Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-11-25

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 25
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
71 vs last sale 251 20 vs year ago 160 · +12.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
148 head
13 vs last sale 161 0 vs year ago 148 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. 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 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
BullsAverage1,528167.642,5614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,547152.012,3523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,235141.461,74813
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,799150.642,7108thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,243132.711,65017
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,530131.862,01829
HeifersChoiceAverage1,439214.433,0869thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,242205.232,5497thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,655220.623,6515thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,507214.623,23432
SteersSelectAverage1,380204.492,8229thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,117.18/cwt64
BullsNumber 296975.72/cwt18
BullsNumber 391832.09/cwt7
HeifersNumber 1931,221.21/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing100475.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1120–130123811.15/cwt785.00–850.009983
BullsNumber 1100–110101988.88/cwt950.00–1,050.0099913
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,380.71/cwt1,300.00–1,425.001,2705
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101011,275.70/cwt1,225.00–1,325.001,2887
BullsNumber 1110–120113902.56/cwt900.00–910.001,0204
BullsNumber 180–90831,085.45/cwt1,025.00–1,125.009016
BullsNumber 390–10091832.09/cwt800.00–875.007577
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingJersey100–110100475.00/cwt475.00–475.004751
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,240.78/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,1296
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120–1301201,095.00/cwt1,085.00–1,100.001,3143
BullsNumber 2100–110103896.16/cwt850.00–935.009234
BullsNumber 290–10095952.86/cwt900.00–985.009057
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80751,508.33/cwt1,450.00–1,575.001,1313
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,507.65/cwt1,475.00–1,525.001,2363
HeifersSelect1,242205.23/cwt200.00–209.002,5497
SteersSelect1,380204.49/cwt200.00–209.002,8229
BullsNumber 280–9085958.75/cwt950.00–985.008154
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101021,157.79/cwt1,125.00–1,200.001,1813
BullsNumber 190–100911,054.18/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0095917
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101001,162.50/cwt1,150.00–1,175.001,1632
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,559146.86/cwt143.00–149.002,2907
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,256142.43/cwt140.00–144.001,7895
Bulls1,170170.98/cwt170.00–172.002,0002
Bulls1,885164.31/cwt161.00–168.003,0972
SteersChoice1,507214.62/cwt210.00–219.003,23432
HeifersChoice1,439214.43/cwt210.00–219.003,0869
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,803152.62/cwt150.00–156.002,7525
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,269134.04/cwt132.00–138.001,7016
SteersChoice and Prime1,655220.62/cwt220.00–222.003,6515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,547152.01/cwt150.00–153.002,3523
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,492111.60/cwt110.00–114.001,6655
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,525134.80/cwt130.00–138.002,05612
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,541124.06/cwt120.00–129.001,9125
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,793147.33/cwt145.00–149.002,6423
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,206123.28/cwt120.00–125.001,4876
CowsLean 85-90%1,269141.73/cwt140.00–148.001,7996
CowsLean 85-90%1,243152.96/cwt152.00–154.001,9013
CowsLean 85-90%1,179132.44/cwt130.00–135.001,5614

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.