Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light 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	1,610	191.55	3,084	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,554	180.99	2,813	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,550	141.54	2,194	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,812	141.39	2,562	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,450	159.00	2,305	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,534	138.17	2,119	24
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,777	137.64	2,446	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,258	131.26	1,652	29
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	196.20	2,961	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	204.11	3,219	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	195.80	3,019	21

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	725.39/cwt	74
Bulls	Number 2	93	689.18/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	98	425.05/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	93	275.45/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	935.23/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,554	180.99/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,194	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,812	141.39/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	196.20/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,961	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	195.80/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,019	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	204.11/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,219	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	113.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,267	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,610	191.55/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,084	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,358	150.25/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,040	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,633	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,882	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,529	142.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,179	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	135.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,076	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	134.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,741	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	144.19/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,864	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,777	137.64/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,446	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	126.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,578	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	791.44/cwt	775.00–800.00	966	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	943.03/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	962	6
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	436.59/cwt	400.00–475.00	450	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	558.33/cwt	525.00–600.00	558	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	569.64/cwt	535.00–585.00	689	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	413.51/cwt	375.00–450.00	385	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,029.09/cwt	1,000.00–1,060.00	854	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	895.64/cwt	860.00–925.00	905	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	997.68/cwt	960.00–1,035.00	928	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	684.16/cwt	625.00–725.00	698	21
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	647.14/cwt	600.00–675.00	589	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	633.98/cwt	585.00–735.00	520	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	804.33/cwt	775.00–835.00	909	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,025.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	944	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	716.54/cwt	650.00–750.00	595	10
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	645.88/cwt	585.00–685.00	723	12
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	739.45/cwt	685.00–785.00	695	15
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	275.45/cwt	250.00–300.00	256	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	855	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	906	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 →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Feb 18, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 155Year ago 287

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 175Last week 161Year ago 165

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	176.00–186.00	180.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	140.00–144.00	141.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	138.00–144.00	141.39
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	194.00–198.00	196.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,542	191.00–199.00	195.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,577	200.00–211.00	204.11
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	110.00–119.00	113.44
9	—	1,293	130.00–138.00	134.68
6	—	1,293	141.00–147.00	144.19
11	—	1,250	120.00–129.00	126.27
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,529	141.00–145.00	142.48
14	—	1,537	130.00–138.00	135.09
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,777	132.00–142.00	137.64
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	187.00–195.00	191.55
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	146.00–159.00	150.25
2	—	1,633	176.00–177.00	176.49

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	93	960.00–1,035.00	997.68
6	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	943.03
3	120–130	122	775.00–800.00	791.44
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	375.00–450.00	413.51
2	100–110	103	400.00–475.00	436.59
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	585.00–735.00	633.98
5	90–100	91	600.00–675.00	647.14
3	100–110	100	525.00–600.00	558.33
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	80–90	83	650.00–750.00	716.54
15	90–100	94	685.00–785.00	739.45
21	100–110	102	625.00–725.00	684.16
12	110–120	112	585.00–685.00	645.88
4	120–130	121	535.00–585.00	569.64
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	93	250.00–300.00	275.45
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	900.00	900.00
2	100–110	105	850.00–875.00	862.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,029.09
3	90–100	92	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025.91
5	100–110	101	860.00–925.00	895.64
2	110–120	113	775.00–835.00	804.33

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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