Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was 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 and Prime	Average	1,590	201.71	3,207	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,565	172.66	2,702	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,852	151.93	2,814	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	143.97	2,210	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,233	136.90	1,687	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,824	142.47	2,599	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,542	128.14	1,976	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,246	123.28	1,536	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,411	171.48	2,420	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,234	163.79	2,021	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,667	181.99	3,034	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,385	172.54	2,390	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	202.73	3,037	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,552	192.93	2,995	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,606	206.48	3,316	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,569	196.07	3,076	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	974.94/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 2	91	910.42/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	90	787.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	81	362.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	86	1,237.80/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,716	168.15/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,885	7
Bulls	—	—	1,301	180.55/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,210	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,852	151.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	144.04/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,845	4
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,873	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,436	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	112.84/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,345	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	201.71/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,207	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	113.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,661	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,897	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	133.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,072	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,599	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,592	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	212.25/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,390	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,411	171.48/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,420	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,234	163.79/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,021	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,643	5
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,873	174.36/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,266	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,564	185.81/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,906	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,385	172.54/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,390	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,472	195.30/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,875	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,023	13
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	1,042.50/cwt	985.00–1,085.00	782	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,391.04/cwt	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	928.27/cwt	910.00–950.00	761	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	996.15/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	926	16
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	867.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	971	9
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	747.76/cwt	735.00–760.00	920	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	725	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,015.08/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	843	8
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	787.50/cwt	725.00–825.00	709	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	619	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	903.73/cwt	850.00–935.00	850	8
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	914.95/cwt	860.00–960.00	942	20
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,392.73/cwt	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,156	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	75	145.00/cwt	125.00–175.00	109	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,261.43/cwt	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,173	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	124.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	137.58/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,644	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	205.62/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,259	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,569	196.07/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,076	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,563	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	209.44/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,127	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,643	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,333	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Apr 22, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 176Year ago 278

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 137Last week 155Year ago 131

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,716	166.00–171.00	168.15
4	—	1,301	174.00–183.00	180.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,535	138.00–148.00	143.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	150.00–156.00	151.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	143.00–145.00	144.04
3	—	1,318	120.00–128.00	124.68
12	—	1,195	132.00–142.00	137.58
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	182.00–185.00	183.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,472	190.00–199.00	195.30
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,499	200.00–205.00	201.70
2	—	1,493	208.00–211.00	209.44
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	107.00–116.00	112.84
8	—	1,286	120.00–128.00	123.78
5	—	1,236	130.00–136.00	132.93
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	110.00–118.00	113.48
5	—	1,532	120.00–127.00	123.85
7	—	1,550	130.00–139.00	133.66
3	—	1,643	141.00–143.00	141.98
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,824	141.00–144.00	142.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	200.00–203.00	201.71
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,597	210.00–216.00	212.25
22	—	1,585	200.00–209.00	205.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	192.00–199.00	196.07
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	169.00–176.00	171.48
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	162.00–166.00	163.79
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	170.00–179.00	174.36
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	184.00–188.00	185.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	172.00–173.00	172.54

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	985.00–1,085.00	1,042.50
8	80–90	83	975.00–1,075.00	1,015.08
16	90–100	93	950.00–1,050.00	996.15
20	100–110	103	860.00–960.00	914.95
9	110–120	112	825.00–925.00	867.00
2	120–130	123	735.00–760.00	747.76
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	910.00–950.00	928.27
8	90–100	94	850.00–935.00	903.73
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	90	725.00–825.00	787.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	675.00–700.00	687.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,392.73
3	90–100	93	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,261.43
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	125.00–175.00	145.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	82	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,391.04
2	90–100	90	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	800.00–810.00	805.00

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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