Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold firm. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a light to 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	1,592	194.01	3,089	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,465	184.53	2,703	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,707	167.67	2,862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,546	138.91	2,148	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	135.35	1,626	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,615	157.15	2,538	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,807	133.46	2,411	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,540	128.96	1,986	36
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	121.23	1,509	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,458	172.83	2,520	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,634	182.66	2,985	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,479	207.75	3,074	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	193.48	2,753	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	186.03	2,294	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,500	205.91	3,088	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	196.84	2,754	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,300	184.50	2,399	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	890.67/cwt	62
Bulls	Number 2	94	888.05/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	95	1,300.44/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	93	1,275.00/cwt	2

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	—	—	1,727	181.30/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	164.78/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,669	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	123.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,850	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	140.71/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,558	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,582	135.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,140	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,634	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,985	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,458	172.83/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,520	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	214.60/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,198	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	124.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,619	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	104.13/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,169	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	115.62/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,442	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,669	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,801	129.83/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,338	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,696	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,615	157.15/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,538	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,465	184.53/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,703	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,592	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,089	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	193.48/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,753	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	135.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	138.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,148	8
Bulls	—	—	1,893	154.44/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,924	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,464	202.80/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,969	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	214.35/cwt	211.00–216.00	3,215	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,233	186.03/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,294	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	196.84/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,754	8
Steers	Select	—	1,300	184.50/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,399	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	203.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,063	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,461.67/cwt	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,405.64/cwt	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,256.65/cwt	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	761.56/cwt	725.00–800.00	708	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,267.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	662.76/cwt	650.00–675.00	815	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,087.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,359.09/cwt	1,310.00–1,385.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,195.99/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	805.65/cwt	750.00–850.00	677	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	750.75/cwt	710.00–800.00	833	14
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	780.05/cwt	725.00–810.00	796	15
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	876.74/cwt	825.00–925.00	815	16
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,433.99/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,186	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 195Year ago 227

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 122Last week 153Year ago 158

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	177.00–185.00	181.30
5	—	1,620	162.00–168.00	164.78
2	—	1,893	154.00–155.00	154.44
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,497	120.00–129.00	123.59
20	—	1,582	130.00–141.00	135.26
5	—	1,468	112.00–119.00	115.56
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	139.00–144.00	140.71
8	—	1,801	126.00–136.00	129.83
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	120.00–127.00	124.47
3	—	1,123	102.00–108.00	104.13
3	—	1,247	114.00–117.00	115.62
4	—	1,251	130.00–137.00	133.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	180.00–185.00	182.66
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	168.00–176.00	172.83
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	211.00–219.00	214.60
13	—	1,502	200.00–210.00	203.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,399	194.00–199.00	196.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	180.00–189.00	184.50
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	156.00–158.00	157.15
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	184.00–185.00	184.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	193.00–195.00	194.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,423	190.00–197.00	193.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	200.00–208.00	202.80
3	—	1,500	211.00–216.00	214.35
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	181.00–190.00	186.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	132.00–140.00	135.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,546	134.00–144.00	138.91

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	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,461.67
3	90–100	92	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,405.64
4	100–110	103	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,256.65
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	90–100	93	725.00–800.00	761.56
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,267.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	750.00–850.00	805.65
16	90–100	93	825.00–925.00	876.74
15	100–110	102	725.00–810.00	780.05
14	110–120	111	710.00–800.00	750.75
2	120–130	123	650.00–675.00	662.76
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	84	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,433.99
3	90–100	92	1,310.00–1,385.00	1,359.09
4	100–110	101	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,195.99
2	110–120	115	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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