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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 506 432 485
Feeder cattle 49 38 95
Slaughter cattle 321 261 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .73 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.58 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.48 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.65 lower lower, boners averaged 7.36 lower and lean cows averaged 2.74 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 34.62 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 34.62 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1515 1379 7 131.00–165.00 $153.08 $2,111 +4.68
1250–1775 1519 47 164.00–178.00 $169.79 $2,579 —
1500–1775 1630 9 175.00–181.00 $178.23 $2,905 —
1720 1720 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,890 —
1795–1840 1818 2 172.00–175.00 $173.52 $3,155 —
1795–1870 1834 5 153.00–177.00 $167.10 $3,065 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 $77 -333.62
80 80 2 105.00–135.00 $120.00 $96 -460.00
90 90 1 625.00 $625.00 $562 +515.00
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 $144 +50.00
105 105 1 625.00 $625.00 $656 +430.00
120 120 1 535.00 $535.00 $642 +340.00
1200–1235 1218 2 139.00–159.00 $149.14 $1,817 +1.88
1185–1605 1377 13 163.00–172.00 $168.48 $2,320 —
1405–1500 1436 7 170.00–178.00 $175.19 $2,516 +4.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 —
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 —
660–695 672 3 152.00–170.00 $163.79 $1,101 +101.79
845 845 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,200 —
850–855 853 2 112.00–127.00 $119.52 $1,020 +27.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 2 172.00 $172.00 $949 —
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 +10.00
70 70 1 160.00 $160.00 $112 -190.00
70–75 74 4 250.00–300.00 $281.78 $209 -68.22
80 80 1 110.00 $110.00 $88 -340.00
80 80 2 685.00–700.00 $692.50 $554 +242.50
80 80 1 385.00 $385.00 $308 -65.00
80–85 83 2 225.00–375.00 $302.27 $251 -322.95
90 90 1 90.00 $90.00 $81 -10.00
90–95 92 5 310.00–430.00 $395.71 $364 -47.22
90–95 93 6 225.00–410.00 $336.58 $313 -106.35
90–95 93 3 400.00–450.00 $416.07 $387 -26.86
95 95 1 675.00 $675.00 $641 +27.50
95 95 2 685.00–735.00 $710.00 $674 +62.50
95 95 1 225.00 $225.00 $214 -422.50
100 100 1 685.00 $685.00 $685 +286.23
100 100 1 85.00 $85.00 $85 -313.77
100–105 101 4 385.00–410.00 $395.06 $399 -3.71
100–105 102 5 385.00–425.00 $408.63 $417 +9.86
105 105 1 635.00 $635.00 $667 +35.00
110 110 3 120.00–350.00 $256.67 $282 -318.33
110 110 1 410.00 $410.00 $451 -165.00
110–115 113 2 55.00 $55.00 $62 -368.72
115 115 1 385.00 $385.00 $443 -20.00
115 115 2 560.00–600.00 $580.00 $667 +175.00
120 120 2 285.00–350.00 $317.50 $381 -105.00
120 120 1 525.00 $525.00 $630 +102.50
125 125 1 310.00 $310.00 $388 -250.00
130 130 1 535.00 $535.00 $696 +185.00
130 130 1 310.00 $310.00 $403 -40.00
130 130 1 160.00 $160.00 $208 -190.00
130 130 1 310.00 $310.00 $403 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
570–575 573 3 140.00–170.00 $153.37 $879 —
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 —
875 875 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 97.00 $97.00 $529 —
670–685 678 2 96.00–135.00 $115.72 $785 —
765 765 1 106.00 $106.00 $811 —
995 995 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1010 853 85-90% 2 60.00–68.00 $64.74 $552 —
1105–1700 1426 85-90% 11 70.00–90.00 $84.68 $1,208 +33.95
1280–1580 1429 85-90% 4 96.00–101.00 $97.83 $1,398 +47.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1705 1406 80-85% 14 84.00–100.00 $92.66 $1,303 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1935 1545 75-80% 10 88.00–107.00 $95.98 $1,483 -3.65
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1715 1555 65-75% 7 100.00–106.00 $103.38 $1,608 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2200 1703 20 98.00–136.00 $120.89 $2,059 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
785 785 1 105.00 $105.00 $824 -3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,481 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2065 1508 11 109.00–132.00 $117.29 $1,769 -27.13
1410–1860 1603 4 134.00–154.00 $139.84 $2,242 -16.02
1180–1770 1614 4 156.00–172.00 $164.45 $2,654 +8.59
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,237 —
1210 1210 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,476 —

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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.