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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 2, 2024

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 453 485
Feeder cattle 40 60 70
Slaughter cattle 283 229 293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 5.30 lower, slaughter Holsteins averaged 3.48 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.93 lower. Slaughter cows: breaker cows averaged 7.51 higher, boners averaged 4.11 higher and lean cows averaged .79 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 54.06 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 64.05 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1830 1450 28 160.00–175.00 $168.09 $2,437 +8.92
1225–1780 1482 11 110.00–161.00 $144.80 $2,146 -14.37
1485–1800 1673 9 175.00–184.00 $179.22 $2,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 375.00 $375.00 $281 -125.00
80 80 1 575.00 $575.00 $460 +90.00
80–85 82 3 100.00–135.00 $115.41 $95 +27.23
85 85 2 185.00–200.00 $192.50 $164 -312.50
85 85 1 375.00 $375.00 $319 -130.00
90–95 92 5 475.00–600.00 $528.32 $486 +98.32
100 100 2 525.00–560.00 $542.50 $542 +30.30
100–105 103 2 435.00–485.00 $460.61 $474 -51.59
110 110 1 230.00 $230.00 $253 +180.00
120 120 1 435.00 $435.00 $522 +60.00
1010–1615 1342 8 122.00–155.00 $141.99 $1,906 —
1160–1660 1363 14 155.00–171.00 $165.60 $2,257 +10.56
1410–1610 1503 4 170.00–176.00 $174.07 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 3 145.00–210.00 $180.98 $597 +29.35
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 -10.00
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +2.98
780 780 1 78.00 $78.00 $608 -27.05
870 870 1 92.00 $92.00 $800 —
970 970 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,377 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 45.00 $45.00 $29 -80.00
65 65 1 385.00 $385.00 $250 +260.00
65 65 1 310.00 $310.00 $202 +185.00
70–75 72 3 70.00–400.00 $211.16 $152 -73.84
75 75 1 650.00 $650.00 $488 +550.00
75 75 3 200.00–395.00 $298.33 $224 +198.33
75 75 1 400.00 $400.00 $300 +300.00
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 $80 -30.00
80–85 83 3 275.00–430.00 $375.60 $312 +35.45
80–85 84 6 400.00–450.00 $420.89 $354 +80.74
85 85 1 635.00 $635.00 $540 +100.00
85 85 4 450.00–650.00 $556.25 $473 +21.25
85 85 5 385.00–435.00 $419.00 $356 -116.00
90–95 91 4 425.00–625.00 $493.49 $449 +187.56
90–95 91 7 610.00–635.00 $630.04 $573 +324.11
90–95 93 10 410.00–435.00 $423.92 $394 +64.05
90–95 93 5 185.00–425.00 $340.05 $316 -19.82
90–95 94 12 405.00–430.00 $420.86 $396 +60.99
95 95 1 530.00 $530.00 $504 +170.13
100 100 2 330.00–405.00 $367.50 $368 +242.50
100 100 5 305.00–425.00 $394.00 $394 +269.00
100–105 102 3 575.00–610.00 $589.92 $602 +225.90
100–105 103 2 475.00–610.00 $544.15 $560 +197.73
100–105 104 5 410.00–425.00 $418.08 $435 -129.90
110 110 1 550.00 $550.00 $605 +40.00
110 110 1 420.00 $420.00 $462 -90.00
110–115 111 5 275.00–415.00 $358.24 $398 +53.60
110–115 113 2 525.00–575.00 $549.44 $621 +244.80
115 115 1 420.00 $420.00 $483 +115.36
120 120 2 510.00–535.00 $522.50 $627 +167.50
120–125 123 4 290.00–400.00 $341.17 $420 -118.83
125 125 1 395.00 $395.00 $494 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -10.00
683 683 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,093 +56.00
920 920 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 -28.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,024 —
995–1945 1568 75-80% 18 84.00–102.00 $96.72 $1,517 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1380 1249 85-90% 4 88.00–91.00 $89.57 $1,119 +28.05
810–1645 1265 85-90% 14 70.00–86.00 $75.73 $958 +0.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1885 1518 80-85% 13 84.00–97.00 $92.09 $1,398 —
1510–1795 1642 80-85% 3 98.00–101.00 $99.91 $1,641 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1915 1533 65-75% 5 104.00–114.00 $106.77 $1,637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 70.00 $70.00 $798 —
1330–2340 1758 12 94.00–128.00 $113.57 $1,997 -16.78
1510–2050 1840 6 131.00–163.00 $147.53 $2,715 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1570 1540 2 104.00–114.00 $109.10 $1,680 —
1615 1615 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,051 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1485 1415 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $2,003 —
1425–1485 1451 4 108.00–124.00 $116.77 $1,694 —
1295–1670 1508 6 148.00–163.00 $156.03 $2,353 -2.96
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–383 376 5 80.00–90.00 $86.11 $324 —
560 560 1 85.00 $85.00 $476 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 87.00 $87.00 $357 —
525 525 1 114.00 $114.00 $598 +19.00

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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.