Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. 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 Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	204.02	2,958	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	206.67	3,065	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	195.75	2,825	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,543	153.83	2,374	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	142.86	1,727	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,557	168.50	2,624	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,865	147.17	2,744	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,558	135.05	2,104	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	127.10	1,578	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,673	194.28	3,250	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	185.56	2,542	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,419	211.05	2,994	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	203.44	2,744	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	214.76	3,426	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	207.82	3,053	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	987.49/cwt	83
Bulls	Number 2	89	864.80/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	90	1,210.94/cwt	18

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
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	207.82/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,053	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,888	155.21/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,930	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,447	172.93/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,502	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	776	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	911.49/cwt	875.00–950.00	848	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,275.41/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,469.90/cwt	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	1,005.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	858.26/cwt	800.00–875.00	798	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	874.62/cwt	825.00–900.00	726	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,336.07/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,279.01/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,372.95/cwt	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,212.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	945.90/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	880	23
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	890.77/cwt	850.00–925.00	909	21
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	983.90/cwt	935.00–1,025.00	817	14
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	72	965.29/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	695	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	836.27/cwt	810.00–850.00	937	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	767.14/cwt	750.00–785.00	944	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	203.44/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,744	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,673	194.28/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,250	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,443	195.75/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,825	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	185.56/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,542	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	218.58/cwt	216.00–221.00	3,246	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	209.38/cwt	206.00–212.00	2,940	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	213.96/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,353	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	220.99/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,558	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	206.67/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,065	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	204.02/cwt	201.00–207.00	2,958	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,810	206.40/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	153.83/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,374	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	126.47/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,936	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	145.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,307	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,882	152.34/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,867	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,854	144.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,671	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	142.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,727	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	130.32/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,579	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	144.22/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,866	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	119.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,457	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,442	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 186Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 157Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,469	203.00–210.00	207.82
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,567	211.00–219.00	213.96
5	—	1,610	220.00–223.00	220.99
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	204.00–209.00	206.40
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	151.00–160.00	155.21
6	—	1,447	170.00–176.00	172.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	201.00–205.00	203.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	216.00–221.00	218.58
9	—	1,404	206.00–212.00	209.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	191.00–197.00	194.28
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	183.00–189.00	185.56
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	193.00–198.00	195.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	205.00–208.00	206.67
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	201.00–207.00	204.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	150.00–159.00	153.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	138.00–148.00	142.86
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	122.00–132.00	126.47
6	—	1,590	140.00–148.00	145.07
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	151.00–154.00	152.34
5	—	1,854	140.00–146.00	144.06
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,212	126.00–136.00	130.32
7	—	1,294	142.00–148.00	144.22
13	—	1,222	115.00–125.00	119.20
3	—	1,303	110.00–112.00	110.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	900.00–925.00	912.50
2	90–100	93	875.00–950.00	911.49
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,372.95
8	90–100	92	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,279.01
2	100–110	100	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,469.90
4	90–100	94	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,336.07
3	100–110	102	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275.41
2	110–120	115	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
2	120–130	120	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	825.00–900.00	874.62
6	90–100	93	800.00–875.00	858.26
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	72	925.00–1,000.00	965.29
14	80–90	83	935.00–1,025.00	983.90
23	90–100	93	900.00–1,000.00	945.90
21	100–110	102	850.00–925.00	890.77
3	110–120	112	810.00–850.00	836.27
2	120–130	123	750.00–785.00	767.14

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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