Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter 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 steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,320	161.42	2,131	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,548	154.20	2,387	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	153.06	2,755	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	141.08	1,662	23
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,710	172.85	2,956	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,848	151.69	2,803	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,523	142.85	2,176	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	122.52	1,472	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,718	196.63	3,378	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,645	182.01	2,994	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,523	227.73	3,468	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	232.84	3,644	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	226.60	3,408	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,447	217.71	3,150	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,251.26/cwt	89
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,065.59/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 1	88	1,628.77/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	928.33/cwt	925.00–935.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,574.55/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	1,238.36/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	904	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,091.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	1,032.45/cwt	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,156	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,188.46/cwt	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,093	28
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,710	172.85/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,956	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,565	232.84/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,644	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,501.13/cwt	1,435.00–1,535.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,386.49/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,209.86/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,004	13
Bulls	—	—	1,318	155.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,052	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,683.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,397	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	135.15/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,641.59/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,523	227.73/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,468	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	1,099.15/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	813	4
Steers	Select	—	1,447	217.71/cwt	216.00–219.00	3,150	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,113.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,147	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,506	9
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,029.25/cwt	975.00–1,060.00	1,070	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	123.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,724.62/cwt	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,431	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	133.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,615	7
Bulls	—	—	1,323	168.58/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,230	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	125.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,495	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,504	226.60/cwt	223.00–229.00	3,408	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	153.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,755	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,718	196.63/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	143.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,717	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,645	182.01/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,994	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	112.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,346	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	154.20/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,387	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	151.69/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,803	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,524	145.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,215	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	152.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,855	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	152.30/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,402	7

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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 180Year ago 189

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 156Last week 216Year ago 157

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	73	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,238.36
13	80–90	83	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,209.86
28	90–100	92	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,188.46
13	100–110	103	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,113.43
7	110–120	112	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,032.45
3	120–130	125	925.00–935.00	928.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,099.15
6	90–100	95	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,091.67
8	100–110	104	975.00–1,060.00	1,029.25
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,724.62
6	90–100	92	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,641.59
8	100–110	102	1,435.00–1,535.00	1,501.13
3	110–120	112	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,386.49
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,683.00
3	90–100	93	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	172.00–174.00	172.85
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,565	230.00–238.00	232.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	216.00–219.00	217.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,504	223.00–229.00	226.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	150.00–160.00	155.70
4	—	1,323	166.00–172.00	168.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	132.00–137.00	135.15
3	—	1,478	120.00–126.00	123.73
12	—	1,524	140.00–149.00	145.33
7	—	1,577	151.00–154.00	152.30
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,209	130.00–136.00	133.62
6	—	1,193	120.00–128.00	125.34
9	—	1,202	105.00–115.00	112.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,848	149.00–156.00	151.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	225.00–229.00	227.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	130.00–135.00	132.24
9	—	1,198	140.00–148.00	143.34
5	—	1,213	150.00–158.00	152.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	148.00–158.00	153.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	152.00–156.00	154.20
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	190.00–200.00	196.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	180.00–184.00	182.01

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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