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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 503 420
Feeder cattle 52 80 52
Slaughter cattle 236 288 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 5lb feeder steer deleted. 1lb slaughter heifer deleted. 156lb slaughter cow deleted.** Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.71 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.80 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 3.91 lower. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 6.20 lower, boners averaged 3.24 lower and lean cows averaged 3.03 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 26.27 lower while calves under 95 pounds averaged 6.59 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1520 1270 9 116.00–169.00 $154.85 $1,967 —
1180–1705 1441 29 163.00–185.00 $176.15 $2,538 -1.71
1350–1690 1538 18 183.00–191.00 $185.75 $2,857 —
1795 1795 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 167.00 $167.00 $743 —
735 735 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —

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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 -40.00
65 65 1 80.00 $80.00 $52 -193.28
70 70 1 400.00 $400.00 $280 +126.72
80 80 2 150.00–200.00 $175.00 $140 -328.03
85 85 1 675.00 $675.00 $574 -25.00
90 90 1 685.00 $685.00 $616 +57.05
95 95 1 125.00 $125.00 $119 -350.00
1040–1140 1090 2 130.00–147.00 $138.89 $1,514 —
1095–1690 1376 10 156.00–180.00 $168.70 $2,321 -7.86
1315–1685 1516 4 181.00–186.00 $184.16 $2,792 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 225.00 $225.00 $686 —
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
705 705 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 20.00 $20.00 $9 —
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 $50 -11.05
55 55 1 40.00 $40.00 $22 -71.05
60 60 1 350.00 $350.00 $210 +238.95
70 70 1 585.00 $585.00 $410 +474.66
70 70 1 385.00 $385.00 $270 +274.66
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -105.34
70–75 72 6 100.00–350.00 $260.00 $187 +149.66
70–75 73 2 360.00–375.00 $367.76 $268 +257.42
75 75 1 375.00 $375.00 $281 +125.00
80 80 2 275.00–360.00 $317.50 $254 -32.50
80 80 1 650.00 $650.00 $520 +300.00
80–85 84 7 345.00–365.00 $358.55 $301 -25.31
85 85 1 125.00 $125.00 $106 -258.86
85 85 2 375.00–380.00 $377.50 $321 -6.36
85 85 2 360.00–400.00 $380.00 $323 -3.86
90–95 92 3 675.00–685.00 $681.73 $627 +339.08
90–95 93 6 335.00–365.00 $347.34 $323 -329.62
90–95 93 2 350.00–675.00 $508.11 $473 -168.85
90–95 93 8 345.00–370.00 $355.47 $331 -321.49
90–95 93 6 150.00–360.00 $311.49 $290 -365.47
100 100 3 675.00–760.00 $706.67 $707 +431.67
100–105 103 10 340.00–370.00 $347.48 $358 -26.27
100–105 103 3 310.00–345.00 $326.69 $336 -47.06
105 105 1 335.00 $335.00 $352 -90.00
105 105 1 325.00 $325.00 $341 -100.00
110 110 1 335.00 $335.00 $368 -290.00
110–115 111 4 325.00–335.00 $332.53 $369 -292.47
120 120 1 75.00 $75.00 $90 -200.00
120 120 2 235.00–300.00 $267.50 $321 -7.50
125 125 1 60.00 $60.00 $75 -210.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
371 371 3 170.00 $170.00 $631 —
470–490 483 4 127.00–150.00 $135.35 $654 —
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 +15.39
550–580 565 2 137.00–160.00 $148.19 $837 +16.19
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 +45.00
310 310 1 100.00 $100.00 $310 -40.00
580 580 1 105.00 $105.00 $609 —
610 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
720 720 1 92.00 $92.00 $662 +5.00
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,306 —
1060 1060 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,548 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 60.00 $60.00 $213 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1220 1145 80-85% 2 66.00–74.00 $70.26 $804 —
1020–1560 1238 80-85% 15 82.00–91.00 $86.83 $1,075 —
1245–1445 1345 80-85% 2 97.00–112.00 $103.94 $1,398 +13.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1405 1044 85-90% 8 52.00–67.00 $61.06 $637 —
1020–1470 1246 85-90% 9 68.00–84.00 $72.00 $897 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1805 1417 75-80% 11 84.00–97.00 $91.59 $1,298 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2005 1591 65-75% 7 96.00–108.00 $101.88 $1,621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,010 —
1075–1890 1455 10 110.00–126.00 $118.85 $1,729 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 65.00 $65.00 $162 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1385 1233 3 132.00–136.00 $133.83 $1,650 —
1315–1860 1500 4 149.00–164.00 $157.63 $2,364 +5.28
1640 1640 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,952 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 —
400 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 —
485 485 1 85.00 $85.00 $412 —
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
875 875 1 104.00 $104.00 $910 -22.00
1110 1110 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,310 —

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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.