Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,825	177.56	3,240	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,797	159.20	2,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	155.05	2,318	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	143.09	1,753	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,808	147.50	2,667	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	146.93	2,292	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	127.54	1,579	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,487	205.01	3,048	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,322	196.50	2,598	5thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,320	226.49	2,989	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	236.49	3,701	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	225.19	3,254	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,315	218.01	2,867	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,288.45/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,083.71/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	72	248.84/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,357.52/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	225.19/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,254	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	230.52/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,958	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	225.68/cwt	222.00–228.00	2,995	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	167.56/cwt	164.00–172.00	3,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	187.56/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,460	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,658.39/cwt	1,635.00–1,675.00	1,509	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	1,436.59/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,637.50/cwt	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	998.48/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	829	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	1,287.29/cwt	1,225.00–1,310.00	953	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	1,002.50/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,128.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	937	6
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,094.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,018	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,793.71/cwt	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	917.65/cwt	910.00–925.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,150.02/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,173	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,184.06/cwt	1,135.00–1,235.00	1,089	13
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,049.58/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	1,165	9
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,239.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,028	6
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	72	248.84/cwt	200.00–300.00	179	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	205.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,048	10
Steers	Select	—	1,315	218.01/cwt	217.00–219.00	2,867	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,322	196.50/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,598	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	233.04/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,566	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,635	243.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,979	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	153.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,303	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,396	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	155.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,467	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	144.75/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,262	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	128.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,905	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,797	159.20/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,861	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,675	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	143.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,710	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,495	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	112.06/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,435	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,861	145.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,701	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,617	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,441	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	153.45/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,001	5

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 168Year ago 228

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 157Last week 175Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,445	220.00–229.00	225.19
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	217.00–219.00	218.01
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,530	230.00–239.00	233.04
10	—	1,635	240.00–247.00	243.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	230.00–231.00	230.52
10	—	1,327	222.00–228.00	225.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	164.00–172.00	167.56
2	—	1,845	187.00–188.00	187.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,487	200.00–209.00	205.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	193.00–199.00	196.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,496	150.00–159.00	153.97
2	—	1,488	160.00–162.00	161.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	156.00–162.00	159.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	134.00–136.00	135.02
2	—	1,260	120.00–124.00	121.94
3	—	1,228	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,304	152.00–156.00	153.45
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,590	150.00–158.00	155.13
4	—	1,563	142.00–148.00	144.75
4	—	1,481	124.00–132.00	128.61
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,250	130.00–138.00	134.01
7	—	1,193	140.00–146.00	143.32
7	—	1,212	120.00–127.00	123.36
9	—	1,281	107.00–117.00	112.06
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	140.00–149.00	145.13
3	—	1,737	150.00–152.00	150.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	83	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,793.71
7	90–100	91	1,635.00–1,675.00	1,658.39
2	110–120	110	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,287.29
6	80–90	83	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,239.00
13	90–100	92	1,135.00–1,235.00	1,184.06
13	100–110	102	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,150.02
9	110–120	111	985.00–1,075.00	1,049.58
2	120–130	123	910.00–925.00	917.65
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	83	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,128.54
5	90–100	93	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,094.89
4	100–110	105	975.00–1,035.00	1,002.50
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	200.00–300.00	248.84
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.50
2	100–110	103	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,436.59
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	950.00–1,050.00	998.48

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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