Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter dairy heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold weak. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	192.64	2,992	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,909	164.06	3,132	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	142.18	2,081	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	125.90	1,576	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,753	159.88	2,803	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	139.87	2,560	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,547	134.43	2,079	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	117.64	1,440	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	152.42	2,145	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,620	173.93	2,818	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	207.30	3,108	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	194.54	2,626	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,252	185.28	2,320	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,555	208.85	3,247	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,311	193.95	2,543	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,151	186.87	2,151	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	953.06/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	95	798.08/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	88	706.26/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	91	1,093.15/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,598	215.42/cwt	211.00–221.00	3,442	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,620	173.93/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,818	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	152.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,145	3
Steers	Select	—	1,151	186.87/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,151	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	192.64/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,992	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	204.98/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,134	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,311	193.95/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,543	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,364	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	136.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,419	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,918	144.03/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,762	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,753	159.88/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,803	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	141.81/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,173	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,539	125.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,935	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	103.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,252	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	132.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	138.56/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	136.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	125.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,530	3
Bulls	—	—	1,909	164.06/cwt	162.00–166.00	3,132	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	194.54/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,626	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,491	205.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,068	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,569	135.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,131	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	213.54/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,274	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	185.28/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,236.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,162	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	980.68/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	824	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	899.81/cwt	835.00–935.00	927	22
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	836.43/cwt	785.00–885.00	778	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	710.00/cwt	685.00–735.00	781	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	742.14/cwt	725.00–760.00	913	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	817.81/cwt	750.00–850.00	924	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,041.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,135.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,338.06/cwt	1,285.00–1,385.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	945.61/cwt	910.00–975.00	775	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	949.90/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	893	18
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	791.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	657	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	786.67/cwt	750.00–825.00	787	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	664.85/cwt	600.00–700.00	558	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	729.92/cwt	675.00–775.00	664	7
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	860.00/cwt	835.00–885.00	774	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 236Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 153Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,598	211.00–221.00	215.42
17	—	1,529	201.00–210.00	204.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	184.00–189.00	186.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,311	190.00–198.00	193.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	169.00–178.00	173.93
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	150.00–156.00	152.42
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	188.00–198.00	192.64
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	110.00–117.00	112.97
3	—	1,215	100.00–108.00	103.02
4	—	1,243	126.00–136.00	132.10
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,767	134.00–139.00	136.90
5	—	1,918	141.00–147.00	144.03
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	140.00–143.00	141.81
5	—	1,539	122.00–129.00	125.70
5	—	1,569	130.00–139.00	135.79
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	157.00–162.00	159.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	117.00–118.00	117.66
2	—	1,220	138.00–139.00	138.56
3	—	1,217	122.00–132.00	125.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	133.00–138.00	136.54
2	—	1,453	152.00–155.00	153.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,909	162.00–166.00	164.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	190.00–199.00	194.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,491	200.00–210.00	205.74
4	—	1,533	212.00–218.00	213.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	185.00–186.00	185.28

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	90–100	94	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,236.63
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	84	950.00–1,010.00	980.68
18	90–100	94	900.00–1,000.00	949.90
22	100–110	103	835.00–935.00	899.81
6	110–120	113	750.00–850.00	817.81
2	120–130	123	725.00–760.00	742.14
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	750.00–825.00	791.50
6	90–100	93	785.00–885.00	836.43
3	100–110	100	750.00–825.00	786.67
2	110–120	110	685.00–735.00	710.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	600.00–700.00	664.85
7	90–100	91	675.00–775.00	729.92
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,285.00–1,385.00	1,338.06
2	90–100	95	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,135.00
3	100–110	105	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.67
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	910.00–975.00	945.61
2	90–100	90	835.00–885.00	860.00

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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