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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 9, 2024

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 436 557
Feeder cattle 46 61 83
Slaughter cattle 204 205 317

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.95 higher, slaughter dairy beef steers averaged 3.58 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .59 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 4.75 lower, boners averaged 1.89 lower and lean cows averaged 14.66 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 54.87 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 21.53 lower. Beef type calves averaged 18.79 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1810 1478 16 182.00–198.00 $189.53 $2,801 —
1320–1680 1510 6 157.00–181.00 $168.75 $2,548 -20.88
1440–1860 1694 9 198.00–208.00 $203.91 $3,454 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
477 477 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,431 —
505 505 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 —
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 300.00 $300.00 $150 -325.00
55 55 1 275.00 $275.00 $151 -350.00
70 70 1 100.00 $100.00 $70 -910.00
70–75 73 2 825.00–850.00 $837.93 $612 +245.69
75 75 1 575.00 $575.00 $431 -25.00
75 75 1 350.00 $350.00 $262 -250.00
80 80 1 475.00 $475.00 $380 -235.00
85 85 4 775.00–925.00 $850.00 $722 +210.00
85 85 1 825.00 $825.00 $701 +185.00
90 90 1 825.00 $825.00 $742 -75.00
90–95 93 2 825.00–885.00 $855.81 $796 +255.81
95 95 1 575.00 $575.00 $546 -25.00
110 110 1 785.00 $785.00 $864 -215.00
115 115 1 725.00 $725.00 $834 -25.00
1125–1245 1185 2 176.00–185.00 $180.73 $2,142 —
1200–1410 1326 5 187.00–195.00 $189.70 $2,515 —
1130–1655 1355 11 177.00–189.00 $184.67 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 245.00 $245.00 $906 —
555–595 575 2 222.00–270.00 $246.83 $1,419 —
650 650 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,398 —
720–745 733 2 192.00–220.00 $206.24 $1,512 —
780–795 788 2 205.00–230.00 $217.62 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 100.00 $100.00 $55 +25.00
60–65 64 6 100.00–500.00 $319.48 $204 -390.52
65 65 1 725.00 $725.00 $471 +15.00
65 65 1 175.00 $175.00 $114 -535.00
65 65 1 535.00 $535.00 $348 -175.00
70 70 1 300.00 $300.00 $210 +50.00
70 70 1 585.00 $585.00 $410 +335.00
70–75 73 2 525.00–850.00 $681.90 $498 +32.13
75 75 2 575.00–685.00 $630.00 $472 -100.00
75 75 1 660.00 $660.00 $495 -70.00
80–85 83 3 610.00–650.00 $631.60 $524 -10.99
80–85 83 10 550.00–710.00 $649.58 $539 +6.99
80–85 83 2 1,025.00–1,085.00 $1,054.09 $875 +411.50
80–85 83 2 150.00–225.00 $186.36 $155 -456.23
80–85 84 4 550.00–850.00 $691.42 $581 -370.59
85 85 3 260.00–650.00 $511.67 $435 -550.34
90 90 2 585.00–610.00 $597.50 $538 +22.89
90 90 1 525.00 $525.00 $472 -49.61
90–95 92 5 525.00–775.00 $630.22 $580 +55.61
90–95 93 3 575.00–585.00 $581.61 $541 -62.00
95 95 1 825.00 $825.00 $784 +181.39
95 95 2 925.00–950.00 $937.50 $891 +293.89
100 100 1 900.00 $900.00 $900 +100.00
100 100 1 475.00 $475.00 $475 -325.00
100 100 1 585.00 $585.00 $585 -215.00
100–105 101 5 550.00–585.00 $568.81 $574 -231.19
100–105 103 4 575.00–610.00 $583.54 $601 -54.87
110 110 2 575.00 $575.00 $632 -250.00
110–115 113 2 550.00 $550.00 $622 -45.93
115 115 1 200.00 $200.00 $230 -310.00
120 120 1 425.00 $425.00 $510 -85.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–945 923 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1510 1303 80-85% 14 128.00–142.00 $134.73 $1,756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1830 1645 75-80% 6 134.00–140.00 $136.47 $2,245 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1870 1646 65-75% 4 136.00–142.00 $138.99 $2,288 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1100 1055 85-90% 2 108.00–132.00 $120.51 $1,271 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2350 1855 6 124.00–166.00 $144.45 $2,680 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 232.00 $232.00 $800 —
390 390 1 225.00 $225.00 $878 +37.34
400 400 1 155.00 $155.00 $620 —
485 485 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,052 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +10.00
675 675 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,127 —
785 785 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,193 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 2 183.00–188.00 $185.50 $2,356 +1.50
1465 1465 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,447 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,301 —
1390 1390 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,405 —
1350–1495 1432 3 181.00–189.00 $185.47 $2,656 —
1650–1850 1750 2 150.00–160.00 $155.29 $2,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 —
975 975 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,804 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $751 —
1040–1635 1331 85-90% 17 84.00–122.00 $102.71 $1,367 -14.66
1330–1975 1549 80-85% 9 114.00–140.00 $127.32 $1,972 —
1570–1865 1721 65-75% 5 135.00–138.00 $136.64 $2,352 —
1750–1875 1809 75-80% 4 124.00–138.00 $132.37 $2,395 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 —
985 985 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,379 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,568 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1510 1418 3 138.00–154.00 $145.99 $2,070 -17.58
1290–1740 1543 3 163.00–166.00 $164.59 $2,540 -6.91
1425–1720 1573 2 165.00–168.00 $166.64 $2,621 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 +30.00
815–820 818 2 155.00–162.00 $158.49 $1,296 —

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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.