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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 402 434
Feeder cattle 56 77 67
Slaughter cattle 260 183 256

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers averaged 1.67 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .42 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 2.13 lower and slaughter dairy beef averaged .11 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 1.79 lower, boners averaged 2.67 lower and lean cows averaged 3.74 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 31.98 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 32.71 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1280 1164 7 141.00–170.00 $154.82 $1,802 —
1230–1700 1394 20 180.00–191.00 $185.80 $2,590 —
1375–1800 1493 11 190.00–203.00 $194.99 $2,911 —
1855–1880 1868 2 164.00 $164.00 $3,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 260.00 $260.00 $780 —
410 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 —
660 660 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,353 —
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —
875 875 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,881 +15.00
1045 1045 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,797 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
455 455 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,206 —
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 —
555 555 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
865 865 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 175.00 $175.00 $105 -100.00
70–75 73 2 300.00–750.00 $532.76 $389 -122.01
75 75 1 610.00 $610.00 $458 -44.77
75 75 1 300.00 $300.00 $225 -354.77
80 80 1 775.00 $775.00 $620 +275.00
80 80 1 810.00 $810.00 $648 +310.00
80 80 1 500.00 $500.00 $400 ±0.00
80–85 83 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,011.36 $839 +144.94
90–95 94 5 875.00–950.00 $896.44 $843 -52.44
95 95 2 700.00–900.00 $800.00 $760 +340.00
95 95 1 650.00 $650.00 $618 +190.00
100 100 1 885.00 $885.00 $885 -14.39
100 100 1 700.00 $700.00 $700 -199.39
1085–1305 1195 2 150.00–169.00 $158.63 $1,896 —
1135–1460 1296 5 177.00–185.00 $182.55 $2,366 —
1150–1545 1411 4 183.00–195.00 $189.39 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 290.00 $290.00 $594 —
265 265 1 240.00 $240.00 $636 —
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 220.00 $220.00 $616 —
380 380 1 215.00 $215.00 $817 +25.00
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
675 675 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 25.00 $25.00 $16 -835.00
65 65 1 300.00 $300.00 $195 -560.00
65 65 1 85.00 $85.00 $55 -775.00
65 65 1 575.00 $575.00 $374 -285.00
70 70 1 375.00 $375.00 $262 -25.00
70 70 1 175.00 $175.00 $122 -225.00
75 75 2 610.00–725.00 $667.50 $501 +67.50
80 80 1 625.00 $625.00 $500 -35.00
80 80 2 525.00–635.00 $580.00 $464 -80.00
80–85 82 3 925.00–1,050.00 $1,001.73 $821 -1.85
80–85 83 6 600.00–660.00 $634.34 $527 -369.24
80–85 84 4 425.00–600.00 $511.19 $429 -492.39
85 85 1 125.00 $125.00 $106 -878.58
90 90 1 350.00 $350.00 $315 -560.00
90–95 92 7 550.00–635.00 $586.32 $539 -282.93
90–95 92 11 585.00–660.00 $617.52 $568 -251.73
90–95 93 4 860.00–975.00 $913.72 $850 +265.57
100 100 1 550.00 $550.00 $550 -300.00
100 100 1 300.00 $300.00 $300 -550.00
100–105 101 9 575.00–625.00 $591.02 $597 -32.58
100–105 101 7 550.00–625.00 $588.37 $594 -35.23
100–105 103 2 875.00–910.00 $892.07 $919 -23.05
105 105 1 750.00 $750.00 $788 +50.00
105 105 1 860.00 $860.00 $903 +160.00
115 115 1 575.00 $575.00 $661 -250.00
125 125 1 725.00 $725.00 $906 +175.00
135 135 1 400.00 $400.00 $540 -150.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 310.00 $310.00 $620 —
395 395 1 230.00 $230.00 $908 —
645 645 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,004 +5.00
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 —
750 750 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1310 1071 85-90% 9 110.00–134.00 $121.31 $1,299 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1680 1357 80-85% 7 136.00–142.00 $139.61 $1,895 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1630 1372 75-80% 6 132.00–151.00 $142.84 $1,960 +9.03
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1795 1535 65-75% 3 140.00–146.00 $142.92 $2,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2180 1683 13 138.00–179.00 $166.47 $2,802 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,876 —
1255–1425 1340 2 184.00–189.00 $186.66 $2,501 —
1145–1500 1381 6 159.00–183.00 $174.18 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 205.00 $205.00 $851 +40.00
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
750–782 771 3 160.00–162.00 $161.35 $1,244 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1690 1396 6 150.00–166.00 $156.48 $2,184 —
1235–1650 1433 8 160.00–184.00 $175.76 $2,519 —
1485–1575 1535 4 186.00–192.00 $188.77 $2,898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,261 —
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 +10.00
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —
1000 1000 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,820 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $962 —
1075–1550 1275 80-85% 9 120.00–138.00 $133.03 $1,696 —
870–1670 1367 85-90% 23 104.00–138.00 $124.13 $1,697 +2.12
1280–1640 1529 75-80% 4 136.00–142.00 $139.17 $2,128 +4.45
1355–1930 1703 65-75% 3 147.00–154.00 $149.21 $2,541 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1585 1403 5 146.00–152.00 $148.19 $2,079 —
1305–1700 1469 7 154.00–164.00 $158.22 $2,324 -9.95
1240–1780 1575 5 161.00–174.00 $169.25 $2,666 —

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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.