285–1815 1493 11 136.00–150.00 $142.04 $2,121 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 —
630 630 1 107.00 $107.00 $674 -15.50

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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.