Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2026-01-13

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
17 vs last sale 248 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
184 head
33 vs last sale 217 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,633185.893,0358thin
Dairy BullsLow1,678169.522,8446thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,731144.752,50512
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,549134.522,08441
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,257131.211,65021
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,651195.543,2284thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,359184.772,5118thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,515221.313,3534thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,333215.222,8696thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,638230.283,77216
SteersChoiceAverage1,508224.513,38640
SteersSelectAverage1,503216.103,2488thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,306.13/cwt60
BullsNumber 2921,238.40/cwt15
HeifersNumber 1841,498.14/cwt16
HeifersNumber 2861,451.03/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls1,562175.77/cwt170.00–184.002,7463
Bulls1,675191.96/cwt188.00–196.003,2155
HeifersChoice1,515221.31/cwt220.00–223.003,3534
HeifersSelect1,333215.22/cwt210.00–218.002,8696
SteersChoice1,508224.51/cwt220.00–228.003,38640
SteersSelect1,503216.10/cwt213.00–219.003,2488
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,200121.36/cwt120.00–122.001,4563
Dairy Bulls1,798163.63/cwt160.00–168.002,9423
Dairy Bulls1,557175.41/cwt172.00–178.002,7313
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,499114.28/cwt110.00–119.001,7135
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,753137.28/cwt134.00–139.002,4074
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,613153.88/cwt152.00–157.002,4823
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,315143.76/cwt140.00–148.001,8907
SteersChoice and Prime1,638230.28/cwt229.00–234.003,77216
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,233114.85/cwt112.00–117.001,4164
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,238132.22/cwt128.00–138.001,6377
Dairy SteersChoice1,651195.54/cwt190.00–199.003,2284
Dairy SteersSelect1,359184.77/cwt180.00–190.002,5118
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,494123.13/cwt120.00–127.001,8405
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,567142.85/cwt140.00–147.002,23817
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,566135.71/cwt130.00–139.002,12514
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,783145.25/cwt142.00–149.002,5905
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,725.00/cwt1,650.00–1,775.001,4663
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100921,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.001,4263
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101031,282.26/cwt1,200.00–1,350.001,3213
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,670.14/cwt1,625.00–1,725.001,5534
BullsNumber 280–90831,112.88/cwt1,075.00–1,150.009244
BullsNumber 290–100931,125.54/cwt1,050.00–1,150.001,0475
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,671.31/cwt1,600.00–1,735.001,3876
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100951,433.33/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,3623
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80701,650.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,1552
BullsNumber 1120–130121996.29/cwt950.00–1,050.001,2064
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,548.73/cwt1,500.00–1,585.001,4256
HeifersNumber 180–9080675.00/cwt650.00–700.005402
BullsNumber 190–100931,239.49/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,15310
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,456.84/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,4866
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80721,783.14/cwt1,775.00–1,800.001,2843
BullsNumber 180–90851,239.17/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,0536
BullsNumber 1110–1201121,141.75/cwt1,110.00–1,200.001,27910
BullsNumber 1100–1101011,227.82/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,24014
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80731,477.59/cwt1,400.00–1,550.001,0792

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.