Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	265	407	394
Slaughter cattle	131	232	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. No comparison on slaughter dairy bulls. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1745	1446	4	185.00–188.00	$187.09	$2,705	—
1280–1655	1475	7	190.00–199.00	$194.19	$2,864	—
1305–1865	1548	10	200.00–210.00	$204.42	$3,164	+8.65
1450–1745	1600	11	211.00–215.00	$213.50	$3,416	—
1805–1810	1808	2	198.00–200.00	$199.00	$3,598	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	2	880.00–925.00	$902.50	$677	-22.50
80	80	3	875.00–935.00	$903.33	$723	-21.67
85	85	7	960.00–1,050.00	$992.86	$844	+67.86
1345–1760	1543	8	200.00–209.00	$205.10	$3,165	+21.50
1515–1630	1568	4	210.00–211.00	$210.26	$3,297	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–85	82	3	500.00–575.00	$524.49	$430	+40.27
80–85	83	5	950.00–1,050.00	$1,017.41	$844	+533.19
80–85	83	4	800.00–885.00	$823.18	$683	+338.96
80–85	84	7	685.00–760.00	$739.96	$622	+255.74
90–95	92	14	850.00–1,000.00	$951.80	$876	-41.03
90–95	93	3	750.00–850.00	$804.29	$748	+95.46
90–95	93	15	675.00–735.00	$697.80	$649	-11.03
95	95	5	500.00–600.00	$575.00	$546	-133.83
100	100	3	560.00–600.00	$578.33	$578	-23.95
100–105	102	10	625.00–710.00	$670.12	$684	+67.84
110	110	3	825.00–900.00	$858.33	$944	+206.79
110–115	113	6	575.00–675.00	$617.13	$697	-219.14
120–125	123	2	560.00–575.00	$567.35	$698	-268.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665–1985	1825	2	178.00	$178.00	$3,248	—
1785–2235	2010	2	165.00	$165.00	$3,316	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1560	1535	3	208.00–215.00	$212.30	$3,259	—
1445–1700	1598	3	191.00–197.00	$193.87	$3,098	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–2335	2018	2	158.00–167.00	$161.79	$3,265	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1045	988	85-90%	2	110.00–118.00	$114.23	$1,129	—
910–1185	1048	85-90%	2	106.00–108.00	$107.13	$1,123	—
1100–1325	1240	85-90%	5	122.00–128.00	$124.81	$1,548	—
1260–1385	1323	85-90%	2	136.00–139.00	$137.57	$1,820	+9.29
1400–1665	1530	80-85%	6	124.00–135.00	$129.72	$1,985	-3.68
1450–1685	1554	80-85%	9	136.00–140.00	$137.56	$2,138	—
1705–2055	1819	75-80%	6	132.00–139.00	$136.02	$2,474	+4.16
1700–2025	1870	75-80%	5	142.00–144.00	$142.83	$2,671	+17.02

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1770	1593	7	164.00–168.00	$166.40	$2,651	—
1905–1950	1928	2	156.00–162.00	$158.96	$3,065	—

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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.