Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold steady, No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was firm 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	1,650	195.96	3,233	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,772	164.75	2,920	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,923	141.92	2,729	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,563	136.24	2,129	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,594	167.90	2,676	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,866	139.90	2,610	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,568	133.83	2,098	38
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	121.27	1,493	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,317	164.47	2,166	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	183.40	2,696	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	202.32	2,885	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,486	195.40	2,904	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,410	186.76	2,633	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,546	207.83	3,213	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	196.84	2,832	16

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	844.09/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	96	770.19/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	618.79/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,084.39/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,276	123.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,575	7
Bulls	—	—	1,572	170.29/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,677	3
Bulls	—	—	2,073	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	3,243	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,923	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,729	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	202.32/cwt	199.00–206.00	2,885	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	212.05/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,372	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	194.73/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,857	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	104.25/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,181	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	205.72/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,135	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,317	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,166	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,869	135.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,534	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	195.96/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,233	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,778	160.32/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,850	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,410	175.48/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,474	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,410	186.76/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,633	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,486	195.40/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,904	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	136.69/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,750	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,231	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,587	135.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,147	25
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,863	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,665	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,353	203.18/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	136.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,129	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	183.40/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,696	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	124.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,860	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,721	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	115.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,103.44/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,006.40/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	1,016	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,167.73/cwt	1,160.00–1,175.00	969	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	812.70/cwt	775.00–875.00	829	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	641.97/cwt	625.00–660.00	533	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	731.22/cwt	710.00–760.00	687	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,268.33/cwt	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	657.27/cwt	635.00–685.00	795	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	806.53/cwt	760.00–860.00	661	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	837.93/cwt	825.00–850.00	612	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,005.25/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,097.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,135.00	999	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,235.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,260.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	825.27/cwt	785.00–885.00	759	11
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	739.24/cwt	700.00–800.00	754	17
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	682.52/cwt	650.00–710.00	771	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	923.33/cwt	900.00–950.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	829.59/cwt	810.00–850.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	675.91/cwt	650.00–685.00	703	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	618.79/cwt	575.00–650.00	575	6

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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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Mar 11, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 215Year ago 211

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 145Year ago 155

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	122.00–129.00	123.40
4	—	1,133	100.00–108.00	104.25
5	—	1,280	133.00–141.00	136.69
4	—	1,188	112.00–118.00	115.31
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,869	130.00–139.00	135.56
11	—	1,863	140.00–146.00	143.06
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,570	140.00–145.00	142.13
25	—	1,587	128.00–139.00	135.29
5	—	1,495	121.00–128.00	124.44
2	—	1,508	110.00–118.00	114.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	163.00–174.00	170.29
2	—	2,073	155.00–158.00	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	140.00–144.00	141.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	134.00–140.00	136.24
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,426	199.00–206.00	202.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	185.00–189.00	186.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	193.00–197.00	195.40
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	211.00–214.00	212.05
8	—	1,524	200.00–209.00	205.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,467	190.00–198.00	194.73
4	—	1,353	201.00–205.00	203.18
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	160.00–169.00	164.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	195.00–197.00	195.96
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	159.00–162.00	160.32
2	—	1,410	172.00–178.00	175.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	182.00–186.00	183.40

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,268.33
5	90–100	93	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,103.44
6	100–110	101	960.00–1,050.00	1,006.40
4	110–120	113	900.00–950.00	923.33
2	120–130	123	810.00–850.00	829.59
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,160.00–1,175.00	1,167.73
3	100–110	102	775.00–875.00	812.70
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	625.00–660.00	641.97
5	90–100	94	710.00–760.00	731.22
5	100–110	104	650.00–685.00	675.91
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	825.00–850.00	837.93
3	80–90	82	760.00–860.00	806.53
11	90–100	92	785.00–885.00	825.27
17	100–110	102	700.00–800.00	739.24
6	110–120	113	650.00–710.00	682.52
4	120–130	121	635.00–685.00	657.27
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	90–100	93	575.00–650.00	618.79
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,210.00–1,260.00	1,235.00
7	90–100	91	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,097.89
5	100–110	102	960.00–1,050.00	1,005.25

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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