Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light 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	—	Low	1,670	183.74	3,068	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,982	155.35	3,079	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,547	148.66	2,300	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	142.96	1,737	12
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,453	171.81	2,496	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,813	151.90	2,754	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,575	139.65	2,200	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,208	132.22	1,597	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	172.02	2,343	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	190.32	2,982	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	207.45	2,979	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	194.92	2,612	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,567	214.38	3,359	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	205.49	3,126	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,377	194.39	2,677	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	91	996.00/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 1	96	969.45/cwt	78
Heifers	Number 1	87	909.87/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	73	637.07/cwt	2

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 Steers	Choice	—	1,567	190.32/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,982	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,108.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	72	854.65/cwt	800.00–910.00	615	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,340	194.92/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,612	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,453	171.81/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	173.58/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	197.98/cwt	192.00–203.00	3,471	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	828.33/cwt	825.00–835.00	745	3
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	778.33/cwt	725.00–825.00	584	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,166.31/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,432.09/cwt	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,241.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,101.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	914	3
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	637.07/cwt	625.00–650.00	465	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	845.71/cwt	825.00–860.00	803	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	819.03/cwt	785.00–850.00	917	6
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	766.13/cwt	725.00–800.00	789	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,334.55/cwt	1,310.00–1,360.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	924.94/cwt	875.00–975.00	851	21
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	760.00/cwt	735.00–785.00	912	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	876.15/cwt	800.00–910.00	902	17
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	973.23/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	808	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	143.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	143.46/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,776	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,003	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,413	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	140.89/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,209	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	214.38/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,359	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	124.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,653	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,889	155.71/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,941	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	110.93/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,174	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	133.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,600	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	172.02/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,343	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,521	205.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,126	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	149.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,662	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,982	155.35/cwt	154.00–156.00	3,079	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	147.62/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	145.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,767	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,199	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	955.00/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	812	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	204.66/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,951	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,421	214.43/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,047	4
Steers	Select	—	1,377	194.39/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,677	11

How this sale compares

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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 186Last week 226Year ago 185

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 146Last week 137Year ago 128

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	187.00–195.00	190.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,340	190.00–199.00	194.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,442	200.00–209.00	204.66
4	—	1,421	212.00–217.00	214.43
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	170.00–174.00	171.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	172.00–175.00	173.58
2	—	1,753	192.00–203.00	197.98
3	—	1,767	180.00–182.00	181.02
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	141.00–147.00	143.97
4	—	1,331	120.00–127.00	124.22
2	—	1,058	107.00–115.00	110.93
10	—	1,196	130.00–138.00	133.80
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	126.00–130.00	127.96
9	—	1,568	136.00–145.00	140.89
3	—	1,607	146.00–149.00	147.62
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,889	154.00–157.00	155.71
8	—	1,775	145.00–153.00	149.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	125.00–132.00	128.93
2	—	1,158	155.00	155.00
8	—	1,238	136.00–147.00	143.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	150.00–158.00	153.89
3	—	1,533	140.00–149.00	145.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,982	154.00–156.00	155.35
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,567	211.00–220.00	214.38
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,521	200.00–210.00	205.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,377	190.00–199.00	194.39
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	166.00–176.00	172.02

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,432.09
3	90–100	92	1,310.00–1,360.00	1,334.55
5	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,166.31
3	110–120	110	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,108.33
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	800.00–910.00	854.65
13	80–90	83	925.00–1,010.00	973.23
21	90–100	92	875.00–975.00	924.94
17	100–110	103	800.00–910.00	876.15
6	110–120	112	785.00–850.00	819.03
3	120–130	120	735.00–785.00	760.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,101.00
3	90–100	90	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,241.67
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	90–100	95	825.00–860.00	845.71
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	725.00–825.00	778.33
2	80–90	85	910.00–1,000.00	955.00
3	90–100	90	825.00–835.00	828.33
3	100–110	103	725.00–800.00	766.13
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	625.00–650.00	637.07
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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