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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 465 529
Feeder cattle 44 40 73
Slaughter cattle 228 283 318

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .15 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.47 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.10 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.54 lower, boners averaged .64 higher and lean cows averaged 2.41 higher Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 27.02 lower and calves under 95 pounds averaged 28.19 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1745 1415 11 133.00–164.00 $152.59 $2,159 —
1240–1725 1474 26 161.00–176.00 $167.94 $2,475 +23.14
1300–1670 1490 5 175.00–181.00 $177.12 $2,639 +32.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 187.00 $187.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 —
625 625 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 75.00 $75.00 $49 -300.00
75 75 1 115.00 $115.00 $86 -260.00
75 75 1 535.00 $535.00 $401 +160.00
75 75 1 250.00 $250.00 $188 -125.00
80 80 1 185.00 $185.00 $148 -390.00
80 80 1 325.00 $325.00 $260 -250.00
80 80 1 135.00 $135.00 $108 -440.00
85 85 1 625.00 $625.00 $531 +432.50
90 90 1 100.00 $100.00 $90 -428.32
90 90 1 600.00 $600.00 $540 +71.68
100–105 103 2 560.00–600.00 $580.49 $598 +119.88
115 115 1 525.00 $525.00 $604 +295.00
1140–1230 1191 4 151.00–156.00 $153.29 $1,826 —
1260–1465 1369 6 162.00–173.00 $166.60 $2,281 +1.00
1345–1635 1479 6 172.00–181.00 $176.13 $2,605 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 -23.98
455 455 3 137.00 $137.00 $623 —
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 —
895 895 1 98.00 $98.00 $877 +6.00
915–925 920 2 130.00–138.00 $133.98 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 195.00 $195.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 75.00–85.00 $80.00 $52 +35.00
70–75 73 2 260.00–300.00 $279.31 $204 +68.15
75 75 3 110.00–260.00 $206.67 $155 -443.33
75 75 1 375.00 $375.00 $281 -275.00
80 80 2 360.00–390.00 $375.00 $300 +275.00
80–85 82 5 485.00–660.00 $565.98 $464 +190.38
80–85 83 4 285.00–360.00 $325.76 $270 -49.84
80–85 84 7 325.00–400.00 $371.40 $312 -49.49
85 85 1 185.00 $185.00 $157 -450.00
90 90 2 300.00–325.00 $312.50 $281 -180.99
90–95 93 2 635.00 $635.00 $591 +211.08
90–95 94 7 390.00–405.00 $395.73 $372 -25.13
90–95 94 7 360.00–390.00 $375.84 $353 -45.02
100 100 1 360.00 $360.00 $360 -7.50
100–105 101 4 300.00–385.00 $358.95 $363 -230.97
100–105 102 3 600.00–635.00 $614.92 $627 +25.00
100–105 103 12 350.00–415.00 $391.06 $403 -153.09
100–105 103 2 25.00–135.00 $81.34 $84 -462.81
110 110 1 275.00 $275.00 $302 -275.00
110 110 1 360.00 $360.00 $396 -190.00
115 115 1 560.00 $560.00 $644 +140.00
125 125 1 510.00 $510.00 $638 +115.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
620 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $628 -25.73
990–1680 1317 85-90% 11 68.00–91.00 $78.14 $1,029 —
1390–1665 1487 85-90% 3 93.00–96.00 $94.43 $1,404 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1695 1387 80-85% 10 80.00–100.00 $92.73 $1,286 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1620 1466 75-80% 10 88.00–100.00 $94.18 $1,381 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1990 1682 65-75% 9 93.00–108.00 $100.86 $1,696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1890 1420 2 108.00–120.00 $115.99 $1,647 —
1420–2080 1647 6 137.00–159.00 $145.95 $2,404 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 145.00 $145.00 $348 —
305–340 316 4 130.00–145.00 $139.72 $442 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 —
905–930 918 2 110.00–124.00 $116.90 $1,073 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1395 1335 2 109.00–123.00 $115.69 $1,544 —
1470 1470 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,940 —
1440–1630 1535 2 140.00–142.00 $141.06 $2,165 +31.96

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1555 1425 3 145.00–163.00 $155.87 $2,221 +14.35
1420–1455 1438 2 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $2,071 +2.47
1405–1565 1485 2 128.00–132.00 $130.11 $1,932 +13.34
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 114.00 $114.00 $576 ±0.00
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —
815 815 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —

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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.