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Middleburg Livestock Auction Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 374 195
Slaughter cattle 188 181 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Reporter absent for Feeder Dairy Calves. Holstein Feeder Dary Calves 1400.00-1650.00/CWT, Beef Cross 1650.00-2150.00/CWT.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1190 1165 2 210.00–212.00 $210.98 $2,458 -1.23
1325–1720 1459 8 230.00–237.00 $233.25 $3,403 —
1395–1680 1539 4 220.00–227.00 $224.92 $3,462 -10.68

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1295 1248 2 222.00–224.00 $223.04 $2,784 —
1275–1565 1420 5 230.00–238.00 $234.17 $3,325 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1285 1208 75-80% 2 200.00–204.00 $202.13 $2,442 —
1285–1815 1524 75-80% 21 160.00–190.00 $175.99 $2,682 -1.80
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,955 —
1160–1355 1285 80-85% 5 158.00–178.00 $168.87 $2,170 —
1415 1415 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,151 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,734 +36.00
1060–1180 1112 85-90% 3 150.00–158.00 $153.25 $1,704 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2250 1766 5 190.00–221.00 $205.83 $3,635 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 —
820–1325 1091 85-90% 4 106.00–125.00 $118.43 $1,292 —
1135 1135 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,748 —
850–1525 1251 85-90% 11 136.00–152.00 $145.57 $1,821 +1.80
1225–1680 1473 80-85% 30 158.00–180.00 $171.28 $2,523 —
1485 1485 80-85% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,732 —
1576–1930 1735 80-85% 3 150.00–156.00 $154.04 $2,673 —
1605–2040 1810 75-80% 11 172.00–186.00 $178.01 $3,222 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1600 1548 2 225.00–231.00 $227.90 $3,528 +20.58
1620 1620 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,402 —

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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.