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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 26, 2023

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 406 343
Feeder cattle 60 36 18
Slaughter cattle 229 220 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 7.09 higher, slaughter holsteins not enough to trend and slaughter heifers averaged 5.03 higher. Slaughter cows: breaker cows averaged 6.49 higher, boners averaged 4.60 higher and lean cows averaged 3.88 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pouinds averaged 1.51 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 3.13 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1810 1475 11 152.00–166.00 $159.17 $2,348 -6.73
1570 1570 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,590 —
1375–1800 1584 28 163.00–181.00 $172.99 $2,740 —
1440–1785 1588 15 175.00–189.50 $183.28 $2,910 —
1730–1855 1802 3 161.00–186.00 $170.03 $3,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
627 627 2 115.00 $115.00 $721 -10.00
720 720 2 106.00 $106.00 $763 -22.00
770 770 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 162.00 $162.00 $680 —
940 940 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,147 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 500.00 $500.00 $375 +440.00
80 80 1 485.00 $485.00 $388 +425.00
80–85 83 2 65.00–110.00 $88.18 $73 -471.82
85 85 2 500.00–510.00 $505.00 $429 -55.00
85 85 1 175.00 $175.00 $149 -385.00
90 90 2 400.00–460.00 $430.00 $387 +55.00
90 90 2 185.00 $185.00 $166 -190.00
90 90 3 475.00–550.00 $500.00 $450 +125.00
100–105 103 2 500.00–525.00 $512.20 $528 +395.53
100–105 103 3 185.00 $185.00 $191 +68.33
110 110 1 50.00 $50.00 $55 -66.67
115 115 1 375.00 $375.00 $431 +258.33
1185–1600 1372 7 148.00–162.00 $155.04 $2,127 —
1255–1760 1433 9 161.00–173.00 $167.53 $2,401 —
1340–1645 1483 8 175.00–188.00 $178.97 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 150.00–155.00 $151.63 $481 —
375–390 383 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $559 +11.97
420–445 430 3 125.00–152.00 $139.43 $600 —
470 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 +25.00
500–540 520 2 110.00–135.00 $122.02 $635 —
565–590 573 3 120.00–145.00 $131.50 $753 —
610 610 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $921 —
650–680 665 2 102.00–152.00 $126.44 $841 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
780–795 788 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $828 —
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 +15.26
925 925 1 92.00 $92.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,011 —
751 751 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 125.00 $125.00 $81 -60.00
70 70 1 285.00 $285.00 $200 +266.50
75 75 1 100.00 $100.00 $75 -227.50
75 75 1 510.00 $510.00 $382 +182.50
75 75 2 270.00–325.00 $297.50 $223 -30.00
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 $104 -230.00
80 80 2 240.00–395.00 $317.50 $254 -42.50
80–85 81 4 225.00–350.00 $285.31 $231 -74.69
80–85 83 4 320.00–370.00 $340.15 $282 -17.74
80–85 83 4 330.00–360.00 $348.64 $289 -9.25
85 85 1 535.00 $535.00 $455 +510.00
90 90 3 475.00–535.00 $506.67 $456 +149.93
90 90 1 385.00 $385.00 $346 +28.26
90–95 91 5 270.00–365.00 $305.93 $278 -50.81
90–95 92 3 200.00–335.00 $254.82 $234 -101.92
90–95 93 8 320.00–385.00 $359.87 $335 +85.95
100 100 1 125.00 $125.00 $125 +110.00
100–105 102 5 345.00–385.00 $364.02 $371 +29.24
100–105 103 14 280.00–380.00 $346.42 $357 -1.48
100–105 103 2 185.00–190.00 $187.44 $193 -160.46
100–105 104 5 530.00–575.00 $547.98 $570 +200.08
110 110 1 510.00 $510.00 $561 +160.00
110 110 1 525.00 $525.00 $578 +175.00
110 110 3 250.00–365.00 $308.33 $339 -41.67
110–115 112 8 220.00–375.00 $304.64 $341 -163.25
120 120 1 355.00 $355.00 $426 +55.00
125 125 1 460.00 $460.00 $575 +160.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
685 685 1 104.00 $104.00 $712 —
715 715 4 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
780 780 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,108 —
860 860 1 88.00 $88.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 75.00 $75.00 $341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1400 1225 85-90% 3 60.00–64.00 $61.52 $754 —
845–1630 1268 85-90% 14 64.00–86.00 $74.94 $950 —
1435–1540 1503 85-90% 3 88.00–91.00 $89.66 $1,348 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1705 1468 75-80% 11 86.00–96.00 $89.21 $1,310 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1980 1670 65-75% 11 94.00–105.00 $98.78 $1,650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1565 1248 80-85% 7 79.00–92.00 $87.98 $1,098 —
1375–1675 1490 80-85% 3 94.00–98.00 $96.39 $1,436 +13.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–2090 1793 6 111.00–138.00 $130.35 $2,337 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 95.00 $95.00 $432 +15.00
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 —
740 740 1 102.00 $102.00 $755 +58.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,490 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 132.00 $132.00 $462 —
520 520 1 95.00 $95.00 $494 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 —
850–895 880 5 90.00–110.00 $103.53 $911 —
920 920 1 106.00 $106.00 $975 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,479 —
1350 1350 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,958 —
1385–1585 1510 3 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $2,401 —

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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.