Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-08-05

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 5
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
5 vs last sale 217 36 vs year ago 248 · 14.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
20 vs last sale 165 5 vs year ago 150 · 3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited market reporter availability. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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
BullsHigh1,601203.343,2546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,423162.992,3192thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,840162.042,9826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177155.251,8287thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,225161.331,9762thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,788160.732,87515
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,522140.222,13419
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,211135.571,64130
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,492205.933,0728thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,441201.462,90311
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,341187.692,5173thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,413234.023,3073thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,408223.773,1513thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,442236.583,41117
SteersChoiceAverage1,366228.503,12216
SteersSelectAverage1,243217.602,7053thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1931,100.75/cwt76
BullsNumber 2841,042.86/cwt7
BullsNumber 392808.18/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1841,414.38/cwt7

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 CowsBreaker 75-80%1,798157.75/cwt157.00–158.002,8364
BullsNumber 190–100911,015.92/cwt975.00–1,075.0092421
SteersChoice1,417225.82/cwt222.00–229.003,20011
BullsNumber 290–10095908.33/cwt875.00–950.008633
HeifersChoice1,408223.77/cwt220.00–226.003,1513
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,465.99/cwt1,425.00–1,500.001,3498
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,492205.93/cwt202.00–212.003,0728
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,437.84/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,3372
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80751,375.00/cwt1,325.00–1,425.001,0312
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,541.69/cwt1,475.00–1,575.001,2805
BullsNumber 270–8070837.50/cwt800.00–875.005862
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,1833
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101001,392.50/cwt1,385.00–1,400.001,3932
Dairy SteersChoice1,553196.15/cwt190.00–199.003,0465
Bulls1,848211.84/cwt206.00–216.003,9153
BullsNumber 180–90841,052.34/cwt985.00–1,085.0088414
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90801,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,1602
BullsNumber 170–8075980.00/cwt925.00–1,035.007354
BullsNumber 1100–110102951.53/cwt900.00–985.0097113
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201101,283.33/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,4123
BullsNumber 1110–120112871.42/cwt850.00–885.009766
Dairy SteersSelect1,341187.69/cwt186.00–189.002,5173
BullsNumber 390–10092808.18/cwt800.00–825.007443
HeifersChoice and Prime1,413234.02/cwt233.00–235.003,3073
Bulls1,353194.84/cwt191.00–198.002,6363
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,213141.43/cwt134.00–146.001,7169
Dairy Bulls1,225161.33/cwt158.00–164.001,9762
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,540154.76/cwt150.00–159.002,3835
Dairy SteersChoice1,348205.89/cwt201.00–212.002,7756
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,492119.20/cwt118.00–120.001,7785
SteersChoice1,254234.41/cwt233.00–237.002,9405
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,175129.96/cwt128.00–133.001,52710
SteersSelect1,243217.60/cwt217.00–219.002,7053
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,785161.82/cwt160.00–165.002,88811
SteersChoice and Prime1,545244.96/cwt242.00–248.003,7852
CowsLean 85-90%1,183150.35/cwt145.00–156.001,7794
SteersChoice and Prime1,428235.46/cwt232.00–239.003,36215
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,226116.90/cwt110.00–120.001,4335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,423162.99/cwt162.00–164.002,3192
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,253151.68/cwt147.00–157.001,9016
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,529143.82/cwt138.00–148.002,1999
CowsLean 85-90%1,170161.79/cwt160.00–164.001,8933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,840162.04/cwt158.00–164.002,9826

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.