Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter diary bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,556	212.78	3,311	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,795	193.19	3,468	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,527	147.46	2,252	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	138.49	1,648	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,895	168.40	3,191	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,848	149.75	2,767	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,543	140.76	2,172	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	128.50	1,608	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	191.67	3,055	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	223.74	3,481	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	216.88	2,911	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,676	230.36	3,861	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,534	224.79	3,448	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,387	214.32	2,973	23

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	1,300.92/cwt	70
Bulls	Number 2	94	1,172.75/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 2	84	1,493.66/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	1,249.00/cwt	23

Every lot, as filed

44 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 and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,812	220.32/cwt	219.00–222.00	3,992	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	223.74/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,481	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,879	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	145.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,274	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	143.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,761	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,556	212.78/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,311	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	123.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,907	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	134.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,077	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,594	191.67/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,055	4
Steers	Select	—	1,387	214.32/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,973	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	124.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,490	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	131.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,646	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	144.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,673	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,849	152.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,814	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	151.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,284	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,895	168.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,191	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,631	233.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,812	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,534	224.79/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,448	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	216.88/cwt	210.00–219.00	2,911	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	124.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	147.46/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,252	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	193.19/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,468	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	109.80/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	1,225.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	1,345.83/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,547.06/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,666.67/cwt	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,524.50/cwt	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,466.52/cwt	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	1,381.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	855.05/cwt	850.00–875.00	804	5
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	785.25/cwt	700.00–860.00	801	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,650.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	1,065.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,098	10
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	1,072.91/cwt	1,025.00–1,135.00	998	4
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	1,065.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,493.66/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,590.30/cwt	1,535.00–1,650.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,374.83/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,430	7
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	1,217.77/cwt	1,150.00–1,260.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	1,204.95/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,121	17
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,174.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,210	14
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	1,083.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	899	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,448.71/cwt	1,360.00–1,475.00	1,362	8

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 248Last week 169Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 217Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	219.00–222.00	220.32
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,387	210.00–219.00	214.32
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,631	230.00–240.00	233.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,534	220.00–229.00	224.79
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,556	220.00–227.00	223.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,342	210.00–219.00	216.88
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,314	140.00–146.00	143.00
7	—	1,201	120.00–127.00	124.05
7	—	1,249	130.00–138.00	131.81
5	—	1,237	105.00–115.00	109.80
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,559	140.00–149.00	145.84
7	—	1,543	120.00–129.00	123.62
5	—	1,547	132.00–138.00	134.26
7	—	1,506	150.00–156.00	151.65
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,845	140.00–148.00	144.87
8	—	1,849	150.00–156.00	152.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	138.00–148.00	143.64
3	—	1,095	120.00–129.00	124.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,527	144.00–152.00	147.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	210.00–216.00	212.78
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	188.00–194.00	191.67
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	166.00–170.00	168.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	190.00–196.00	193.19

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,524.50
3	90–100	93	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,466.52
3	100–110	105	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,666.67
4	80–90	83	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
7	90–100	94	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547.06
7	100–110	104	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,374.83
6	110–120	110	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,345.83
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	83	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,083.58
4	90–100	93	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,072.91
10	100–110	103	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,065.78
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	83	1,150.00–1,260.00	1,217.77
17	90–100	93	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,204.95
14	100–110	103	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,174.95
4	110–120	113	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,065.06
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	1,535.00–1,650.00	1,590.30
8	90–100	94	1,360.00–1,475.00	1,448.71
3	100–110	100	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,381.67
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	94	850.00–875.00	855.05
3	100–110	102	700.00–860.00	785.25
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,493.66

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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