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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 499 545 440
Feeder cattle 100 47 45
Slaughter cattle 234 318 277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .03 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.06 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .73 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 2.94 higher boners averaged 2.42 lower and lean cows averaged .39 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 10.73 lower and calves under 95 pounds averaged 12.92 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1415 1274 9 122.00–170.00 $158.90 $2,024 —
1270–1730 1481 20 172.00–182.00 $176.36 $2,612 -0.03
1400–1720 1541 11 183.00–194.00 $188.23 $2,901 +2.97
1800 1800 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 130.00 $130.00 $273 —
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 110.00 $110.00 $72 +15.00
70 70 1 475.00 $475.00 $332 +25.00
75 75 1 425.00 $425.00 $319 -25.00
80–85 82 3 125.00–550.00 $402.55 $330 +277.55
85 85 2 585.00–660.00 $622.50 $529 +447.50
85 85 1 275.00 $275.00 $234 +100.00
85 85 1 450.00 $450.00 $382 +275.00
95 95 2 610.00–650.00 $630.00 $598 -57.84
95 95 1 550.00 $550.00 $522 -137.84
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 $165 -385.00
110 110 1 600.00 $600.00 $660 -25.00
125 125 1 475.00 $475.00 $594 +315.00
1430 1430 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,560 —
1205–1640 1462 3 169.00–174.00 $171.58 $2,508 —
1355–1635 1466 5 137.00–175.00 $154.67 $2,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 110.00 $110.00 $258 -55.00
270 270 1 90.00 $90.00 $243 -50.00
310–345 327 3 100.00–130.00 $118.29 $387 -11.71
355–365 360 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $459 -27.47
415–445 437 8 95.00–130.00 $121.33 $530 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
510–545 533 3 75.00–135.00 $103.32 $551 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 135.00–150.00 $142.28 $595 —
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,321 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 35.00 $35.00 $19 -175.00
60–65 63 2 10.00–55.00 $33.40 $21 -176.60
65 65 1 200.00 $200.00 $130 -10.00
70 70 1 425.00 $425.00 $298 +215.00
70–75 73 2 7.00–35.00 $21.48 $16 -187.56
70–75 73 2 235.00–300.00 $268.62 $196 +59.58
75 75 1 335.00 $335.00 $251 +25.00
80 80 1 30.00 $30.00 $24 -70.00
80 80 1 600.00 $600.00 $480 +500.00
80–85 82 3 275.00–355.00 $310.92 $255 -340.97
80–85 84 5 335.00–375.00 $354.76 $298 +69.96
80–85 84 4 50.00–300.00 $148.73 $125 -136.07
85 85 2 575.00–650.00 $612.50 $521 +262.50
90 90 3 450.00–575.00 $508.33 $457 +233.33
90–95 91 7 550.00–700.00 $635.00 $578 -51.33
90–95 91 4 100.00–335.00 $221.58 $202 -464.75
90–95 92 13 325.00–360.00 $346.15 $318 +282.51
90–95 93 3 325.00–345.00 $338.57 $315 -20.50
100 100 1 350.00 $350.00 $350 +10.49
100 100 1 345.00 $345.00 $345 +5.49
100–105 101 4 85.00–310.00 $206.30 $208 -133.21
100–105 102 9 285.00–355.00 $333.02 $340 -6.49
100–105 103 3 650.00–685.00 $664.68 $685 +325.17
105 105 3 325.00–340.00 $333.33 $350 +98.33
105 105 1 450.00 $450.00 $472 +215.00
110 110 3 200.00–335.00 $286.67 $315 -386.66
110–115 113 5 585.00–660.00 $637.70 $721 +325.20
120 120 1 310.00 $310.00 $372 +10.00
120 120 2 200.00–285.00 $242.50 $291 -57.50
120 120 1 585.00 $585.00 $702 +285.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 137.00 $137.00 $240 —
355–385 371 4 60.00–155.00 $121.60 $451 —
475–483 481 5 72.00–170.00 $150.66 $725 +20.66
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 —
555–575 563 3 82.00–110.00 $92.90 $523 —
600–640 623 5 90.00–115.00 $107.58 $670 —
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 155.00 $155.00 $561 —
425 425 1 180.00 $180.00 $765 —
477 477 2 167.00 $167.00 $797 —
580 580 1 167.00 $167.00 $969 -5.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 85.00 $85.00 $348 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1515 1193 85-90% 12 68.00–82.00 $73.04 $871 —
1065–1515 1280 85-90% 6 50.00–64.00 $57.07 $730 +6.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1655 1326 80-85% 11 76.00–84.00 $80.40 $1,066 —
1510–1770 1635 80-85% 3 92.00–94.00 $92.62 $1,514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1760 1635 75-80% 3 95.00–98.00 $96.71 $1,581 —
1340–2065 1674 75-80% 8 86.00–95.00 $89.92 $1,505 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1890 1531 65-75% 9 94.00–116.00 $98.98 $1,515 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 40.00 $40.00 $386 —
1235–1835 1535 2 137.00–138.00 $137.40 $2,109 —
1195–2180 1691 17 80.00–131.00 $114.54 $1,937 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1510 1428 3 88.00–107.00 $98.79 $1,411 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,038 -11.00
1295 1295 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,256 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1545 1285 6 96.00–127.00 $113.93 $1,464 —
1305–1795 1478 4 130.00–136.00 $133.65 $1,975 —
1275–1845 1546 8 140.00–163.00 $149.67 $2,314 -0.75
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 52.00 $52.00 $211 -70.00
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
570 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 -20.00
1055 1055 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,266 -8.00
1125 1125 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,418 —

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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.