Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,528	180.90	2,763	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	148.96	2,689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,511	144.82	2,189	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	130.67	1,564	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,682	163.72	2,754	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,813	140.62	2,549	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,528	131.02	2,001	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	124.36	1,555	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,467	183.70	2,695	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,633	181.60	2,966	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	203.56	3,117	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,500	194.02	2,910	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	207.21	3,201	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	1,065.56/cwt	71
Bulls	Number 2	98	873.46/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	98	1,181.94/cwt	17

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	—	—	1,625	184.41/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,997	6
Bulls	—	—	1,333	173.87/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,318	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	144.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,289	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	153.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	133.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,689	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,782	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,371	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	125.41/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,554	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,682	163.72/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,754	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,633	181.60/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,966	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	134.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,073	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,390	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	127.23/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,889	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	114.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,687	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	140.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,549	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	135.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	122.58/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,500	194.02/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,910	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,531	203.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,117	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	207.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,201	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,467	183.70/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,695	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,000.56/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,217.57/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,248.94/cwt	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,419.85/cwt	1,385.00–1,460.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	995.75/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	727	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	718	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	984.49/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,236.42/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	984.16/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	925	12
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	923.22/cwt	885.00–970.00	942	14
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,120.15/cwt	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,422.50/cwt	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,293.79/cwt	1,250.00–1,335.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,072.50/cwt	1,060.00–1,085.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	816.53/cwt	800.00–825.00	841	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	848	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,080.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,517.50/cwt	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	882.39/cwt	835.00–910.00	979	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	989.50/cwt	975.00–1,010.00	821	9

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 176Last week 197Year ago 311

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 146Year ago 120

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	180.00–189.00	184.41
3	—	1,333	170.00–178.00	173.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	140.00–148.00	144.51
3	—	1,480	150.00–158.00	153.10
2	—	1,413	128.00–138.00	133.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	148.00–150.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	132.00–138.00	135.52
3	—	1,152	122.00–124.00	122.58
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,328	130.00–139.00	134.15
8	—	1,195	110.00–118.00	114.73
8	—	1,239	124.00–128.00	125.41
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,536	130.00–138.00	134.97
2	—	1,660	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,485	124.00–129.00	127.23
4	—	1,474	110.00–118.00	114.47
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,813	138.00–145.00	140.62
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	161.00–166.00	163.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,633	178.00–184.00	181.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	191.00–198.00	194.02
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,531	200.00–210.00	203.56
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,545	200.00–210.00	207.21
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	181.00–186.00	183.70

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,500.00–1,535.00	1,517.50
8	80–90	83	1,385.00–1,460.00	1,419.85
6	90–100	94	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,248.94
5	100–110	101	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,217.57
2	110–120	113	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.56
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	73	985.00–1,025.00	995.75
9	80–90	83	975.00–1,010.00	989.50
12	90–100	94	950.00–1,010.00	984.16
14	100–110	102	885.00–970.00	923.22
8	110–120	111	835.00–910.00	882.39
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	875.00	875.00
3	100–110	103	800.00–825.00	816.53
2	110–120	113	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	100	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,080.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,422.50
2	80–90	83	1,250.00–1,335.00	1,293.79
4	90–100	93	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,236.42
5	100–110	101	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,120.15
2	110–120	110	1,060.00–1,085.00	1,072.50
2	120–130	123	960.00–1,010.00	984.49

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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