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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 480 468 436
Feeder cattle 71 60 60
Slaughter cattle 291 248 247

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.97 lower, slaughter Holsteins averaged 6.97 lower and slaughter heifers .95 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.68 lower boners averaged 2.16 lower and lean cows averaged 6.69 lower.. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 10.13 lower and under 95 pounds averaged .48 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1150 1092 3 100.00–116.00 $109.20 $1,192 —
1195–1500 1348 6 144.00–158.00 $153.52 $2,069 —
1230–1695 1436 15 156.00–176.00 $166.69 $2,394 —
1405–1625 1503 11 176.00–183.00 $178.02 $2,676 +10.64
1590 1590 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +23.00
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 —
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 100.00 $100.00 $70 +55.00
75 75 2 80.00 $80.00 $60 -195.00
80 80 3 100.00–140.00 $116.67 $93 -158.33
95 95 1 160.00 $160.00 $152 -415.00
100 100 2 75.00–85.00 $80.00 $80 ±0.00
135 135 1 275.00 $275.00 $371 +195.00
1165–1495 1354 4 122.00–145.00 $135.60 $1,836 -37.81
1210–1590 1402 16 144.00–173.00 $165.42 $2,319 —
1335–1695 1482 6 174.00–179.00 $176.40 $2,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 155.00 $155.00 $248 +15.00
205–235 225 3 140.00–160.00 $146.07 $329 +11.07
265 265 1 135.00 $135.00 $358 -17.00
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 +45.00
375 375 1 132.00 $132.00 $495 +5.00
545 545 1 112.00 $112.00 $610 —
585 585 2 80.00 $80.00 $468 -20.00
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -27.00
955–975 965 2 112.00–117.00 $114.47 $1,105 +20.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 380 4 128.00–140.00 $130.80 $497 —
475 475 1 132.00 $132.00 $627 —
550 550 1 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
634 634 5 142.00 $142.00 $900 —
1025 1025 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 20.00 $20.00 $12 -26.00
65 65 1 175.00 $175.00 $114 +129.00
70 70 1 360.00 $360.00 $252 +260.00
70 70 2 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $38 -45.00
75 75 1 260.00 $260.00 $195 -40.00
80 80 2 35.00–45.00 $40.00 $32 -645.00
80–85 82 5 300.00–365.00 $341.65 $280 +319.23
80–85 83 6 285.00–365.00 $341.21 $283 +318.79
85 85 3 125.00–260.00 $203.33 $173 +180.91
85 85 1 450.00 $450.00 $382 +427.58
90 90 1 335.00 $335.00 $302 -75.00
90–95 93 4 135.00–335.00 $244.73 $228 -109.33
90–95 93 7 340.00–375.00 $353.58 $329 -0.48
90–95 94 4 325.00–360.00 $342.47 $322 -11.59
95 95 1 105.00 $105.00 $100 -420.00
95 95 1 385.00 $385.00 $366 -140.00
95 95 3 485.00–535.00 $510.00 $484 -15.00
100 100 1 425.00 $425.00 $425 +125.00
100 100 3 425.00–550.00 $478.33 $478 +178.33
100 100 3 285.00–345.00 $321.67 $322 +21.67
100 100 1 285.00 $285.00 $285 -15.00
100 100 1 20.00 $20.00 $20 -280.00
100–105 104 7 335.00–350.00 $343.53 $357 -10.13
110 110 2 335.00 $335.00 $368 +1.58
110–115 113 4 100.00–275.00 $180.56 $204 -368.88
110–115 114 4 285.00–345.00 $318.46 $363 -230.98
115 115 1 485.00 $485.00 $558 -64.44
120–125 122 3 310.00–325.00 $320.07 $390 -204.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 150.00 $150.00 $255 -15.00
320–345 332 4 115.00–140.00 $129.51 $430 —
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
460 460 1 92.00 $92.00 $423 -65.00
500 500 1 116.00 $116.00 $580 -39.00
550 550 2 132.00 $132.00 $726 —
815 815 1 102.00 $102.00 $831 —
1030 1030 2 110.00–118.00 $114.00 $1,174 —
1070–1085 1078 2 105.00–115.00 $110.03 $1,186 —
1280 1280 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,485 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 245.00 $245.00 $343 —
280 280 1 167.00 $167.00 $468 -15.00
350 350 4 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
690 690 1 118.00 $118.00 $814 —
730 730 1 117.00 $117.00 $854 —
840 840 1 118.00 $118.00 $991 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 80.00 $80.00 $412 —
780 780 2 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
805–830 818 2 65.00–106.00 $85.19 $697 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1300 1033 85-90% 6 40.00–64.00 $55.02 $568 —
975–1610 1270 85-90% 6 66.00–82.00 $71.78 $912 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1770 1345 80-85% 11 80.00–94.00 $87.33 $1,175 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1840 1652 75-80% 10 80.00–95.00 $86.70 $1,432 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1875 1728 65-75% 6 97.00–100.00 $98.29 $1,698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2115 1564 11 94.00–118.00 $105.86 $1,656 -20.75
1945–2360 2153 2 124.00–130.00 $126.71 $2,728 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
610 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
780 780 2 106.00 $106.00 $827 —
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 —
1000 1000 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1470 1409 4 96.00–119.00 $106.91 $1,506 -33.53
1365–1540 1461 4 120.00–139.00 $128.44 $1,877 —
1425–1730 1555 5 137.00–145.00 $140.75 $2,189 -9.66
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 75.00 $75.00 $98 —
165 165 1 95.00 $95.00 $157 -3.42
580 580 1 92.00 $92.00 $534 —
605 605 1 92.00 $92.00 $557 —
1160 1160 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,508 —

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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.