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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 406 439 316
Feeder cattle 36 92 57
Slaughter cattle 220 243 134

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1028lb feeder heifer deleted** Compared to last weeks graded average prices, slaughter steers averaged .74 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.31 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 3.47 lower.. Slaughter cows; breaker cows averaged 5.01 lower, boners averaged 3.30 lower and lean cows averaged .43 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 15.18 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 15.82 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1680 1397 7 130.00–163.00 $150.98 $2,109 —
1215–1760 1497 14 160.00–175.00 $165.90 $2,484 -0.74
1415–1695 1508 8 170.00–180.00 $176.66 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $812 —
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 —
960 960 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,286 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 2 45.00–75.00 $60.00 $45 -75.00
85 85 1 560.00 $560.00 $476 +185.00
85 85 1 500.00 $500.00 $425 +125.00
85 85 1 375.00 $375.00 $319 ±0.00
90 90 1 375.00 $375.00 $338 -160.00
90 90 1 410.00 $410.00 $369 -125.00
90–95 92 5 1.00–510.00 $359.27 $331 +4.81
90–95 92 3 55.00–500.00 $233.45 $215 -121.01
100 100 3 100.00–150.00 $116.67 $117 -58.33
100 100 1 485.00 $485.00 $485 +310.00
1095–1455 1232 9 118.00–161.00 $149.04 $1,836 —
1270–1395 1324 6 168.00–175.00 $171.66 $2,273 —
1160–1485 1339 9 153.00–169.00 $162.50 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 381 4 115.00–150.00 $134.05 $511 +35.82
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 +25.00
820–835 828 3 74.00–100.00 $86.74 $718 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 62 3 20.00–150.00 $70.54 $44 -274.46
65 65 1 185.00 $185.00 $120 -160.00
70 70 2 12.00–25.00 $18.50 $13 -326.50
70–75 73 2 185.00–285.00 $236.72 $173 -108.28
70–75 73 2 385.00–400.00 $392.24 $286 +47.24
75 75 2 285.00–370.00 $327.50 $246 -17.50
75 75 1 225.00 $225.00 $169 -120.00
80 80 2 360.00 $360.00 $288 +25.00
80–85 83 5 350.00–365.00 $357.89 $297 +13.61
85 85 1 25.00 $25.00 $21 -345.00
85 85 1 310.00 $310.00 $264 -60.00
90–95 92 7 310.00–380.00 $356.74 $328 +10.71
90–95 93 6 135.00–350.00 $273.92 $255 -57.93
90–95 93 10 310.00–360.00 $335.59 $312 +3.74
95 95 1 525.00 $525.00 $499 +365.00
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -316.82
100–105 102 9 290.00–360.00 $334.78 $341 -232.54
100–105 103 10 315.00–375.00 $347.90 $358 -219.42
100–105 103 2 300.00–335.00 $317.93 $327 -249.39
100–105 103 2 510.00 $510.00 $525 -57.32
105 105 1 285.00 $285.00 $299 -46.56
110 110 1 350.00 $350.00 $385 +15.00
110 110 2 75.00–135.00 $105.00 $116 -230.00
110–115 111 5 335.00–350.00 $344.91 $383 +9.91
110–115 113 2 450.00–485.00 $467.89 $529 +132.89
115 115 3 300.00–340.00 $321.67 $370 -13.33
120 120 1 300.00 $300.00 $360 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 105.00 $105.00 $430 +15.00
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
820 820 1 106.00 $106.00 $869 -39.00
915 915 1 98.00 $98.00 $897 —
980 980 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1620 1325 85-90% 6 64.00–80.00 $71.06 $942 —
1320–1425 1373 85-90% 2 30.00–60.00 $44.43 $610 —
1465–1685 1563 85-90% 4 82.00–84.00 $83.23 $1,301 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1690 1506 75-80% 12 77.00–90.00 $82.72 $1,246 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1755 1469 80-85% 10 78.00–88.00 $83.38 $1,225 -3.30
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1945 1803 65-75% 3 88.00–95.00 $91.10 $1,643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 66.00 $66.00 $825 —
1180–2310 1571 8 98.00–133.00 $109.93 $1,727 -10.17

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
717 717 2 44.00 $44.00 $315 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,755 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1485 1400 3 112.00–116.00 $114.77 $1,607 —
1300–1605 1461 6 132.00–139.00 $135.14 $1,974 —
1460–1725 1584 8 142.00–156.00 $146.94 $2,328 +1.83
1610 1610 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,447 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 92.00 $92.00 $538 —
735 735 1 76.00 $76.00 $559 -34.00

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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.