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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 564 354
Feeder cattle 57 101 46
Slaughter cattle 170 325 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steer averaged 1.20 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.50 higher and slaughter heifers 2.02 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 11.42 higher, boners averaged 10.38 higher and lean cows averaged 4.97 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 6.47 lower and under 90 pounds 8.99 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,071 —
1220–1705 1458 9 130.00–167.00 $146.29 $2,133 —
1370–1700 1458 8 165.00–179.00 $173.11 $2,524 —
1485–1670 1578 2 180.00–183.00 $181.41 $2,863 —

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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 +35.00
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 $42 -15.00
85 85 1 25.00 $25.00 $21 -325.00
85 85 1 535.00 $535.00 $455 +185.00
90 90 1 625.00 $625.00 $562 +275.00
90 90 1 625.00 $625.00 $562 +275.00
95 95 1 525.00 $525.00 $499 +175.00
105 105 1 550.00 $550.00 $578 +425.00
110 110 1 550.00 $550.00 $605 +425.00
130 130 1 135.00 $135.00 $176 +10.00
870 870 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,096 —
1140–1350 1219 5 134.00–157.00 $141.08 $1,720 —
1355 1355 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,425 +10.87
1200–1550 1407 6 165.00–177.00 $170.32 $2,396 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 175.00 $175.00 $368 —
385 385 3 137.00 $137.00 $527 —
405–410 408 2 92.00–112.00 $101.94 $416 -0.45
715 715 1 98.00 $98.00 $701 -17.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 124.00 $124.00 $645 —
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -50.00
75 75 1 310.00 $310.00 $232 -7.50
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 $80 -335.00
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -425.00
80–85 83 9 390.00–440.00 $414.27 $344 +11.32
85 85 5 375.00–420.00 $406.00 $345 +18.50
85 85 3 335.00–410.00 $365.00 $310 -22.50
90 90 1 400.00 $400.00 $360 +76.43
90–95 92 3 275.00–385.00 $314.27 $289 -9.30
90–95 92 3 350.00–395.00 $376.82 $347 +53.25
90–95 93 7 400.00–660.00 $591.31 $550 +267.74
90–95 94 11 375.00–410.00 $392.60 $369 -8.99
95 95 2 160.00–300.00 $230.00 $218 +180.00
100 100 3 360.00–405.00 $383.33 $383 +133.33
100 100 1 450.00 $450.00 $450 +200.00
100–105 101 4 210.00–405.00 $340.86 $344 -38.81
100–105 102 3 560.00–625.00 $586.23 $598 +206.56
100–105 103 16 185.00–415.00 $379.02 $390 -0.65
105 105 1 350.00 $350.00 $368 -37.22
110 110 2 325.00–350.00 $337.50 $371 -47.50
110 110 1 385.00 $385.00 $424 ±0.00
110–115 112 3 575.00–585.00 $578.28 $648 +193.37
110–115 113 8 360.00–395.00 $380.75 $430 -4.16
115 115 2 300.00–350.00 $325.00 $374 -59.91
120–125 123 2 350.00–385.00 $367.14 $452 +42.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–445 430 6 132.00–167.00 $155.99 $671 +30.99
452–480 465 4 125.00–137.00 $129.07 $600 —
595 595 1 107.00 $107.00 $637 -20.43
630 630 1 106.00 $106.00 $668 —
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 -8.00
855 855 1 107.00 $107.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 147.00 $147.00 $816 —
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 —
825 825 1 117.00 $117.00 $965 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 95.00 $95.00 $361 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1930 1412 80-85% 15 85.00–99.00 $92.78 $1,310 +10.38
1520–1735 1624 80-85% 4 103.00–106.00 $104.48 $1,697 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $575 —
960–1575 1263 85-90% 8 68.00–89.00 $77.36 $977 +4.97
895–1710 1315 85-90% 3 90.00–100.00 $93.63 $1,231 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,191 —
1525–1725 1614 75-80% 5 100.00–104.00 $101.17 $1,633 —
1365–1895 1673 75-80% 6 89.00–100.00 $95.71 $1,601 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1965 1645 65-75% 10 94.00–124.00 $101.42 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2130 1608 5 91.00–118.00 $109.86 $1,767 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 55.00 $55.00 $129 —
325 325 1 80.00 $80.00 $260 —
400–425 413 2 90.00–92.00 $91.03 $376 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1485 1441 6 142.00–156.00 $148.39 $2,138 —
1335–1595 1454 5 132.00–145.00 $138.03 $2,007 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 97.00–180.00 $137.75 $379 —
375 375 1 80.00 $80.00 $300 —
550 550 1 70.00 $70.00 $385 —
705 705 1 104.00 $104.00 $733 —
935 935 1 104.00 $104.00 $972 -12.00
1000 1000 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,180 —
1180 1180 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,322 —

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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.