Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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	1,377	234.67	3,231	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,628	223.71	3,642	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,789	192.03	3,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	155.42	2,362	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,256	144.81	1,819	22
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,520	174.72	2,656	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	156.82	2,893	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,546	146.08	2,259	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,238	133.79	1,657	26
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,338	193.07	2,583	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,965	173.93	3,418	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	231.58	3,351	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,281	227.04	2,909	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,118	217.47	2,431	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	237.70	3,665	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	225.84	3,088	23

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,057.62/cwt	75
Bulls	Number 2	93	947.67/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	87	1,243.33/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,739	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,188	157.07/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,866	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,765	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	192.59/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,081	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	132.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,684	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	124.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,526	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	157.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,841	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,193	231.27/cwt	230.00–233.00	2,759	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,319	225.22/cwt	224.00–229.00	2,971	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,628	223.71/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,642	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	155.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,362	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	142.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,519	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,926	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,115	5
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,830	239.48/cwt	238.00–241.00	4,382	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	234.67/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,231	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	234.34/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,485	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,481.22/cwt	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,422.30/cwt	1,360.00–1,460.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,425.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,093.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	908	18
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	958.02/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	977	15
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	869.78/cwt	835.00–910.00	974	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	145.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,802	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	153.43/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	996.93/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	827	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	950.71/cwt	875.00–975.00	903	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,037.09/cwt	985.00–1,085.00	954	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	146.78/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,253	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	155.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,468	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	133.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	880.00/cwt	860.00–900.00	792	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	1,154.49/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	854	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	858.47/cwt	850.00–875.00	884	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	243.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,836	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	231.58/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,351	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,034	7
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	804.90/cwt	800.00–810.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	177.67/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	205.83/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,880	2
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,965	173.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,418	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,118	217.47/cwt	216.00–219.00	2,431	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,338	193.07/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,583	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,608	173.07/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,783	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,396	224.52/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,134	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,264	230.61/cwt	230.00–233.00	2,915	5

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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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 254Last week 257Year ago 260

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 162Year ago 174

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	140.00–146.00	142.04
8	—	1,269	130.00–138.00	132.73
8	—	1,225	120.00–128.00	124.54
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	154.00–159.00	157.37
2	—	1,763	138.00–148.00	142.87
5	—	1,926	160.00–164.00	161.74
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	144.00–148.00	146.78
8	—	1,584	150.00–159.00	155.79
7	—	1,516	130.00–138.00	134.19
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	152.00–162.00	157.07
2	—	1,765	193.00–195.00	194.01
2	—	1,608	172.00–174.00	173.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	188.00–198.00	192.59
2	—	1,883	176.00–180.00	177.67
2	—	1,885	200.00–213.00	205.83
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	230.00–233.00	231.27
7	—	1,319	224.00–229.00	225.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	230.00–234.00	231.58
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	216.00–219.00	217.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	220.00–229.00	223.71
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	230.00–239.00	234.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	150.00–158.00	155.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,237	140.00–148.00	145.66
4	—	1,325	150.00–156.00	153.43
4	—	1,254	130.00–134.00	133.19
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	238.00–241.00	239.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,487	230.00–239.00	234.34
10	—	1,578	240.00–250.00	243.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,396	220.00–229.00	224.52
5	—	1,264	230.00–233.00	230.61
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	170.00–178.00	173.93
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	188.00–196.00	193.07

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,481.22
3	100–110	102	1,360.00–1,460.00	1,422.30
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,154.49
18	80–90	83	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,093.63
18	90–100	92	985.00–1,085.00	1,037.09
15	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	958.02
10	110–120	112	835.00–910.00	869.78
2	120–130	123	800.00–810.00	804.90
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	975.00–1,025.00	996.93
7	90–100	95	875.00–975.00	950.71
3	100–110	103	850.00–875.00	858.47
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	860.00–900.00	880.00

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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