Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-06-24

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 24
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
130 vs last sale 223 157 vs year ago 250 · 62.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
174 head
23 vs last sale 197 38 vs year ago 136 · +27.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,263228.002,8802thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,680228.023,8312thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,390188.202,6162thin
BullsAverage1,474170.782,5174thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,805158.042,8533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,544155.832,4064thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,127140.291,58211
Dairy BullsLow1,675169.842,8456thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770155.662,7553thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,237129.691,60417
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,513129.271,9559thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,225175.462,1492thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,443226.883,2743thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,035.91/cwt76
BullsNumber 290874.23/cwt13
BullsNumber 393774.32/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1921,270.57/cwt19
HeifersNumber 284909.04/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

43 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,463115.01/cwt110.00–118.001,6833
CowsLean 85-90%1,120156.94/cwt156.00–159.001,7583
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,274125.28/cwt120.00–132.001,5968
CowsLean 85-90%1,193130.59/cwt127.00–135.001,5582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,544155.83/cwt152.00–158.002,4064
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,095114.24/cwt110.00–117.001,2513
SteersChoice and Prime1,443226.88/cwt223.00–231.003,2743
BullsNumber 190–100921,015.01/cwt960.00–1,060.0093421
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201131,199.44/cwt1,175.00–1,225.001,3552
BullsNumber 1110–120111899.03/cwt860.00–925.009987
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80731,277.59/cwt1,200.00–1,350.009332
BullsNumber 1120–130122825.00/cwt825.00–825.001,0073
BullsNumber 170–8074824.66/cwt750.00–875.006105
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101011,335.74/cwt1,310.00–1,385.001,3495
Dairy Bulls1,572165.33/cwt163.00–169.002,5993
BullsNumber 290–10093897.68/cwt875.00–935.008353
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101051,258.33/cwt1,250.00–1,275.001,3213
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.001,3062
BullsNumber 180–90831,003.88/cwt950.00–1,060.008337
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,342.50/cwt1,300.00–1,385.001,1412
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,680228.02/cwt227.00–229.003,8312
BullsNumber 280–9083896.34/cwt850.00–925.007447
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,532.50/cwt1,475.00–1,560.001,3034
HeifersNumber 270–8073350.00/cwt350.00–350.002562
Bulls1,418176.45/cwt175.00–178.002,5022
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,357.57/cwt1,250.00–1,425.001,24910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805158.04/cwt156.00–160.002,8533
BullsNumber 390–10093774.32/cwt750.00–800.007202
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,263228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,8802
BullsNumber 2100–110102799.18/cwt750.00–850.008153
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,390188.20/cwt186.00–190.002,6162
BullsNumber 1100–110101976.88/cwt910.00–1,010.0098720
CowsLean 85-90%1,020113.49/cwt112.00–115.001,1582
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100921,281.73/cwt1,275.00–1,285.001,1793
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,455127.55/cwt124.00–130.001,8563
HeifersNumber 1100–110100775.00/cwt750.00–800.007752
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,620145.24/cwt140.00–150.002,3533
Bulls1,530165.11/cwt164.00–166.002,5262
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,258143.29/cwt138.00–149.001,8036
Dairy Bulls1,778174.35/cwt174.00–175.003,1003
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770155.66/cwt150.00–159.002,7553
Dairy HeifersSelect1,225175.46/cwt172.00–179.002,1492
CowsLean 85-90%1,154146.06/cwt142.00–148.001,6864

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.