Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light 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	1,200	184.28	2,211	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,807	150.58	2,721	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,209	138.20	1,671	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,695	171.38	2,905	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,880	154.75	2,909	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,523	142.19	2,165	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,259	122.24	1,539	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	195.00	3,040	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,451	183.48	2,662	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	222.86	3,185	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,219	214.56	2,614	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	232.89	3,584	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	223.82	3,185	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,337	215.75	2,885	16

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	1,164.64/cwt	60
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,009.25/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	75	1,650.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	84	1,625.45/cwt	8

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	70–80	73	1,127.99/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	823	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,530.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	986.94/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,073.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,095	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,177.47/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	989	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	222.86/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,185	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,539	232.89/cwt	231.00–235.00	3,584	8
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	1,021.29/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	858	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,136.49/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,057	14
Bulls	—	—	1,200	184.28/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,755.17/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,281	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,436	8
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	924.19/cwt	875.00–975.00	952	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,559	195.00/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,040	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,049.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	997	5
Steers	Select	—	1,337	215.75/cwt	210.00–223.00	2,885	16
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,495.73/cwt	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,406	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	132.08/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,238	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	126.94/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	873.73/cwt	835.00–900.00	979	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	145.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,244	11
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,695	171.38/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,905	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	145.42/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,959	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	223.82/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,185	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	154.75/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,909	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,219	214.07/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,610	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	127.87/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,592	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,451	183.48/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,807	150.58/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,721	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,215	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	144.40/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,714	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,059	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	102.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,263	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	152.40/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,355	5

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 216Last week 207Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 149Last week 185Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	70–80	73	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,127.99
15	80–90	84	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,177.47
14	90–100	93	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,136.49
11	100–110	102	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,073.42
6	110–120	112	925.00–1,025.00	986.94
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	1,500.00	1,500.00
6	100–110	100	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,530.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	84	975.00–1,050.00	1,021.29
5	90–100	95	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049.00
3	100–110	103	875.00–975.00	924.19
3	110–120	112	835.00–900.00	873.73
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	73	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,755.17
4	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,495.73
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	220.00–226.00	222.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	210.00–218.00	214.07
1	—	1,215	218.00	218.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,539	231.00–235.00	232.89
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,337	210.00–223.00	215.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,423	220.00–229.00	223.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	181.00–188.00	184.28
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	110.00–120.00	114.90
6	—	1,228	127.00–138.00	132.08
5	—	1,347	142.00–149.00	145.42
6	—	1,228	100.00–107.00	102.89
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	125.00–128.00	126.94
11	—	1,538	140.00–149.00	145.93
6	—	1,503	136.00–138.00	137.00
5	—	1,545	152.00–154.00	152.40
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,880	152.00–159.00	154.75
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	189.00–199.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	180.00–187.00	183.48
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	168.00–175.00	171.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	122.00–132.00	127.87
5	—	1,187	142.00–148.00	144.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	148.00–156.00	150.58

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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