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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 420 474
Feeder cattle 62 65 69
Slaughter cattle 278 223 293

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Feeder cattle edited** Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.46 lower, slaughter holstiens averaged 5.53 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .23 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 4.92 higher, boners averaged 5.26 higher and lean cows averaged 2.43 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 28.91 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 4.28 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1565 1382 6 132.00–175.00 $158.04 $2,184 -6.11
1310–1780 1498 23 173.00–185.00 $180.40 $2,702 —
1450–1705 1562 8 184.00–190.00 $186.69 $2,916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–595 578 2 185.00–215.00 $200.45 $1,159 —
828 828 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 63 2 110.00–200.00 $156.80 $99 -68.20
70–75 73 2 175.00–225.00 $199.14 $145 -150.86
75 75 1 325.00 $325.00 $244 -25.00
80–85 83 2 225.00–360.00 $294.55 $244 -155.45
85 85 1 300.00 $300.00 $255 -150.00
90 90 2 825.00 $825.00 $742 +12.84
100–105 103 2 725.00–750.00 $737.80 $760 +270.30
115 115 1 650.00 $650.00 $748 +190.00
1065–1395 1187 5 152.00–167.00 $160.82 $1,909 —
1240–1725 1442 18 169.00–183.00 $176.65 $2,547 —
1310–1845 1502 10 175.00–186.00 $182.41 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 215.00 $215.00 $978 +2.55
515 515 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,004 —
568 568 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +42.47
590 590 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 —
690 690 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 —
815 815 1 118.00 $118.00 $962 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 110.00 $110.00 $60 +42.50
65 65 2 100.00–125.00 $112.50 $73 +23.75
65 65 1 600.00 $600.00 $390 +511.25
70–75 73 2 425.00–550.00 $489.66 $357 -314.65
70–75 73 3 125.00–175.00 $142.05 $104 -662.26
75 75 1 610.00 $610.00 $458 -40.00
80 80 1 125.00 $125.00 $100 -225.00
80–85 81 5 850.00–1,010.00 $941.23 $762 +281.64
80–85 83 2 425.00–610.00 $520.30 $432 -134.85
80–85 83 3 510.00–640.00 $596.70 $495 -58.45
80–85 84 7 375.00–660.00 $585.00 $491 -70.15
90 90 4 645.00–910.00 $787.50 $709 +587.50
90 90 1 525.00 $525.00 $472 +325.00
90 90 1 575.00 $575.00 $518 +375.00
90–95 93 10 525.00–655.00 $609.60 $567 -22.55
90–95 93 4 100.00–535.00 $398.38 $370 -233.77
90–95 94 9 610.00–655.00 $630.68 $593 -219.37
100 100 1 575.00 $575.00 $575 -228.75
100 100 4 750.00–825.00 $790.00 $790 -13.75
100–105 103 6 610.00–660.00 $632.07 $651 +4.28
105 105 3 535.00–600.00 $578.33 $607 +28.33
110 110 1 785.00 $785.00 $864 +200.00
110–115 111 5 525.00–610.00 $576.08 $639 +33.02
120–125 123 2 650.00–675.00 $662.76 $815 +132.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,009 —
435 435 1 207.00 $207.00 $900 —
455 455 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,183 —
515 515 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,221 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -22.00
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1990 1494 75-80% 12 90.00–122.00 $107.64 $1,608 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1775 1535 65-75% 4 116.00–130.00 $122.79 $1,885 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1237 85-90% 3 94.00–112.00 $102.50 $1,268 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,512 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–2095 1637 13 110.00–162.00 $147.46 $2,414 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1425 1408 2 130.00–157.00 $143.33 $2,018 —
1400–1550 1475 2 150.00–171.00 $159.97 $2,360 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1770 1505 5 170.00–180.00 $175.39 $2,640 —
1375–1700 1537 7 163.00–176.00 $169.92 $2,612 —
1695 1695 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,610 -20.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1705 1407 85-90% 17 92.00–114.00 $100.87 $1,419 -9.89
1355–1815 1602 80-85% 6 107.00–117.00 $112.35 $1,800 —
1505–1995 1735 65-75% 4 113.00–127.00 $120.61 $2,093 —
1605–2040 1769 75-80% 6 100.00–119.00 $111.23 $1,968 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1455 1280 2 116.00–128.00 $121.18 $1,551 —
1245–1460 1353 2 127.00–139.00 $132.52 $1,793 —
1225–1545 1407 3 157.00–162.00 $159.14 $2,239 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1315 1280 2 130.00–141.00 $135.35 $1,732 —
1290–1510 1418 4 134.00–160.00 $148.26 $2,102 —
1425–1745 1543 6 158.00–176.00 $165.49 $2,554 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —

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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.