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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 564 535 456
Feeder cattle 101 104 84
Slaughter cattle 325 283 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1.00 feeder dairy heifer deleted.** Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 6.58 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 10.43 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 4.08 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .7 lower boner cows averaged .4 higher and lean cows averaged .77 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 16.22 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 2.72 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1430 1301 7 118.00–163.00 $148.93 $1,938 —
1290–1785 1502 24 164.00–180.00 $171.91 $2,582 —
1430–1650 1546 10 177.00–188.00 $183.86 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 -30.00
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 -28.00
705–735 720 2 117.00–130.00 $123.64 $890 —
752 752 2 100.00 $100.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 97.00 $97.00 $446 —
545 545 1 152.00 $152.00 $828 —
945 945 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 100.00–115.00 $108.21 $357 -30.12
405–445 425 2 80.00–127.00 $102.39 $435 —
540–543 542 5 94.00–134.00 $126.04 $683 +4.67
705–720 710 3 112.00–118.00 $115.97 $823 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -30.00
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 -29.91
885 885 1 98.00 $98.00 $867 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00 $52 -50.00
85 85 1 350.00 $350.00 $298 +190.00
85 85 1 575.00 $575.00 $489 +415.00
115 115 1 125.00 $125.00 $144 -425.00
965–1190 1087 3 98.00–148.00 $128.09 $1,392 —
1170–1515 1365 5 159.00–173.00 $168.13 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 10.00–100.00 $55.00 $36 -20.00
70–75 73 2 300.00–335.00 $316.90 $231 -1.72
75 75 2 310.00–325.00 $317.50 $238 -407.50
80 80 1 435.00 $435.00 $348 +335.00
80–85 82 3 360.00–400.00 $385.20 $316 +120.91
80–85 83 6 125.00–385.00 $236.67 $196 -364.09
80–85 83 5 385.00–410.00 $402.95 $334 -197.81
85 85 2 350.00–425.00 $387.50 $329 +162.50
85 85 1 660.00 $660.00 $561 +435.00
90–95 93 3 310.00–350.00 $323.57 $301 -29.81
90–95 93 2 610.00 $610.00 $567 +256.62
90–95 94 9 360.00–420.00 $401.59 $377 +48.21
90–95 94 4 310.00–395.00 $355.73 $334 +2.35
95 95 1 50.00 $50.00 $48 -525.00
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 $250 -128.85
100 100 2 585.00–625.00 $605.00 $605 +226.15
100–105 102 3 360.00–395.00 $379.67 $387 +0.82
105 105 3 250.00–475.00 $370.00 $388 -250.00
105 105 9 375.00–405.00 $387.22 $407 -232.78
110 110 1 300.00 $300.00 $330 -71.00
110 110 1 385.00 $385.00 $424 +14.00
110–115 112 5 375.00–395.00 $384.91 $431 -183.55
120 120 1 325.00 $325.00 $390 -25.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112–140 128 13 75.00–100.00 $83.42 $107 —
195–196 196 5 100.00–115.00 $102.99 $202 —
480–490 485 2 87.00–90.00 $88.52 $429 —
585 585 1 94.00 $94.00 $550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 100.00 $100.00 $210 -25.00
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 -15.00
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 -7.43
560–590 575 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $733 +15.93
688 688 2 110.00 $110.00 $757 -8.34
762–785 770 3 110.00–112.00 $110.68 $852 —
910 910 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
597 597 2 125.00 $125.00 $746 —
660 660 2 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
945 945 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,115 —
1050 1050 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,176 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 76.00 $76.00 $566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1490 1230 80-85% 4 70.00–71.00 $70.21 $864 -18.81
1040–1625 1333 80-85% 2 91.00–93.00 $92.22 $1,229 —
1120–1610 1409 80-85% 7 76.00–88.00 $82.40 $1,161 +0.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1150 1145 85-90% 2 50.00–60.00 $55.02 $630 —
750–1665 1261 85-90% 9 61.00–82.00 $72.39 $913 +0.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1745 1490 75-80% 11 78.00–90.00 $84.90 $1,265 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1935 1670 65-75% 10 91.00–102.00 $96.06 $1,604 +3.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1320 1290 2 80.00–88.00 $83.91 $1,082 —
1285–1865 1526 13 98.00–131.00 $117.98 $1,800 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 ±0.00
560 560 1 80.00 $80.00 $448 -12.00
1090–1095 1093 2 78.00–90.00 $84.01 $918 —
1105–1140 1117 3 78.00–90.00 $83.66 $934 —
1170 1170 1 68.00 $68.00 $796 —
1200–1225 1213 2 82.00–86.00 $84.02 $1,019 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,893 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,959 —
1025–1640 1372 6 114.00–138.00 $121.95 $1,673 —
1320–1470 1395 2 132.00–133.00 $132.53 $1,849 —
1465–1780 1610 6 143.00–151.00 $147.62 $2,377 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 105.00 $105.00 $520 +5.00
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
910 910 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,056 —
1200 1200 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,440 —

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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.