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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 515 398
Feeder cattle 34 81 60
Slaughter cattle 176 260 187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers averaged 2.62 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.01 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 5.37 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 8.89 lower boners averaged 12.42 lower and lean cows averaged 5.94 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 22.14 higher and under 95 lbs 12.80 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1415 1228 2 150.00–178.00 $161.86 $1,988 +3.23
1235–1615 1375 12 163.00–187.00 $180.69 $2,484 —
1435–1540 1488 2 190.00–194.00 $191.93 $2,856 +8.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 325.00 $325.00 $179 +75.00
65 65 1 275.00 $275.00 $179 +150.00
70 70 1 550.00 $550.00 $385 +425.00
70 70 1 625.00 $625.00 $438 +500.00
75 75 1 500.00 $500.00 $375 +100.00
75 75 1 750.00 $750.00 $562 +350.00
80 80 1 400.00 $400.00 $320 ±0.00
80 80 1 350.00 $350.00 $280 -50.00
85 85 2 775.00–825.00 $800.00 $680 +100.00
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00 $135 -585.00
90 90 1 675.00 $675.00 $608 -60.00
90 90 1 350.00 $350.00 $315 -385.00
90–95 93 4 625.00–735.00 $690.74 $642 +148.74
100–105 103 2 600.00–750.00 $673.17 $693 +573.17
105 105 1 560.00 $560.00 $588 +460.00
115 115 1 700.00 $700.00 $805 +150.00
1210–1225 1218 2 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $2,259 —
1185–1255 1222 3 162.00–164.00 $162.68 $1,988 —
1220–1525 1395 3 165.00–182.00 $172.36 $2,404 -13.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,150 —
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 +40.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 225.00 $225.00 $135 +50.00
65 65 1 150.00 $150.00 $98 +47.50
65 65 1 700.00 $700.00 $455 +597.50
70 70 2 425.00–725.00 $575.00 $402 +400.00
75 75 1 435.00 $435.00 $326 +10.00
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 $139 -240.00
75 75 1 125.00 $125.00 $94 -300.00
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 $139 -240.00
80 80 1 550.00 $550.00 $440 +175.00
80–85 82 3 225.00–475.00 $363.98 $298 -78.02
80–85 83 7 500.00–600.00 $554.18 $460 +112.18
85 85 1 800.00 $800.00 $680 -37.50
85 85 4 510.00–550.00 $536.25 $456 -301.25
85 85 3 425.00–800.00 $616.67 $524 -220.83
90 90 1 135.00 $135.00 $122 -503.42
90–95 91 4 625.00–850.00 $768.84 $700 +130.42
90–95 93 2 325.00–400.00 $363.51 $338 -150.03
90–95 93 15 475.00–560.00 $526.34 $489 +12.80
95 95 3 450.00–510.00 $473.33 $450 +348.33
95 95 1 450.00 $450.00 $428 +325.00
100 100 2 250.00–675.00 $462.50 $462 +262.50
100 100 1 200.00 $200.00 $200 ±0.00
100 100 1 425.00 $425.00 $425 +225.00
100–105 103 9 450.00–550.00 $512.38 $528 +22.17
100–105 103 6 500.00–535.00 $516.42 $532 +26.21
105 105 3 685.00–750.00 $728.33 $765 +268.33
105 105 1 485.00 $485.00 $509 +25.00
110 110 2 650.00–675.00 $662.50 $729 +227.50
110 110 1 500.00 $500.00 $550 +65.00
110–115 111 8 485.00–550.00 $508.17 $564 +73.17
120 120 1 660.00 $660.00 $792 +360.00
130 130 1 410.00 $410.00 $533 +275.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 105.00 $105.00 $378 -135.00
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —
840 840 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,596 —
1000 1000 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
885 885 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,566 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1140 1045 85-90% 4 100.00–120.00 $111.68 $1,167 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1345 1261 75-80% 4 124.00–128.00 $125.48 $1,582 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1155 1143 80-85% 3 112.00–122.00 $118.05 $1,349 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1550 1545 65-75% 3 136.00–143.00 $139.66 $2,158 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2030 1610 11 136.00–162.00 $150.52 $2,423 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 —
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 +35.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,606 +8.68
1725 1725 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,536 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 —
477 477 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,216 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,310 —
1485–1635 1560 2 178.00–186.00 $182.19 $2,842 -1.38

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1380 1328 85-90% 2 86.00–90.00 $88.08 $1,170 +16.09
900–1815 1343 85-90% 17 64.00–122.00 $107.73 $1,447 +35.74
1355–1360 1358 75-80% 2 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $1,725 +13.34
1245–1704 1520 80-85% 10 108.00–137.00 $119.45 $1,816 —
1260–1695 1540 65-75% 3 131.00–137.00 $134.47 $2,071 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1475 1335 5 152.00–158.00 $154.54 $2,063 +5.99
1070–1825 1417 6 133.00–147.00 $138.38 $1,961 —
1380–1740 1480 4 162.00–164.00 $163.06 $2,413 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —

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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.