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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 359 445
Feeder cattle 60 57 65
Slaughter cattle 248 170 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 5.36 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.41 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 2.75 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 5.33 lower, boner cows averaged 3.29 lower and lean cows averaged 1.11 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 25.36 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 38.54 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1720 1373 6 141.00–156.00 $149.20 $2,049 —
1345–1700 1492 9 173.00–181.00 $177.10 $2,642 +30.81
1290–1785 1517 21 160.00–175.00 $167.38 $2,539 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 107.00 $107.00 $615 —
616 616 3 117.00 $117.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,677 —
1150 1150 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,725 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 45.00 $45.00 $32 -15.00
75 75 1 275.00 $275.00 $206 +215.00
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 $60 +20.00
85 85 1 190.00 $190.00 $162 -345.00
90 90 1 475.00 $475.00 $428 -150.00
95 95 1 575.00 $575.00 $546 +50.00
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00 $80 -470.00
960–1390 1236 7 100.00–155.00 $131.81 $1,629 -9.27
1290–1465 1350 5 171.00–176.00 $173.41 $2,341 -5.59
1225–1545 1369 18 154.00–175.00 $166.37 $2,278 -12.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–185 183 2 140.00 $140.00 $256 —
210 210 1 135.00 $135.00 $284 -40.00
265 265 1 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
375 375 1 127.00 $127.00 $476 -10.00
555 555 2 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
697 697 2 137.00 $137.00 $955 —
930 930 1 96.00 $96.00 $893 —
950 950 1 94.00 $94.00 $893 —
1005 1005 1 96.00 $96.00 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 63 2 20.00–70.00 $46.00 $29 +41.00
70 70 1 100.00 $100.00 $70 -210.00
70–75 72 3 240.00–360.00 $300.00 $216 -10.00
70–75 73 2 340.00–345.00 $342.41 $250 +32.41
75 75 1 360.00 $360.00 $270 +50.00
75 75 1 300.00 $300.00 $225 -10.00
80 80 1 685.00 $685.00 $548 +585.00
80 80 2 365.00 $365.00 $292 +265.00
80–85 83 2 20.00–25.00 $22.42 $19 -391.85
90 90 1 400.00 $400.00 $360 ±0.00
90 90 1 410.00 $410.00 $369 +10.00
90 90 1 50.00 $50.00 $45 -350.00
90–95 92 3 425.00–675.00 $572.27 $526 +258.00
90–95 92 3 260.00–355.00 $315.64 $290 +1.37
90–95 92 7 300.00–355.00 $330.74 $304 +16.47
90–95 93 10 335.00–365.00 $354.06 $329 -237.25
95 95 1 525.00 $525.00 $499 +295.00
100 100 1 300.00 $300.00 $300 -83.33
100–105 102 6 300.00–355.00 $334.30 $341 -251.93
100–105 103 8 345.00–360.00 $353.66 $364 -25.36
100–105 103 3 410.00–585.00 $520.08 $536 +141.06
105 105 1 650.00 $650.00 $682 +300.00
110–115 111 7 310.00–355.00 $333.42 $370 -51.58
110–115 113 2 525.00–575.00 $549.44 $621 +168.69
120 120 1 335.00 $335.00 $402 -32.14
120 120 1 525.00 $525.00 $630 +157.86
125 125 1 300.00 $300.00 $375 -67.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 165.00 $165.00 $297 —
400 400 1 147.00 $147.00 $588 -8.99
460 460 1 157.00 $157.00 $722 +27.93
530 530 1 155.00 $155.00 $822 —
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +18.00
990 990 1 96.00 $96.00 $950 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 105.00 $105.00 $152 —
170 170 1 120.00 $120.00 $204 —
235 235 1 135.00 $135.00 $317 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —
950 950 1 77.00 $77.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 200.00 $200.00 $340 —
280 280 1 182.00 $182.00 $510 —
586 586 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,037 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–950 843 85-90% 3 50.00–60.00 $55.51 $468 —
870–1440 1180 85-90% 9 70.00–86.00 $78.47 $926 —
1445–1590 1518 85-90% 2 88.00–90.00 $89.05 $1,352 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1545 1365 80-85% 12 80.00–96.00 $89.49 $1,222 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1995 1555 65-75% 11 96.00–105.00 $100.25 $1,559 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1600 1361 75-80% 9 84.00–97.00 $90.38 $1,230 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 70.00 $70.00 $956 —
1240–1780 1550 5 118.00–131.00 $126.61 $1,962 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 80.00 $80.00 $88 —
165 165 1 105.00 $105.00 $173 —
340 340 1 85.00 $85.00 $289 +5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1415 1383 2 126.00–134.00 $130.09 $1,799 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1430 1354 4 99.00–138.00 $118.93 $1,610 —
1365–1475 1429 7 134.00–145.00 $140.44 $2,007 -7.95
1310–1735 1564 13 142.00–165.00 $150.41 $2,352 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–190 168 3 95.00–100.00 $98.42 $165 —
760 760 1 117.00 $117.00 $889 —
890 890 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 —
910 910 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 +6.00

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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.