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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 260 336
Feeder cattle 55 19 58
Slaughter cattle 287 151 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter cattle averaged 1.24 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.20 lower coming off last weeks light supply and slaughter heifers averaged 2.43 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 7.63 lower, boner cows averaged 8.77 lower and lean cows averaged 5.10 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 114.53 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 61.80 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1635 1392 8 132.00–168.00 $152.04 $2,116 —
1280–1615 1436 19 166.00–175.00 $171.35 $2,461 —
1410–1845 1597 7 176.00–182.00 $178.29 $2,847 —
1820–1845 1833 2 168.00–175.00 $171.48 $3,143 +5.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 580 4 235.00–265.00 $257.31 $1,492 —
715 715 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 242.00 $242.00 $847 —
980 980 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 800.00 $800.00 $560 +157.50
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 $139 -457.50
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 $140 -330.00
80–85 83 3 825.00–860.00 $839.60 $697 +63.58
95 95 1 185.00 $185.00 $176 -565.00
95 95 1 305.00 $305.00 $290 -445.00
100 100 1 760.00 $760.00 $760 +415.00
110–115 112 3 325.00–625.00 $517.09 $579 -177.83
120 120 1 660.00 $660.00 $792 -34.92
1260 1260 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,003 +35.00
1205–1565 1387 10 163.00–176.00 $169.19 $2,347 +2.16
1295–1780 1540 10 172.00–180.00 $176.48 $2,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 172.00 $172.00 $777 —
505 505 1 175.00 $175.00 $884 —
568 568 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,062 —
715 715 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 265.00 $265.00 $702 —
315–340 328 2 192.00–280.00 $237.68 $780 —
560 560 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,075 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 $77 -265.00
70 70 1 775.00 $775.00 $542 +400.00
70–75 73 2 800.00–900.00 $851.72 $622 +466.72
75 75 1 785.00 $785.00 $589 +400.00
80 80 1 130.00 $130.00 $104 -105.00
80 80 1 425.00 $425.00 $340 +190.00
80–85 83 3 450.00–675.00 $566.50 $470 -286.77
80–85 83 3 350.00–460.00 $424.80 $353 -428.47
80–85 83 2 475.00–560.00 $516.21 $428 -337.06
80–85 83 3 450.00–555.00 $519.70 $431 -333.57
85 85 1 825.00 $825.00 $701 +475.00
85 85 2 910.00–915.00 $912.50 $776 +562.50
90 90 1 325.00 $325.00 $292 -116.67
90 90 1 685.00 $685.00 $616 +243.33
90–95 92 6 825.00–935.00 $885.27 $814 +437.99
90–95 93 4 375.00–510.00 $443.92 $413 -3.36
90–95 93 2 475.00–545.00 $509.05 $473 +61.77
90–95 94 4 325.00–550.00 $472.73 $444 +25.45
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 $190 -247.28
95 95 2 25.00–140.00 $82.50 $78 -364.78
100 100 1 435.00 $435.00 $435 +11.73
100 100 1 585.00 $585.00 $585 +161.73
100 100 1 835.00 $835.00 $835 +411.73
100–105 101 10 510.00–600.00 $537.80 $543 +114.53
100–105 103 2 375.00–525.00 $451.83 $465 +54.09
110 110 3 460.00–500.00 $481.67 $530 +231.67
110 110 1 650.00 $650.00 $715 +400.00
110–115 114 5 735.00–775.00 $748.77 $854 +387.22
115 115 2 360.00–525.00 $442.50 $509 +307.50
115 115 1 485.00 $485.00 $558 +350.00
120 120 1 685.00 $685.00 $822 +300.00
120 120 1 735.00 $735.00 $882 +350.00
120 120 1 560.00 $560.00 $672 +175.00
120–125 123 3 350.00–435.00 $406.28 $500 +106.28
120–125 123 2 450.00–460.00 $455.10 $560 +155.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 +42.85
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
495 495 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,163 +53.00
550–595 573 2 150.00–165.00 $157.21 $901 —
670 670 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,085 —
915 915 1 85.00 $85.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 280.00 $280.00 $560 —
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 +75.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1585 1240 85-90% 4 98.00–108.00 $103.47 $1,283 +43.47
875–1580 1328 85-90% 25 74.00–97.00 $84.91 $1,128 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1795 1565 75-80% 15 90.00–104.00 $100.45 $1,572 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1435 1327 80-85% 3 107.00–109.00 $107.96 $1,433 —
1195–1795 1458 80-85% 10 87.00–104.00 $94.09 $1,372 -15.15
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1765 1620 65-75% 4 104.00–109.00 $106.30 $1,722 -3.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2280 1921 8 129.00–146.00 $136.06 $2,614 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,610 +14.00
1365–1495 1430 2 143.00–146.00 $144.43 $2,065 —
1510–1515 1513 2 124.00–134.00 $128.99 $1,952 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1525 1342 3 138.00–139.00 $138.38 $1,857 —
1345–1825 1522 10 143.00–153.00 $146.77 $2,234 —
1485–1715 1629 7 152.00–170.00 $159.85 $2,604 —

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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.