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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 398 323
Feeder cattle — 60 —
Slaughter cattle 293 187 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Feeder cattle deleted due to double reporting** For feeder cattle pricing information, please refer to https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_1923.pdf

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1615 1330 12 148.00–174.00 $166.14 $2,210 —
1285–1735 1498 23 173.00–191.00 $181.69 $2,722 —
1360–1795 1564 17 188.00–202.00 $195.34 $3,055 +4.75
1740–1815 1773 3 167.00–187.00 $179.52 $3,183 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 63 2 125.00–385.00 $260.20 $164 -49.80
70 70 1 375.00 $375.00 $262 +284.66
70–75 73 2 110.00–325.00 $213.79 $156 +123.45
75 75 1 300.00 $300.00 $225 -230.00
80–85 83 3 150.00–225.00 $186.70 $155 +27.40
80–85 83 2 500.00–675.00 $590.15 $490 +430.85
85 85 1 300.00 $300.00 $255 +160.00
90 90 1 200.00 $200.00 $180 -380.00
90–95 92 3 550.00–635.00 $595.09 $547 +420.14
90–95 93 2 375.00–410.00 $392.97 $365 +218.02
100–105 103 2 625.00–675.00 $649.39 $669 +484.39
110 110 2 525.00–600.00 $562.50 $619 +397.61
1210–1490 1307 13 120.00–182.00 $158.25 $2,068 —
1230–1605 1364 17 173.00–185.00 $179.78 $2,452 —
1295–1430 1383 7 184.00–189.00 $186.47 $2,579 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 25.00 $25.00 $15 -100.00
60–65 63 3 235.00–260.00 $248.68 $157 +103.94
65 65 2 410.00–600.00 $505.00 $328 +360.26
65 65 2 125.00–200.00 $162.50 $106 +17.76
70 70 1 425.00 $425.00 $298 +355.00
75 75 3 225.00–360.00 $295.00 $221 +40.00
75 75 3 345.00–365.00 $355.00 $266 +100.00
80 80 1 300.00 $300.00 $240 +94.85
80–85 82 5 225.00–350.00 $314.21 $258 +109.06
80–85 82 3 60.00–100.00 $78.27 $64 -126.88
80–85 83 3 700.00–735.00 $719.70 $597 +514.55
80–85 83 8 325.00–355.00 $346.77 $288 +141.62
85 85 1 500.00 $500.00 $425 +410.00
90 90 2 310.00–340.00 $325.00 $292 +79.00
90–95 92 11 300.00–350.00 $336.73 $310 -255.57
90–95 94 5 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $320 -252.35
90–95 94 5 560.00–710.00 $657.71 $618 +65.41
95 95 1 585.00 $585.00 $556 +259.39
100 100 1 550.00 $550.00 $550 +247.50
100 100 1 335.00 $335.00 $335 +32.50
100–105 103 8 335.00–350.00 $340.55 $351 -85.27
100–105 103 2 200.00–250.00 $224.39 $231 -201.43
105 105 1 300.00 $300.00 $315 -125.82
105 105 2 650.00 $650.00 $682 +224.18
110 110 1 320.00 $320.00 $352 +5.28
110–115 113 4 335.00–340.00 $337.50 $381 +22.78
115 115 2 275.00–370.00 $322.50 $371 +47.50
125 125 1 335.00 $335.00 $419 +60.00
130 130 2 460.00–500.00 $480.00 $624 +70.00
135 135 1 325.00 $325.00 $439 -85.00
135 135 1 85.00 $85.00 $115 -325.00
140 140 1 250.00 $250.00 $350 -160.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1285 913 85-90% 4 48.00–64.00 $56.61 $517 —
775–1450 1211 85-90% 21 70.00–93.00 $80.01 $969 —
1425–1490 1458 85-90% 2 96.00–103.00 $99.42 $1,450 -5.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1695 1262 80-85% 9 82.00–102.00 $91.48 $1,154 —
1435–1480 1457 80-85% 3 105.00–106.00 $105.67 $1,540 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2125 1570 75-80% 11 90.00–109.00 $100.57 $1,579 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1950 1583 65-75% 9 104.00–119.00 $110.66 $1,752 -4.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1395 1225 2 88.00–94.00 $91.42 $1,120 —
1205–2330 1619 7 110.00–124.00 $119.14 $1,929 —
1580–2060 1771 5 127.00–133.00 $129.78 $2,298 -3.61

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,506 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1585 1348 3 124.00–136.00 $131.45 $1,772 +7.45
1350–1495 1429 4 132.00–140.00 $136.89 $1,956 —
1370–1525 1458 6 146.00–162.00 $152.34 $2,221 —

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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.