Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	430	475	333
Feeder cattle	52	73	50
Slaughter cattle	237	283	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1lb feeder dairy heifer calf deleted. 1lb Dairy Steer deleted** Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.94 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .46 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 5.41 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 6.57 higher, boners averaged 3.21 higher and lean cows averaged 1.00 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 21.34 lower while calves below 95 lbs averaged .68 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1395	1269	6	150.00–160.00	$154.89	$1,966	—
1170–1775	1459	34	165.00–181.00	$174.81	$2,550	—
1360–1735	1567	12	182.00–190.00	$184.78	$2,896	-2.31
1830	1830	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	195.00	$195.00	$332	—
225	225	2	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
265–295	280	2	147.00–150.00	$148.42	$416	—
340	340	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	$468	—
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	±0.00
920	920	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,214	-8.00
1000	1000	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,554	—
1160	1160	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,589	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	-287.50
75	75	1	240.00	$240.00	$180	-120.00
80	80	1	485.00	$485.00	$388	+395.00
80–85	83	3	485.00–520.00	$508.80	$422	+108.80
90	90	1	370.00	$370.00	$333	+230.00
90	90	3	490.00–525.00	$511.67	$461	+371.67
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	$120	-373.47
100	100	1	460.00	$460.00	$460	-33.47
105	105	1	485.00	$485.00	$509	-8.47
110–115	113	2	450.00–485.00	$467.89	$529	-25.58
115	115	1	335.00	$335.00	$385	-158.47
1080–1620	1328	9	118.00–150.00	$136.69	$1,815	-43.46
1215–1715	1374	11	160.00–175.00	$167.80	$2,306	—
1395–1470	1433	2	174.00–178.00	$175.95	$2,521	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	120.00–175.00	$148.54	$394	—
315–330	323	2	105.00–115.00	$110.12	$356	-49.88
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-21.11
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	—
1065	1065	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,065	-25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–990	982	3	135.00–137.00	$135.66	$1,332	—
1122	1122	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,537	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	85.00	$85.00	$51	-55.00
65	65	1	40.00	$40.00	$26	-184.89
70	70	2	200.00–240.00	$220.00	$154	-4.89
75	75	1	350.00	$350.00	$262	+85.00
80	80	2	485.00–620.00	$552.50	$442	+349.03
80–85	84	7	225.00–320.00	$279.75	$235	-9.19
85	85	1	310.00	$310.00	$264	+21.06
85	85	1	310.00	$310.00	$264	+21.06
90–95	91	11	250.00–315.00	$288.58	$263	-11.42
90–95	92	3	240.00–290.00	$266.73	$245	+75.38
90–95	93	4	225.00–300.00	$268.04	$249	+76.69
95	95	3	360.00–530.00	$471.67	$448	+231.67
95	95	1	500.00	$500.00	$475	+260.00
100	100	1	435.00	$435.00	$435	+156.05
100–105	104	5	245.00–285.00	$263.17	$274	-38.50
105	105	1	260.00	$260.00	$273	-41.67
105	105	6	270.00–295.00	$280.83	$295	-20.84
105	105	1	520.00	$520.00	$546	+218.33
110	110	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	$292	-17.50
110–115	113	2	480.00–545.00	$511.78	$578	+261.78
110–115	113	6	260.00–285.00	$271.74	$307	+21.74
115	115	1	430.00	$430.00	$494	+180.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	70.00–145.00	$107.50	$199	—
360	360	1	92.00	$92.00	$331	-38.00
465	465	1	95.00	$95.00	$442	—
585	585	1	127.00	$127.00	$743	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–630	625	2	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$700	-19.98
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1415	1018	85-90%	5	40.00–67.00	$56.95	$580	—
825–1420	1160	85-90%	16	73.00–95.00	$80.79	$937	—
1350–1455	1403	85-90%	2	100.00–103.00	$101.44	$1,423	+2.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$666	—
1125–1595	1321	80-85%	7	85.00–110.00	$100.22	$1,324	+3.21
1445	1445	80-85%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,647	+7.59

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1875	1564	65-75%	9	115.00–125.00	$117.60	$1,839	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1815	1615	75-80%	9	105.00–113.00	$109.69	$1,771	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1665	1265	2	133.00–135.00	$133.68	$1,691	—
925–1840	1417	7	98.00–120.00	$109.47	$1,551	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–140	137	3	65.00–145.00	$114.51	$157	—
210	210	3	130.00–142.00	$134.00	$281	—
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	-15.00
515–530	522	3	115.00–127.00	$120.61	$630	+10.61
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1450	1345	2	112.00–119.00	$115.77	$1,557	—
1260–1635	1503	3	134.00–139.00	$136.09	$2,045	-15.23
1500–1630	1562	3	150.00–160.00	$155.99	$2,437	—

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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.