Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,553	183.96	2,857	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,512	177.03	2,677	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	185.72	2,858	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,565	175.11	2,740	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,808	162.14	2,932	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,749	135.10	2,363	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,531	127.09	1,946	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,230	118.90	1,462	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	123.60	2,266	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,533	122.24	1,873	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,210	114.65	1,388	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,628	160.37	2,611	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	163.53	2,548	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,403	152.88	2,145	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	198.79	3,087	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,525	186.12	2,838	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,569	204.20	3,203	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	194.34	2,876	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,439	186.13	2,678	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	780.85/cwt	69
Bulls	Number 2	92	694.67/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	89	552.57/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	90	325.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	894.69/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	103	787.20/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Livestock Auction - 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	136.41/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	142.09/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	128.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,235	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,628	160.37/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,611	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	931.18/cwt	875.00–960.00	875	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	942.50/cwt	900.00–985.00	707	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,041.55/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	864	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	126.67/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,689	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	193.90/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,829	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	204.27/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,152	21
Steers	Select	—	1,439	186.13/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,678	14
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,838	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,741	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,678	205.32/cwt	205.00–206.00	3,445	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	94.84/cwt	90.00–98.00	912	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,525	186.12/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,838	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,729	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	122.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,848	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,558	163.53/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,548	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,403	152.88/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,145	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,512	177.03/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,677	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	194.34/cwt	184.00–199.00	2,876	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,565	175.11/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,740	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	123.60/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,266	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,597	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,082	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	125.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,650	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,553	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,857	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	114.38/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,392	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,539	185.72/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,858	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,355	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	125.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,893	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	103.39/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.21/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,622	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,605	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	911.78/cwt	875.00–950.00	921	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	546	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	580.14/cwt	575.00–585.00	540	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	446	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	905.00/cwt	900.00–910.00	905	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	938.81/cwt	900.00–985.00	864	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	787.20/cwt	775.00–800.00	811	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,057.59/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	857	5
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	473	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	652.34/cwt	625.00–675.00	600	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	780.73/cwt	750.00–810.00	804	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	817.50/cwt	810.00–825.00	613	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	81	830.85/cwt	800.00–885.00	673	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	782.50/cwt	760.00–810.00	861	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	581.71/cwt	525.00–600.00	599	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	771.28/cwt	725.00–785.00	648	10
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	293	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	674.30/cwt	610.00–710.00	695	14
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	734.31/cwt	675.00–785.00	676	15
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	620.86/cwt	585.00–650.00	702	9
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	655.00/cwt	650.00–660.00	557	2

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 140Year ago 228

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 166Last week 157Year ago 120

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	134.00–140.00	136.41
5	—	1,504	122.00–130.00	125.89
3	—	1,533	116.00–118.00	116.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	138.00–146.00	142.09
2	—	1,745	124.00–132.00	128.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	122.00–131.00	126.67
3	—	1,192	110.00–117.00	113.70
2	—	978	102.00–105.00	103.39
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	159.00–162.00	160.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	190.00–199.00	193.90
3	—	1,678	205.00–206.00	205.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	185.00–187.00	186.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,543	200.00–212.00	204.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,439	180.00–189.00	186.13
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	202.00–205.00	203.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,480	184.00–199.00	194.34
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	90.00–98.00	94.84
6	—	1,317	121.00–130.00	125.27
16	—	1,217	110.00–119.00	114.38
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	110.00–116.00	112.99
19	—	1,513	117.00–127.00	122.11
6	—	1,597	129.00–132.00	130.34
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,833	118.00–129.00	123.60
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,558	161.00–166.00	163.53
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	150.00–157.00	152.88
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	174.00–179.00	177.03
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	182.00–186.00	183.96
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	171.00–179.00	175.11
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	180.00–188.00	185.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	152.00–157.00	154.21
1	—	2,025	178.00	178.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	900.00–985.00	942.50
6	80–90	83	985.00–1,075.00	1,041.55
7	90–100	94	875.00–960.00	931.18
6	100–110	101	875.00–950.00	911.78
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	650.00–660.00	655.00
5	90–100	92	625.00–675.00	652.34
4	100–110	103	525.00–600.00	581.71
1	110–120	115	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	525.00	525.00
2	90–100	93	575.00–585.00	580.14
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	810.00–825.00	817.50
4	80–90	81	800.00–885.00	830.85
2	100–110	103	750.00–810.00	780.73
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	84	725.00–785.00	771.28
15	90–100	92	675.00–785.00	734.31
14	100–110	103	610.00–710.00	674.30
9	110–120	113	585.00–650.00	620.86
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	300.00–350.00	325.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	81	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,057.59
8	90–100	92	900.00–985.00	938.81
2	100–110	100	900.00–910.00	905.00
4	110–120	110	760.00–810.00	782.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	103	775.00–800.00	787.20
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	500.00–550.00	525.00

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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