Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a steady supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	236.81	3,701	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	219.15	3,533	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,422	214.14	3,045	3thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,739	183.96	3,200	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,474	155.38	2,290	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	152.13	1,883	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,093	158.38	3,315	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,805	157.26	2,839	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,524	142.93	2,178	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,247	124.67	1,554	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	194.51	2,937	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,561	199.76	3,119	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,268	196.50	2,492	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	232.04	3,186	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	225.56	2,966	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,596	243.28	3,883	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	231.56	3,359	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,414	224.45	3,174	24

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,065.83/cwt	89
Bulls	Number 2	95	911.22/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,432.32/cwt	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	225.56/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,966	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,510	194.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,937	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,093	158.38/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	171.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	193.74/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	186.05/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,293	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,353.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,562.50/cwt	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,412.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,467.07/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,400.98/cwt	1,360.00–1,435.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,566.67/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	951.02/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	780	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	914.07/cwt	875.00–950.00	859	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	883.93/cwt	860.00–900.00	910	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	1,112.24/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,425.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,451.41/cwt	1,400.00–1,485.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	1,066.94/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	875	21
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	949.29/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	959	18
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,008.16/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	938	22
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	875.00/cwt	860.00–885.00	971	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	1,078.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,110.00	809	6
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	810.51/cwt	785.00–835.00	997	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	134.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,755	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	109.98/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,256	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	122.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,542	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	147.45/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	152.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,883	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,853	165.58/cwt	163.00–168.00	3,068	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	155.18/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,782	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	125.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,908	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	133.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,993	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	160.16/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,492	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	144.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,195	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	155.38/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,290	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	236.81/cwt	233.00–239.00	3,701	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,596	243.28/cwt	240.00–248.00	3,883	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	232.04/cwt	230.00–237.00	3,186	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,422	214.14/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,045	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,268	196.50/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,492	4
Steers	Select	—	1,414	224.45/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,174	24
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,823	213.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,894	3
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,873	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,305	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,838	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,878	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,499	223.22/cwt	221.00–225.00	3,346	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,499	204.42/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,064	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	233.71/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,286	25

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 257Last week 180Year ago 260

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 162Last week 150Year ago 148

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,315	220.00–228.00	225.56
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,373	230.00–237.00	232.04
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	190.00–200.00	194.51
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,093	156.00–161.00	158.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	165.00–175.00	171.03
2	—	1,498	190.00–197.00	193.74
3	—	1,770	183.00–189.00	186.05
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,309	130.00–139.00	134.05
7	—	1,142	100.00–118.00	109.98
9	—	1,257	120.00–128.00	122.69
2	—	1,315	146.00–149.00	147.45
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	163.00–168.00	165.58
8	—	1,793	151.00–159.00	155.18
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	120.00–129.00	125.54
5	—	1,490	130.00–138.00	133.76
7	—	1,556	157.00–162.00	160.16
8	—	1,520	140.00–149.00	144.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	150.00–154.00	152.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	151.00–158.00	155.38
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	233.00–239.00	236.81
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	212.00–218.00	214.14
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	210.00–212.00	211.01
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	221.00–225.00	223.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,596	240.00–248.00	243.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,414	220.00–229.00	224.45
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	210.00–220.00	213.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,406	230.00–239.00	233.71
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	192.00–199.00	196.50
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	175.00–178.00	176.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	200.00–209.00	204.42

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,562.50
6	80–90	83	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,412.50
5	90–100	92	1,400.00–1,485.00	1,451.41
3	100–110	100	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,353.33
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
3	80–90	80	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,566.67
4	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,467.07
3	100–110	102	1,360.00–1,435.00	1,400.98
2	120–130	123	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.24
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	900.00–1,000.00	951.02
6	90–100	94	875.00–950.00	914.07
5	100–110	103	860.00–900.00	883.93
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	75	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,078.33
21	80–90	82	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,066.94
22	90–100	93	960.00–1,060.00	1,008.16
18	100–110	101	910.00–1,010.00	949.29
6	110–120	111	860.00–885.00	875.00
2	120–130	123	785.00–835.00	810.51

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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