Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady, Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate 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.

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 Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,698	194.33	3,300	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	186.72	2,685	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,555	148.73	2,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,782	129.64	2,310	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	124.98	1,861	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	117.71	1,335	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,527	129.62	1,980	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,857	128.04	2,378	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	110.31	1,322	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,704	171.17	2,917	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	197.39	2,829	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,509	183.60	2,771	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	175.31	2,279	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,628	205.83	3,351	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	195.77	2,972	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,396	185.95	2,596	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	771.59/cwt	76
Bulls	Number 2	88	650.40/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 1	95	919.19/cwt	17

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	128.28/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,718	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	131.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,404	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	195.88/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,781	14
Heifers	Select	—	1,300	175.31/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,279	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	125.21/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,882	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,704	171.17/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,917	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,698	194.33/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,300	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,877	125.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,361	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	195.77/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,972	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,639	211.15/cwt	210.00–213.00	3,461	8
Steers	Select	—	1,396	185.95/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,596	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	92.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	989	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	115.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,480	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	106.57/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,214	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	133.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,065	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	186.72/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,685	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,509	183.60/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	129.64/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,310	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	148.93/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,380	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	128.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	168.53/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,954	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,479	202.66/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,997	4
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,865	186.96/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	114.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,277	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	124.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	104.84/cwt	102.00–108.00	996	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	205.55/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,279	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,079.09/cwt	1,051.00–1,125.00	788	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	836.27/cwt	810.00–850.00	937	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	866.00/cwt	860.00–875.00	909	5
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	742.61/cwt	700.00–775.00	542	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	711.65/cwt	650.00–750.00	591	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	743	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	786	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,083.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	921	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	992.83/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	913	7
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	602.28/cwt	575.00–625.00	608	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	868.03/cwt	850.00–900.00	885	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	708.83/cwt	650.00–735.00	659	12
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	651.54/cwt	635.00–675.00	723	12
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	706.48/cwt	635.00–735.00	714	22
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	987.50/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	741	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	484.22/cwt	435.00–535.00	402	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	952.00/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	876	9

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 237Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 175Last week 166Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	127.00–129.00	128.28
4	—	1,069	90.00–96.00	92.47
4	—	1,278	110.00–118.00	115.81
6	—	1,139	102.00–108.00	106.57
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,823	130.00–133.00	131.86
12	—	1,877	120.00–129.00	125.81
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,503	122.00–129.00	125.21
14	—	1,548	130.00–138.00	133.40
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,420	191.00–199.00	195.88
4	—	1,479	200.00–207.00	202.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	175.00–176.00	175.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,509	183.00–185.00	183.60
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,704	168.00–174.00	171.17
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	190.00–198.00	194.33
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	184.00–189.00	186.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,518	190.00–199.00	195.77
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,639	210.00–213.00	211.15
17	—	1,595	201.00–209.00	205.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,396	181.00–189.00	185.95
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	185.00–189.00	186.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	127.00–134.00	129.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	122.00–128.00	124.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,116	110.00–118.00	114.47
7	—	1,202	120.00–129.00	124.16
2	—	950	102.00–108.00	104.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	146.00–155.00	148.93
2	—	1,313	124.00–134.00	128.74
2	—	1,753	168.00–169.00	168.53

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	1,051.00–1,125.00	1,079.09
3	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,083.33
7	90–100	92	950.00–1,035.00	992.83
5	100–110	105	860.00–875.00	866.00
3	110–120	112	810.00–850.00	836.27
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	700.00–775.00	742.61
6	80–90	83	650.00–750.00	711.65
12	90–100	93	650.00–735.00	708.83
22	100–110	101	635.00–735.00	706.48
12	110–120	111	635.00–675.00	651.54
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
2	90–100	90	800.00–850.00	825.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	435.00–535.00	484.22
4	100–110	101	575.00–625.00	602.28
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	925.00	925.00
9	90–100	92	925.00–1,000.00	952.00
6	100–110	102	850.00–900.00	868.03

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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