Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,526	193.80	2,957	4thin
Bulls	—	High	1,639	161.88	2,653	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,878	138.84	2,607	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,555	136.47	2,122	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,308	133.47	1,745	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	134.54	2,435	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,563	129.95	2,030	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,263	120.78	1,525	26
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,418	158.39	2,246	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,589	174.32	2,770	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	198.77	3,005	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,594	204.65	3,262	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	195.25	2,878	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,342	184.38	2,474	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	766.79/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	99	654.51/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	97	462.58/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	91	720.68/cwt	18

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	—	—	1,075	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,903	1
Bulls	—	—	2,345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,471	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	480.11/cwt	425.00–525.00	447	5
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	445.05/cwt	400.00–500.00	450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	161.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,122	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	131.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,853	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	115.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,355	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	124.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,593	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,798	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,435	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	107.24/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,339	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,526	193.80/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,957	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,350	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	195.25/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,878	24
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,418	158.39/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,246	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,589	174.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,770	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	133.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,081	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,567	126.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,979	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,914	135.26/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,589	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,635	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	195.51/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,952	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,514	202.50/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,066	7
Steers	Select	—	1,342	184.38/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,474	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	203.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,250	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,006.80/cwt	985.00–1,035.00	836	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	966.33/cwt	935.00–985.00	908	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	898.48/cwt	875.00–910.00	925	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	715.60/cwt	675.00–760.00	601	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	709.11/cwt	650.00–750.00	730	17
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	652.50/cwt	625.00–675.00	718	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	745.73/cwt	700.00–775.00	768	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	932.30/cwt	900.00–985.00	774	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	833.06/cwt	800.00–850.00	858	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	917.50/cwt	850.00–960.00	826	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	403	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	506.04/cwt	450.00–560.00	471	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	71	738.16/cwt	675.00–775.00	524	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	587.50/cwt	550.00–625.00	617	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	619.59/cwt	550.00–650.00	576	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	740.59/cwt	700.00–775.00	681	11

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 194Year ago 279

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 180Year ago 117

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	177.00	177.00
1	—	2,345	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,592	160.00–165.00	161.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	135.00–138.00	136.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	128.00–136.00	131.21
2	—	1,343	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,914	132.00–139.00	135.26
2	—	1,805	146.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	110.00–119.00	115.55
10	—	1,275	120.00–129.00	124.97
5	—	1,360	132.00–133.00	132.20
5	—	1,249	106.00–108.00	107.24
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,810	130.00–139.00	134.54
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,558	130.00–138.00	133.60
13	—	1,567	120.00–129.00	126.30
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	190.00–198.00	193.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	210.00–212.00	210.97
21	—	1,595	200.00–208.00	203.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,474	190.00–199.00	195.25
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,342	181.00–189.00	184.38
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	157.00–160.00	158.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	170.00–177.00	174.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,510	193.00–198.00	195.51
7	—	1,514	200.00–208.00	202.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	93	425.00–525.00	480.11
5	100–110	101	400.00–500.00	445.05
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	985.00–1,035.00	1,006.80
4	90–100	94	935.00–985.00	966.33
4	100–110	103	875.00–910.00	898.48
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	71	675.00–775.00	738.16
4	80–90	84	675.00–760.00	715.60
11	90–100	92	700.00–775.00	740.59
17	100–110	103	650.00–750.00	709.11
4	110–120	110	625.00–675.00	652.50
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–110	103	700.00–775.00	745.73
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	93	550.00–650.00	619.59
2	100–110	105	550.00–625.00	587.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	900.00–985.00	932.30
4	90–100	90	850.00–960.00	917.50
3	100–110	103	800.00–850.00	833.06
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	485.00	485.00
6	90–100	93	450.00–560.00	506.04

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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