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Middleburg Livestock Auction market report — September 10, 2024

USDA's latest report from this barn is for October 20, 2026 (270 head), with no feeder steer or heifer prices. The feeder prices below are from the September 10, 2024 sale. See the Oct 20 report at USDA.

Middleburg, PA · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 09/16/2024 · Sale days

Head sold
372
Last week 355 (+17)
Last year 398
5-wt steers (500–599 lb)
$192.00† /cwt
$1,018 per head · 1 hd
vs last week —
7-wt steers (700–799 lb)
— /cwt
None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

USDA Market News reporter, September 10, 2024

Feeder steers — Sep 10

WeightHeadAvg wt$/cwt$/headvs last weekvs last year
400–499 lb2445 lb$255.00†$1,135——
500–599 lb1530 lb$192.00†$1,018——
600–699 lb1620 lb$215.00†$1,333——
Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Sep 3. Last year = sale of Sep 5. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.

Feeder heifers — Sep 10

WeightHeadAvg wt$/cwt$/headvs last weekvs last yearNo. 2 $/cwt
400–499 lb1435 lb$215.00†$935——$125.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb1525 lb$92.00†$483−130.50——
600–699 lb1610 lb$177.00†$1,080———
800–899 lb——————$160.00 (1 hd)†
Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Sep 3. Last year = sale of Sep 5. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

GradeDressingHeadAvg wtAvg $/cwtRange $/cwt
Boner 80-85%Average11,280 lb$137.00$137.00–$137.00
Breaker 75-80%Average51,592 lb$139.24$135.00–$145.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 9, 2024)
$192.00/cwt
4-week average
$212.89
13-week average
$239.10
4-week vs 13-week
−11.0%
52-wk low $152.00high $275.00

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of May 27, 2024)
$215.00/cwt
4-week average
$202.50
13-week average
$196.63
4-week vs 13-week
+3.0%
52-wk low $155.00high $215.00

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 9, 2024)
$92.00/cwt
4-week average
$168.17
13-week average
$201.89
4-week vs 13-week
−16.7%
52-wk low $92.00high $255.00

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2020

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

SaleHead soldSteers 500–599 $/cwtSteers 700–799 $/cwtHeifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20270———
Tue Oct 13382———
Tue Oct 6345———
Tue Sep 29321———
Tue Sep 22436———
Tue Sep 15350———
Tue Sep 8318———
Tue Sep 1419———
Tue Aug 18404———
Tue Aug 11353———
Tue Aug 4393———
Tue Jul 28347———
Tue Jul 21394———
Tue Jul 14330———
Tue Jul 7433———
Tue Jun 30322———
Tue Jun 23417———
Tue Jun 16408———
Tue Jun 9393———
Tue Jun 2302———
Tue May 26388———
Tue May 19299———
Tue May 12281———
Tue May 5280———
Tue Apr 28281———
Tue Apr 21284———
Tue Apr 14283———
Tue Apr 7333———
Tue Mar 31330———
Tue Mar 24188———
Tue Mar 17374———
Tue Mar 10457———
Tue Mar 3321———
Tue Feb 24378———
Tue Feb 17382———
Tue Feb 10338———
Tue Feb 3358———
Tue Jan 20341———
Tue Jan 13449———
Tue Jan 6465———
Tue Dec 30349———
Tue Dec 16400———
Tue Dec 9452———
Tue Nov 25328———
Tue Nov 18412———
Tue Nov 11395———
Tue Nov 4391———
Tue Oct 28365———
Tue Oct 21392———
Tue Oct 14398———
Tue Oct 7354———
Tue Sep 30396———
Tue Sep 23376———
Tue Sep 16392———
Tue Sep 9343———
Tue Sep 2359———
Tue Aug 26404———
Tue Aug 19419———
Tue Aug 12330———
Tue Aug 5357———
Tue Jul 22382———
Tue Jul 15373———
Tue Jul 8328———
Tue Jul 1443———
Tue Jun 24267———
Tue Jun 17420———
Tue Jun 10421———
Tue Jun 3362———
Tue May 20294———
Tue May 13376———
Tue May 6343———
Tue Apr 29332———
Tue Apr 22363———
Tue Apr 15331———
Tue Apr 8343———
Tue Apr 1327———
Tue Mar 25348———
Tue Mar 18390———
Tue Mar 11326———
Tue Mar 4360———
Tue Feb 25358———
Tue Feb 18346———
Tue Feb 11316———
Tue Feb 4376———
Tue Jan 28374———
Tue Jan 21265———
Tue Jan 14407———
Tue Jan 7403———
Tue Dec 31297———
Tue Dec 17399———
Tue Dec 10380———
Tue Dec 3356———
Tue Nov 26308———
Tue Nov 19405———
Tue Nov 12410———
Tue Nov 5401———
Tue Oct 29358———
Tue Oct 22348———
Tue Oct 15362———
Tue Oct 8346———
Tue Oct 1437———
Tue Sep 24399———
Tue Sep 17357———
Tue Sep 10372$192.00†—$92.00†
Tue Sep 3355——$222.50†
Tue Aug 27515$200.00†—$190.00†
Tue Aug 20464$246.67†——
Tue Aug 13402———
Tue Aug 6478$275.00†——
Tue Jul 30408$275.00†——
Tue Jul 231,737———
Tue Jul 16377———
Tue Jul 9393——$246.83†
Tue Jul 2436———
Tue Jun 25461$230.00†—$205.00†
Tue Jun 18387$255.00†—$255.00†
Tue Jun 11252———
 Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.

Nearby barns this week

BarnDistanceSaleSteers 500–599Steers 700–799
New Holland Livestock, New Holland 69 mi Oct 22——
Greencastle Livestock Auction, Greencastle 78 mi Dec 30——
Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Pennsylvania sale this week.

Sale days

SaleLatest reportHeadSales in 52 weeksUSDA report
TuesdayOctober 20, 2026270155AMS_1918

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA” (AMS_1918). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.