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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 504 434
Feeder cattle 82 73 57
Slaughter cattle 236 287 253

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.10 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .98 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 4.34 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 9.49 higher, boners averaged 8.30 higher and lean cows averaged 9.10 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 13.76 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 10.48 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1565 1400 9 126.00–165.00 $151.75 $2,124 —
1230–1710 1479 19 167.00–181.00 $175.04 $2,589 —
1420–1710 1489 7 183.00–194.00 $186.64 $2,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
515–522 520 3 245.00–254.00 $251.03 $1,305 +91.03
632 632 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,612 +90.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 240.00 $240.00 $960 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 425.00 $425.00 $276 +100.00
65 65 1 450.00 $450.00 $292 +125.00
70–75 73 2 300.00–500.00 $403.45 $295 +228.45
70–75 73 2 475.00–550.00 $513.79 $375 +338.79
80 80 1 425.00 $425.00 $340 +106.21
80–85 82 3 450.00–825.00 $670.41 $550 +351.62
85 85 1 400.00 $400.00 $340 +150.00
85 85 1 710.00 $710.00 $604 +460.00
85 85 1 325.00 $325.00 $276 +75.00
90–95 93 3 525.00–760.00 $659.91 $614 +364.64
100 100 1 650.00 $650.00 $650 +345.00
110 110 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00 $742 -25.00
110 110 1 300.00 $300.00 $330 -400.00
1360–1370 1365 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $2,191 -8.21
1295–1680 1461 6 160.00–178.00 $173.05 $2,528 —
1370–1655 1523 3 178.00–186.00 $180.70 $2,752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 220.00 $220.00 $539 —
265 265 1 225.00 $225.00 $596 —
512 512 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,167 —
560 560 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 —
680 680 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 205.00 $205.00 $851 —
507–540 513 6 155.00–207.00 $197.87 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 125.00–325.00 $225.00 $135 -675.00
70 70 2 375.00–485.00 $430.00 $301 +155.00
70 70 2 350.00 $350.00 $245 +75.00
70 70 1 335.00 $335.00 $234 +60.00
75 75 1 375.00 $375.00 $281 +150.00
75 75 2 325.00 $325.00 $244 +100.00
80 80 2 350.00–435.00 $392.50 $314 -307.50
80 80 1 225.00 $225.00 $180 -475.00
80 80 1 800.00 $800.00 $640 +100.00
80–85 82 5 410.00–535.00 $458.96 $376 -101.04
80–85 83 4 535.00–570.00 $552.50 $459 -7.50
85 85 1 275.00 $275.00 $234 -168.75
85 85 2 175.00–435.00 $305.00 $259 -138.75
90 90 1 285.00 $285.00 $256 -232.50
90–95 92 9 310.00–560.00 $419.15 $386 -454.09
90–95 93 2 485.00–525.00 $504.46 $469 -368.78
90–95 93 8 525.00–560.00 $546.07 $508 -327.17
90–95 93 7 560.00–825.00 $758.65 $706 -114.59
100 100 1 485.00 $485.00 $485 -257.50
100 100 1 300.00 $300.00 $300 -442.50
100–105 101 5 325.00–550.00 $429.70 $434 -312.80
100–105 101 4 710.00–800.00 $748.27 $756 +5.77
100–105 103 13 460.00–565.00 $520.69 $536 -300.77
105 105 1 225.00 $225.00 $236 -596.46
105 105 1 510.00 $510.00 $536 -311.46
105 105 1 625.00 $625.00 $656 -196.46
110 110 3 710.00–800.00 $748.33 $823 +368.33
110 110 1 485.00 $485.00 $534 +105.00
110–115 111 7 460.00–550.00 $505.42 $561 +20.42
115 115 1 460.00 $460.00 $529 -25.00
115 115 1 510.00 $510.00 $586 +25.00
120 120 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $546 -7.50
120 120 1 675.00 $675.00 $810 +212.50
120 120 1 460.00 $460.00 $552 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
412 412 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,121 —
570 570 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,265 +25.00
665–689 686 7 187.00–245.00 $236.96 $1,626 +36.96
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
975 975 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,384 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1025 968 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $678 —
865–1720 1248 85-90% 23 78.00–107.00 $94.08 $1,174 +33.13
1315–1535 1449 85-90% 5 109.00–115.00 $110.89 $1,607 +8.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1725 1376 80-85% 15 94.00–113.00 $107.20 $1,475 —
1585–1680 1633 80-85% 2 114.00–117.00 $115.46 $1,885 +6.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1770 1677 75-80% 3 116.00–123.00 $118.57 $1,988 —
1455–2080 1720 75-80% 10 100.00–115.00 $111.17 $1,912 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1845 1694 65-75% 8 114.00–123.00 $117.09 $1,984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1760 1623 7 145.00–160.00 $152.71 $2,478 —
1235–2505 1787 9 94.00–142.00 $122.67 $2,192 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 190.00 $190.00 $808 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
665 665 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,244 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 +14.02
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,696 -10.47
1540–1560 1550 2 128.00–138.00 $133.03 $2,062 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1740 1520 4 110.00–132.00 $123.71 $1,880 —
1470–1590 1548 7 155.00–166.00 $161.69 $2,503 —
1345–1810 1596 8 140.00–159.00 $148.54 $2,371 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 210.00 $210.00 $598 —
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 —
625–630 628 2 127.00–137.00 $132.02 $829 —
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 —
920 920 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,380 —

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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.