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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 540 491
Feeder cattle 45 68 80
Slaughter cattle 177 290 295

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.04 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.80 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 6.50 higher. Breaker cows averaged 3.67 higher, boners averaged 3.76 higher and lean cows averaged .50 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 3.47 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 9.81 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1745 1424 15 175.00–188.00 $182.89 $2,604 +2.04
1335–1540 1438 2 170.00–174.00 $172.14 $2,475 -8.71
1365–1690 1506 8 185.00–202.00 $194.02 $2,922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 625.00 $625.00 $438 +50.00
75 75 1 400.00 $400.00 $300 +137.07
80 80 1 425.00 $425.00 $340 -110.00
85 85 4 810.00–1,050.00 $973.75 $828 +148.75
90 90 1 510.00 $510.00 $459 -250.00
95 95 1 310.00 $310.00 $294 -510.00
100 100 2 860.00–885.00 $872.50 $872 +222.50
120–125 122 3 610.00–960.00 $771.10 $941 +611.10
1245–1365 1305 2 182.00–184.00 $183.05 $2,389 +32.05
1145–1445 1308 3 144.00–169.00 $159.21 $2,082 +8.21
1140–1710 1325 4 176.00–180.00 $177.54 $2,352 +26.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 235.00 $235.00 $822 —
520–545 533 2 192.00–215.00 $203.23 $1,083 -51.77
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
430 430 1 195.00 $195.00 $838 —
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 —
655 655 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,277 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 225.00 $225.00 $146 +150.00
65 65 1 300.00 $300.00 $195 +225.00
70 70 2 600.00–675.00 $637.50 $446 +537.50
75 75 1 875.00 $875.00 $656 +765.00
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 $150 +90.00
80–85 83 3 585.00–700.00 $657.50 $546 -243.00
85 85 2 910.00–1,100.00 $1,005.00 $854 +445.00
85 85 1 625.00 $625.00 $531 +65.00
85 85 1 385.00 $385.00 $327 -175.00
90–95 92 6 610.00–660.00 $641.45 $590 +71.24
90–95 93 5 475.00–660.00 $571.08 $531 -60.56
90–95 93 4 950.00–1,010.00 $976.15 $908 +344.51
90–95 94 4 600.00–655.00 $631.20 $593 -0.44
95 95 1 600.00 $600.00 $570 -350.00
100 100 1 400.00 $400.00 $400 -210.00
100 100 2 935.00–945.00 $940.00 $940 +330.00
100–105 103 6 525.00–645.00 $611.02 $629 +28.36
100–105 104 4 560.00–640.00 $610.90 $635 +28.24
110–115 111 4 560.00–600.00 $586.40 $651 +211.40
110–115 111 5 550.00–600.00 $579.05 $643 +204.05
110–115 113 3 685.00–850.00 $780.66 $882 +219.56
115 115 1 450.00 $450.00 $518 -85.00
120 120 1 525.00 $525.00 $630 -50.00
120 120 1 785.00 $785.00 $942 +210.00
125 125 1 500.00 $500.00 $625 -75.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 195.00–225.00 $210.10 $773 —
565–575 570 2 147.00–207.00 $176.74 $1,007 -68.26
610–640 625 2 157.00–170.00 $163.34 $1,021 —
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 +15.00
800–835 818 2 142.00–187.00 $164.98 $1,350 -10.02
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 207.00 $207.00 $818 —
430 430 1 190.00 $190.00 $817 —
525 525 1 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 305.00 $305.00 $854 —
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 —
960 960 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,795 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1710 1424 65-75% 7 136.00–146.00 $141.95 $2,021 +7.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1705 1543 75-80% 2 132.00–138.00 $134.68 $2,078 -0.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2265 1687 11 148.00–179.00 $164.90 $2,782 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —
615 615 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 —
715 715 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,230 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1620 1433 2 157.00–162.00 $159.83 $2,290 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,955 —
1320 1320 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,376 +21.60
1115–1525 1418 6 169.00–185.00 $177.88 $2,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 205.00 $205.00 $902 —
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
710 710 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,079 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1245 1195 85-90% 2 80.00 $80.00 $956 —
1260–1930 1512 85-90% 16 106.00–134.00 $117.68 $1,779 -10.82
1225–1830 1628 80-85% 10 108.00–146.00 $132.26 $2,153 —
1390–1985 1687 75-80% 3 128.00–134.00 $132.35 $2,233 —
1680–1910 1775 65-75% 3 134.00–140.00 $137.33 $2,438 +5.12

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,967 —
1385–1420 1403 2 150.00–159.00 $154.56 $2,168 —
1555 1555 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,488 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,940 —
1370–1725 1519 8 155.00–164.00 $159.48 $2,423 —
1870 1870 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,936 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 —

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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.