Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-07-15

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 15
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
53 vs last sale 143 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
177 head
8 vs last sale 185 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold weak. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,504225.213,3874thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,477211.263,1206thin
BullsLow1,671196.803,2888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,778152.012,7032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,490149.302,2246thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,168143.371,6747thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,852159.522,9544thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,537139.682,14620
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,265126.641,60227
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,607203.603,2723thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518197.983,0053thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,478220.543,2604thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,319211.602,7914thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,638243.103,98212
SteersChoiceAverage1,470234.013,44010
SteersSelectAverage1,399227.363,18111

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,021.14/cwt89
BullsNumber 294896.70/cwt10
BullsNumber 381720.37/cwt5
BullsUtility82175.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1901,388.30/cwt14
HeifersNumber 2941,279.73/cwt4

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,477211.26/cwt200.00–218.003,1206
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,520.67/cwt1,475.00–1,560.001,2774
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201131,174.44/cwt1,150.00–1,200.001,3272
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,504225.21/cwt221.00–227.003,3874
Dairy SteersChoice1,518197.98/cwt197.00–199.003,0053
SteersChoice1,470234.01/cwt230.00–238.003,44010
Bulls1,735187.01/cwt186.00–188.003,2452
BullsNumber 280–9083848.48/cwt800.00–900.007042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80731,467.76/cwt1,460.00–1,475.001,0712
BullsNumber 180–9084992.68/cwt960.00–1,035.0083411
BullsNumber 1100–110102871.93/cwt825.00–910.0088924
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,396.33/cwt1,360.00–1,450.001,2716
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,430.64/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,2026
BullsNumber 380–9081720.37/cwt675.00–750.005835
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100941,279.73/cwt1,235.00–1,300.001,2034
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101031,061.05/cwt1,035.00–1,100.001,0933
BullsNumber 290–10093817.37/cwt800.00–850.007605
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,237.20/cwt1,225.00–1,250.001,2742
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,303.53/cwt1,250.00–1,360.001,33010
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100941,433.20/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,3474
BullsNumber 190–10092925.26/cwt875.00–960.0085124
BullsNumber 1110–120111836.81/cwt800.00–875.009298
BullsUtilityJersey80–9082175.00/cwt150.00–200.001443
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,239122.79/cwt120.00–128.001,5219
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,345142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9102
CowsLean 85-90%1,125145.50/cwt142.00–148.001,6373
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,506134.58/cwt130.00–138.002,0276
CowsBoner 80-85%1,463142.09/cwt140.00–144.002,0792
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,838151.04/cwt148.00–154.002,7762
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,540153.73/cwt152.00–156.002,3674
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,569147.33/cwt140.00–150.002,3125
CowsLean 85-90%1,320151.54/cwt150.00–153.002,0002
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,231112.19/cwt107.00–117.001,3815
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,287133.56/cwt130.00–138.001,71911
CowsLean 85-90%1,080132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4262
SteersSelect1,399227.36/cwt222.00–229.003,18111
HeifersChoice1,478220.54/cwt218.00–226.003,2604
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,778152.01/cwt150.00–154.002,7032
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,865168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,1332
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,538126.89/cwt122.00–128.001,9525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,503152.91/cwt150.00–158.002,2984
Bulls1,663205.26/cwt200.00–208.003,4133
Bulls1,635194.86/cwt192.00–198.003,1863
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,607203.60/cwt201.00–206.003,2723
SteersChoice and Prime1,638243.10/cwt241.00–245.003,98212
HeifersSelect1,319211.60/cwt208.00–217.002,7914

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.