Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-09-09

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 9
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
5 vs last sale 173 48 vs year ago 216 · 22.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
175 head
11 vs last sale 186 28 vs year ago 147 · +19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,303169.242,2056thin
Dairy BullsAverage2,033178.793,6352thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,845158.502,9245thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,567139.902,19220
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,175121.431,42618
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473212.003,1235thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,401235.583,30019
HeifersChoiceAverage1,277225.012,8737thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,524242.933,7026thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,437235.963,39124
SteersSelectAverage1,412216.433,0567thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1901,298.76/cwt80
BullsNumber 2961,097.22/cwt13
HeifersNumber 1931,586.85/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing70800.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

36 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
BullsNumber 170–80731,263.62/cwt1,250.00–1,285.009224
BullsNumber 1110–1201111,048.20/cwt1,000.00–1,085.001,1644
BullsNumber 1100–1101021,138.09/cwt1,085.00–1,185.001,16114
BullsNumber 190–100931,190.27/cwt1,150.00–1,225.001,10719
BullsNumber 180–90831,228.85/cwt1,185.00–1,275.001,02022
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,728.27/cwt1,710.00–1,750.001,4173
BullsNumber 2100–1101041,038.34/cwt1,000.00–1,075.001,0807
BullsNumber 280–90831,109.10/cwt1,075.00–1,160.009215
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101051,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,5231
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingJersey70–8070800.00/cwt800.00–800.005601
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,607.27/cwt1,550.00–1,650.001,4793
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101051,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,475.001,4963
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,485.66/cwt1,425.00–1,535.001,5153
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80731,905.17/cwt1,875.00–1,975.001,3914
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,768.67/cwt1,700.00–1,850.001,4685
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,629.95/cwt1,585.00–1,685.001,5165
Bulls1,530169.57/cwt162.00–176.002,5942
Bulls1,210194.89/cwt194.00–196.002,3582
Bulls1,168143.25/cwt140.00–146.001,6732
Dairy Bulls2,033178.79/cwt173.00–184.003,6352
SteersChoice1,437235.96/cwt230.00–239.003,39124
HeifersChoice1,277225.01/cwt223.00–227.002,8737
SteersSelect1,412216.43/cwt210.00–221.003,0567
SteersChoice and Prime1,524242.93/cwt240.00–249.003,7026
HeifersChoice and Prime1,401235.58/cwt230.00–240.003,30019
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,473212.00/cwt210.00–214.003,1235
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,576143.35/cwt140.00–148.002,25910
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,635154.67/cwt150.00–159.002,5293
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,523132.93/cwt130.00–138.002,0254
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,527122.91/cwt120.00–127.001,8773
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,745154.65/cwt152.00–158.002,6993
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,995164.28/cwt161.00–167.003,2772
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,111128.78/cwt126.00–134.001,4316
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,271139.81/cwt136.00–146.001,7774
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,183111.50/cwt110.00–117.001,3194
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,166101.94/cwt100.00–107.001,1894

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.