Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Middleburg feeder sale will be held on April 18th @6PM

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.14/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$290.14

29 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−24.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	292.32	1,615	19thin
Medium and Large 2	576	286.02	1,647	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about −$33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

290.14

—

PA average1 barns · 29 hd

290.14

+0.00

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−24.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale - Middleburg, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	737	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	281.72/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	270.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	322.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	321.01/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	240.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	262.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	325.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	315.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	284.10/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	357.01/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	216.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	291.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,433	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	477	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,336	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	387	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	316.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	351.07/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	289.27/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	329.42/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	266.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	349.93/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	287.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	316.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	291.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	289.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,386	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.06/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	302.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	304.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	303.55/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	299.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	286.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	251.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	244.78/cwt	230.00–255.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	266.52/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	268.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	255.06/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	286.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	259.92/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	221.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	182.39/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	273.71/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,284	4

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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The next Middleburg feeder sale will be held on April 18th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	737	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	347.00–355.00	351.07
4	400–450	421	315.00–330.00	325.00
5	450–500	489	355.00–360.00	357.01
3	500–550	513	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	559	310.00–325.00	316.23
11	600–650	618	315.00–325.00	316.86
5	650–700	680	285.00–295.00	287.00
4	700–750	708	260.00–275.00	270.04
2	750–800	775	275.00–285.00	280.03
4	800–850	835	280.00–295.00	291.41
4	950–1000	974	215.00–220.00	216.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	310.00–325.00	315.85
5	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	322.99
4	500–550	512	310.00–325.00	321.01
5	550–600	571	285.00–300.00	291.90
5	600–650	633	275.00–290.00	284.10
7	650–700	689	260.00–270.00	262.11
3	750–800	777	235.00–250.00	240.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	295.00–310.00	303.55
6	350–400	367	300.00–315.00	302.65
9	400–450	429	295.00–310.00	304.56
16	450–500	479	280.00–295.00	289.27
5	500–550	523	270.00–275.00	272.06
14	550–600	563	295.00–305.00	299.55
8	600–650	625	250.00–265.00	259.92
3	650–700	675	275.00–285.00	281.72
4	700–750	738	275.00–290.00	286.29
3	750–800	796	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	823	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	230.00–255.00	244.78
4	400–450	428	260.00–275.00	268.70
3	450–500	477	260.00–275.00	266.52
10	550–600	576	280.00–290.00	286.02
4	600–650	626	245.00	245.00
10	700–750	718	245.00–260.00	251.66
3	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	477	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	340.00–355.00	349.93
5	350–400	379	345.00	345.00
10	400–450	411	320.00–335.00	329.42
4	550–600	572	260.00–275.00	266.23
7	600–650	631	275.00–295.00	289.27
2	650–700	665	235.00–240.00	237.50
7	750–800	772	220.00–230.00	221.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	417	275.00–280.00	276.66
4	450–500	469	265.00–280.00	273.71
4	500–550	519	245.00–260.00	255.06
2	550–600	560	245.00–255.00	250.04
2	600–650	627	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	680	175.00–190.00	182.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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