Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was light to 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	1,674	169.15	2,832	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,390	153.01	2,127	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,848	144.10	2,663	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,564	134.69	2,106	41
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	120.13	1,504	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,663	204.48	3,401	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	221.83	3,292	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,438	216.25	3,111	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,367	209.94	2,870	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,607	226.69	3,643	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	220.76	3,389	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,472	212.86	3,133	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	1,292.41/cwt	78
Bulls	Number 2	95	1,122.73/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,608.11/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,815	174.69/cwt	171.00–178.00	3,171	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	184.69/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	145.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,932	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,367	209.94/cwt	205.00–213.00	2,870	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	220.76/cwt	218.00–223.00	3,389	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,663	204.48/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,401	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,084	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,454	215.96/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,140	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	221.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,292	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,612	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	122.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,846	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,780	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,390	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,127	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,607	226.69/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,643	19
Steers	Select	—	1,472	212.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,133	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	143.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,308	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	144.10/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,663	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	132.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,727	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	113.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,369.70/cwt	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,648.54/cwt	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,517	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,750.75/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	1,155.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,466.60/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	965.49/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	1,078.12/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,197	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	1,268.77/cwt	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,167	20
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	81	1,315.93/cwt	1,285.00–1,335.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	1,157.03/cwt	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,180	20
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,675.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	1,574.66/cwt	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	1,133.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	907	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,080.21/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,123	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 265Year ago 131

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 160Last week 184Year ago 134

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	171.00–178.00	174.69
2	—	1,745	182.00–187.00	184.69
2	—	1,393	142.00–148.00	145.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	218.00	218.00
6	—	1,454	214.00–219.00	215.96
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	205.00–213.00	209.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	220.00–225.00	221.83
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	218.00–223.00	220.76
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,607	225.00–229.00	226.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,472	210.00–216.00	212.86
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	202.00–208.00	204.48
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,543	130.00–139.00	135.07
4	—	1,506	120.00–128.00	122.60
4	—	1,575	110.00–117.00	113.04
14	—	1,605	140.00–148.00	143.80
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	120.00–127.00	124.35
3	—	1,308	130.00–136.00	132.03
8	—	1,203	110.00–118.00	113.03
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,848	141.00–147.00	144.10
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	152.00–154.00	153.01

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.75
8	90–100	92	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,648.54
6	100–110	102	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,466.60
3	110–120	112	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,369.70
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,133.33
8	90–100	92	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,155.95
7	100–110	104	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,080.21
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	81	1,285.00–1,335.00	1,315.93
20	90–100	92	1,250.00–1,310.00	1,268.77
20	100–110	102	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,157.03
6	110–120	111	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,078.12
5	120–130	123	900.00–1,010.00	965.49
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
4	90–100	93	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,574.66

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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