Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. No comparison on all commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves 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	1,545	205.51	3,175	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	194.97	3,145	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,680	159.51	2,679	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,873	137.62	2,578	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	136.12	2,053	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	129.32	1,575	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,364	147.28	2,009	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,827	135.69	2,478	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,566	131.73	2,063	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	121.19	1,514	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,692	162.56	2,750	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	151.29	1,986	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	206.52	3,131	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	193.89	2,588	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,382	184.04	2,543	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	214.45	3,324	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	204.29	3,172	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,478	196.69	2,907	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	93	770.92/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 1	100	762.86/cwt	73
Bulls	Utility	91	275.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	86	933.56/cwt	15

Every lot, as filed

50 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 Steers	Select	—	1,313	151.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,986	3
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,830	162.33/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,971	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	136.12/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,053	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,613	194.97/cwt	194.00–196.00	3,145	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	205.51/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,175	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	214.45/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,324	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,519	205.36/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,119	15
Steers	Select	—	1,478	196.69/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,907	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,805	196.29/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,543	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,250	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,730	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,478	156.13/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,308	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,266	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	140.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,158	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,599	131.57/cwt	120.00–136.00	2,104	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,528	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,791	132.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,368	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	120.89/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,776	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,862	139.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,591	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	131.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,740	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,873	137.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	206.52/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,131	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	193.89/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,588	7
Bulls	—	—	1,841	162.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,992	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	155.75/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,302	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	592.50/cwt	585.00–600.00	741	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	574.24/cwt	550.00–600.00	477	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	725.77/cwt	660.00–760.00	668	12
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	237.50/cwt	200.00–275.00	202	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	606.85/cwt	550.00–650.00	552	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	931.67/cwt	885.00–975.00	745	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	839.76/cwt	785.00–885.00	865	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	624.14/cwt	600.00–650.00	456	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	951.22/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	970	7
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	285	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	713	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	944.58/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	784	5
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	73	742.76/cwt	735.00–750.00	542	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	936.64/cwt	925.00–950.00	955	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,028.33/cwt	960.00–1,075.00	925	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	700.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	595	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	694.18/cwt	635.00–735.00	708	23
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	654.24/cwt	575.00–685.00	733	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,014.23/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	943	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	809.53/cwt	760.00–850.00	753	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	886.69/cwt	850.00–925.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	914	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	124.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,625	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	103.60/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,382	184.04/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,543	3

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 →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Jan 28, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 131Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 180Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	150.00–153.00	151.29
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	161.00–164.00	162.33
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	160.00–165.00	162.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	134.00–138.00	136.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,873	134.00–140.00	137.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	128.00–130.00	129.32
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	194.00–196.00	194.97
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	204.00–207.00	205.51
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,550	210.00–219.00	214.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,519	200.00–209.00	205.36
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,478	194.00–199.00	196.69
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	192.00–201.00	196.29
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	137.00–140.00	138.43
2	—	1,478	155.00–157.00	156.13
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	110.00–118.00	113.65
7	—	1,322	129.00–136.00	131.63
11	—	1,309	119.00–127.00	124.13
3	—	1,178	102.00–108.00	103.60
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	138.00–145.00	140.96
17	—	1,599	120.00–136.00	131.57
4	—	1,469	116.00–124.00	120.89
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,791	128.00–135.00	132.22
5	—	1,862	136.00–144.00	139.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	200.00–211.00	206.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	191.00–197.00	193.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	183.00–185.00	184.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,841	160.00–166.00	162.51
4	—	1,478	152.00–157.00	155.75

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	600.00–650.00	624.14
3	80–90	85	650.00–725.00	700.00
12	90–100	92	660.00–760.00	725.77
23	100–110	102	635.00–735.00	694.18
12	110–120	112	575.00–685.00	654.24
2	120–130	125	585.00–600.00	592.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	550.00–600.00	574.24
4	90–100	91	550.00–650.00	606.85
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	200.00–275.00	237.50
3	90–100	95	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	885.00–975.00	931.67
4	90–100	93	760.00–850.00	809.53
6	100–110	103	785.00–885.00	839.76
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
6	90–100	93	960.00–1,050.00	1,014.23
7	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	951.22
3	110–120	113	850.00–925.00	886.69
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
5	80–90	83	900.00–1,000.00	944.58
3	90–100	90	960.00–1,075.00	1,028.33
3	100–110	102	925.00–950.00	936.64
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	735.00–750.00	742.76

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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