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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 432 377 475
Feeder cattle 57 26 73
Slaughter cattle 253 203 283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.47 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.76 lower, slaughter dairy beef cross averaged .83 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.95 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 7.64 lower, boner cows averaged 8.75 lower and lean cows averaged .62 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 9.40 lower and under 95 pounds 53.76 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1505 1358 4 169.00–176.00 $172.17 $2,338 -19.30
1360–1775 1486 1,502 183.00–197.00 $189.02 $2,809 —
1350–1755 1535 11 195.00–204.00 $199.27 $3,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 —
975 975 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 310.00 $310.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 175.00–335.00 $255.00 $140 -145.00
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 $69 -275.00
60–65 63 3 225.00–275.00 $259.21 $163 -140.79
70–75 73 2 275.00–350.00 $313.79 $229 -236.21
85 85 1 425.00 $425.00 $361 +25.00
85 85 1 450.00 $450.00 $382 +50.00
90–95 93 2 825.00–875.00 $849.32 $790 -51.02
95 95 1 575.00 $575.00 $546 -325.34
100 100 1 575.00 $575.00 $575 —
125 125 1 335.00 $335.00 $419 —
1130–1745 1445 16 179.00–192.00 $185.33 $2,678 —
1250–1580 1478 8 187.00–198.00 $192.62 $2,847 -3.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 260.00–285.00 $272.85 $731 —
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 225.00 $225.00 $101 —
50–55 53 2 55.00–85.00 $70.71 $37 +20.71
60–65 61 4 85.00–100.00 $92.65 $57 +42.65
65 65 1 400.00 $400.00 $260 -100.00
65 65 1 535.00 $535.00 $348 +35.00
70–75 73 2 785.00–825.00 $805.69 $588 +230.69
75 75 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $750 +425.00
75 75 1 550.00 $550.00 $412 -25.00
80 80 1 310.00 $310.00 $248 -650.00
80–85 83 6 125.00–575.00 $400.00 $332 -387.73
80–85 83 5 450.00–585.00 $519.34 $431 -268.39
85 85 2 610.00–635.00 $622.50 $529 -37.50
85 85 2 885.00–1,075.00 $980.00 $833 +320.00
85 85 1 500.00 $500.00 $425 -160.00
90 90 1 485.00 $485.00 $436 +322.50
90–95 91 4 900.00–935.00 $917.26 $835 +275.58
90–95 91 10 550.00–610.00 $584.59 $532 -57.09
95 95 3 550.00–585.00 $561.67 $534 +376.67
100 100 1 560.00 $560.00 $560 -65.00
100–105 101 4 835.00–900.00 $879.44 $888 +293.21
100–105 102 3 560.00–585.00 $573.36 $585 -288.69
110 110 1 525.00 $525.00 $578 -325.00
110 110 1 835.00 $835.00 $918 -15.00
110–115 112 3 535.00–585.00 $552.16 $618 -272.84
140 140 1 300.00 $300.00 $420 -125.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,136 —
385 385 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 —
410 410 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,476 —
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 -20.00
1000 1000 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,720 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
535 535 2 147.00–160.00 $153.50 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1700 1535 75-80% 3 131.00–136.00 $133.19 $2,044 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1675 1523 65-75% 3 134.00–138.00 $136.14 $2,073 -8.50
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1360 1358 80-85% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,738 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1995 1546 11 134.00–177.00 $152.01 $2,350 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $492 —
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1550 1410 2 184.00–186.00 $184.90 $2,607 —
1480 1480 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,827 +6.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1885 1447 10 176.00–188.00 $180.30 $2,609 —
1424–1755 1549 5 185.00–194.00 $188.51 $2,920 —
1450–1690 1570 2 158.00–164.00 $160.77 $2,524 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 235.00 $235.00 $599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $929 -37.94
1050–1645 1370 85-90% 3 25.00–62.00 $44.46 $609 —
1005–1755 1407 85-90% 15 94.00–127.00 $112.56 $1,584 —
1115–1945 1555 80-85% 14 119.00–134.00 $125.89 $1,958 -8.75
1555–1915 1778 75-80% 4 128.00–133.00 $129.23 $2,298 —
1745–1905 1825 65-75% 2 137.00 $137.00 $2,500 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1550 1355 3 143.00–146.00 $144.22 $1,954 —
1365 1365 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,007 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1550 1422 3 167.00–171.00 $168.58 $2,397 +4.14
1285–1680 1478 6 138.00–157.00 $146.32 $2,163 +0.41
1425–1910 1613 4 159.00–164.00 $160.66 $2,591 -12.34
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 —
500 500 1 177.00 $177.00 $885 —
870 870 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 —

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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.