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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 2, 2024

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 461 556
Feeder cattle 61 75 91
Slaughter cattle 205 250 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 3.36 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.47 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.34 higher.. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.03lower, boners averaged 4.41 lower and lean cows averaged 2.47 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 1.06 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 53.99 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1745 1505 14 180.00–197.00 $189.63 $2,854 —
1285–1765 1522 3 155.00–186.00 $172.30 $2,622 -25.13
1410–1880 1630 8 192.00–204.00 $197.85 $3,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 625.00 $625.00 $375 +250.00
70 70 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 $707 +635.00
70–75 73 2 585.00–600.00 $592.24 $432 +92.24
75 75 1 600.00 $600.00 $450 +100.00
80 80 1 710.00 $710.00 $568 -190.00
85 85 3 635.00–650.00 $640.00 $544 -223.79
85 85 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 $880 +171.21
90 90 1 900.00 $900.00 $810 +435.00
95 95 1 600.00 $600.00 $570 -112.50
100 100 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000 +87.80
120 120 1 750.00 $750.00 $900 -75.00
1055 1055 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,794 —
1230–1540 1399 4 181.00–191.00 $185.35 $2,593 -5.72
1275–1555 1448 4 191.00–192.00 $191.74 $2,776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
415–440 428 2 187.00–197.00 $192.15 $822 —
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 -32.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 280.00 $280.00 $714 —
410 410 1 205.00 $205.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 75.00 $75.00 $41 -600.00
60–65 61 4 250.00–585.00 $380.51 $232 -294.49
65 65 1 710.00 $710.00 $462 +35.00
70 70 1 250.00 $250.00 $175 -500.00
70–75 73 3 610.00–735.00 $649.77 $474 +34.43
70–75 73 2 960.00–1,035.00 $996.21 $727 +380.87
75 75 2 725.00–735.00 $730.00 $548 +205.00
75 75 1 700.00 $700.00 $525 +175.00
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 $200 -335.00
80 80 2 525.00–685.00 $605.00 $484 +20.00
80–85 83 7 500.00–710.00 $642.59 $533 +25.47
80–85 83 6 600.00–725.00 $671.11 $557 +53.99
80–85 84 4 1,010.00–1,135.00 $1,062.01 $892 +444.89
90–95 92 7 400.00–660.00 $574.61 $529 -33.43
90–95 93 14 610.00–675.00 $643.61 $599 +35.57
90–95 93 2 960.00–1,110.00 $1,032.97 $961 +424.93
90–95 93 4 300.00–625.00 $538.24 $501 -69.80
100 100 1 800.00 $800.00 $800 +175.00
100–105 102 3 825.00–1,000.00 $885.25 $903 +245.78
100–105 103 18 600.00–900.00 $638.41 $658 +18.73
100–105 103 2 585.00–600.00 $592.32 $610 -27.36
105 105 1 175.00 $175.00 $184 -600.00
110 110 2 775.00–875.00 $825.00 $908 +25.00
110–115 112 3 575.00–925.00 $726.04 $813 -132.42
110–115 114 4 575.00–625.00 $595.93 $679 -262.53
115 115 1 510.00 $510.00 $586 +167.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 310.00–320.00 $314.95 $765 —
425 425 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 ±0.00
840 840 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,428 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 197.00 $197.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 187.00 $187.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2040 1562 75-80% 6 138.00–147.00 $142.70 $2,229 +4.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1260 1243 80-85% 2 132.00–153.00 $142.65 $1,773 +3.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1985 1408 7 142.00–168.00 $155.34 $2,187 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 147.00–230.00 $187.66 $700 —
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
600–620 610 2 177.00–227.00 $201.59 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 162.00 $162.00 $761 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,374 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1555 1474 6 189.00–194.00 $191.17 $2,818 +13.72
1340–1870 1591 7 162.00–182.00 $173.59 $2,762 —
1975 1975 1 152.00 $152.00 $3,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
695 695 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,251 +10.00
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1700 1341 85-90% 19 94.00–137.00 $117.37 $1,574 —
1140–1710 1491 65-75% 5 136.00–155.00 $143.08 $2,133 +9.41
1015–1700 1506 80-85% 10 120.00–140.00 $129.26 $1,947 —
1055–1765 1551 75-80% 5 130.00–144.00 $137.12 $2,127 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,920 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
527 527 2 137.00 $137.00 $722 —
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 162.00 $162.00 $778 —
715 715 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,108 —
850 850 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,122 -25.00
995 995 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,552 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–975 898 2 104.00–109.00 $106.72 $958 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1745 1332 5 129.00–166.00 $152.09 $2,026 —
1280–1555 1417 5 158.00–170.00 $163.57 $2,318 —
1510–1525 1518 2 171.00–172.00 $171.50 $2,603 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 +10.35
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 -15.00
995 995 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,532 —

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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.