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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 506 407
Feeder cattle 60 49 35
Slaughter cattle 279 321 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compered to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.46 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.43 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .42 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 1.01 lower, boners averaged 6.19 lower and lean cows averaged 7.45 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 2.76 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 1.12 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1545 1345 2 113.00–163.00 $141.72 $1,906 —
1160–1700 1374 8 120.00–169.00 $156.66 $2,153 +3.58
1225–1700 1428 31 165.00–177.00 $170.91 $2,441 —
1380–1755 1539 9 175.00–182.00 $178.49 $2,747 +8.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
810 810 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 240.00 $240.00 $504 —
390 390 1 217.00 $217.00 $846 —
665 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 100.00 $100.00 $60 -10.00
65 65 1 710.00 $710.00 $462 +600.00
80 80 1 735.00 $735.00 $588 +615.00
80 80 1 60.00 $60.00 $48 -60.00
80–85 83 2 85.00–160.00 $123.64 $103 +3.64
85 85 1 410.00 $410.00 $348 +290.00
95 95 1 185.00 $185.00 $176 +25.00
100 100 1 660.00 $660.00 $660 +35.00
110 110 1 190.00 $190.00 $209 -435.00
115 115 1 510.00 $510.00 $586 -25.00
1115–1225 1170 2 126.00–128.00 $127.05 $1,486 —
1195–1270 1233 2 139.00–156.00 $147.24 $1,815 -1.90
1300–1610 1411 17 160.00–173.00 $168.28 $2,374 -6.91
1360–1625 1459 5 171.00–178.00 $175.06 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 —
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
510 510 1 127.00 $127.00 $648 -43.00
795 795 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 —
830 830 1 86.00 $86.00 $714 -56.00
980 980 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,196 —
1055 1055 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 —
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 700.00 $700.00 $455 +670.00
70–75 74 4 310.00–360.00 $338.39 $250 +56.61
75 75 1 50.00 $50.00 $38 -231.78
75 75 1 250.00 $250.00 $188 -31.78
75 75 1 760.00 $760.00 $570 +478.22
80 80 3 325.00–400.00 $366.67 $293 +256.67
80 80 1 60.00 $60.00 $48 -50.00
85 85 1 675.00 $675.00 $574 +372.73
85 85 1 260.00 $260.00 $221 -42.27
90 90 1 75.00 $75.00 $68 -15.00
90 90 1 275.00 $275.00 $248 +185.00
90–95 92 11 360.00–440.00 $414.95 $382 +19.24
90–95 92 3 700.00–740.00 $722.00 $664 +326.29
95 95 1 325.00 $325.00 $309 -385.00
100 100 2 235.00–360.00 $297.50 $298 -387.50
100 100 1 360.00 $360.00 $360 -325.00
100 100 1 185.00 $185.00 $185 -500.00
100–105 101 6 385.00–425.00 $405.87 $410 +10.81
100–105 102 3 625.00–710.00 $672.54 $686 +263.91
105 105 1 650.00 $650.00 $682 +15.00
105 105 1 575.00 $575.00 $604 -60.00
110 110 2 360.00–390.00 $375.00 $412 +118.33
110 110 1 660.00 $660.00 $726 +403.33
110–115 113 2 225.00–250.00 $237.22 $268 +182.22
110–115 113 2 360.00–400.00 $380.44 $430 +325.44
120 120 1 375.00 $375.00 $450 -150.00
120 120 1 325.00 $325.00 $390 -200.00
120 120 1 310.00 $310.00 $372 -215.00
130 130 1 105.00 $105.00 $136 -205.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 85.00–97.00 $91.00 $232 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
405 405 1 95.00 $95.00 $385 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 157.00 $157.00 $447 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 240.00 $240.00 $528 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 107.00 $107.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1910 1519 75-80% 18 84.00–102.00 $94.97 $1,443 -1.01
1720–1730 1725 75-80% 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $1,794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1390 1172 85-90% 7 74.00–80.00 $77.23 $905 —
1235–1620 1422 85-90% 5 34.00–68.00 $57.86 $823 -26.82
1490 1490 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,505 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1585 1369 80-85% 10 80.00–95.00 $86.47 $1,184 —
1500–1710 1573 80-85% 3 101.00–106.00 $103.13 $1,622 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1870 1532 65-75% 12 98.00–106.00 $103.19 $1,581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2245 1462 11 96.00–128.00 $115.90 $1,694 —
1550 1550 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,124 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
415 415 1 137.00 $137.00 $569 —
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 —
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1540 1438 3 122.00–138.00 $131.64 $1,893 —
1450 1450 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,726 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1770 1517 5 116.00–130.00 $122.89 $1,864 +5.60
1420–1705 1563 2 150.00–152.00 $151.09 $2,362 —
1245–1915 1607 5 134.00–145.00 $141.27 $2,270 +1.43
1960 1960 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,489 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 50.00 $50.00 $155 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
450 450 1 147.00 $147.00 $662 —
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
862 862 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,207 —
1025 1025 2 136.00–142.00 $139.00 $1,425 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 —

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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.