Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-01-14

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 237▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
175 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 166▲ 175 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 firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady, Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was good to 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,698194.333,3003thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,438186.722,6856thin
Bulls—Average1,555148.732,3126thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,782129.642,3103thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,489124.981,8615thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,134117.711,33515
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,527129.621,98026
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,857128.042,37819
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,199110.311,32218
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,704171.172,9177thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433197.392,82918
HeifersChoiceAverage1,509183.602,7713thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,300175.312,2793thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,628205.833,35127
SteersChoiceAverage1,518195.772,97221
SteersSelectAverage1,396185.952,59614

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197771.59/cwt76
BullsNumber 288650.40/cwt13
HeifersNumber 195919.19/cwt17

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,396185.95/cwt181.00–189.002,59614
Steers—Choice1,518195.77/cwt190.00–199.002,97221
Steers—Choice and Prime1,595205.55/cwt201.00–209.003,27917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,639211.15/cwt210.00–213.003,4618
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,865186.96/cwt185.00–189.003,4872
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,300175.31/cwt175.00–176.002,2793
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,420195.88/cwt191.00–199.002,78114
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,479202.66/cwt200.00–207.002,9974
Heifers—Choice1,509183.60/cwt183.00–185.002,7713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,313128.74/cwt124.00–134.001,6902
Bulls——1,598148.93/cwt146.00–155.002,3802
Bulls——1,753168.53/cwt168.00–169.002,9542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950104.84/cwt102.00–108.009962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116114.47/cwt110.00–118.001,2776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,202124.16/cwt120.00–129.001,4927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489124.98/cwt122.00–128.001,8615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,782129.64/cwt127.00–134.002,3103
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06992.47/cwt90.00–96.009894
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139106.57/cwt102.00–108.001,2146
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278115.81/cwt110.00–118.001,4804
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,339128.28/cwt127.00–129.001,7184
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503125.21/cwt122.00–129.001,88212
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,548133.40/cwt130.00–138.002,06514
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,823131.86/cwt130.00–133.002,4047
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,877125.81/cwt120.00–129.002,36112
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,704171.17/cwt168.00–174.002,9177
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,438186.72/cwt184.00–189.002,6856
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,698194.33/cwt190.00–198.003,3003
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85925.00/cwt925.00–925.007862
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross92952.00/cwt925.00–1,000.008769
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross102868.03/cwt850.00–900.008856
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,079.09/cwt1,051.00–1,125.007883
Bulls70–80Number 173742.61/cwt700.00–775.005423
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross75987.50/cwt975.00–1,000.007412
Bulls80–90Number 183711.65/cwt650.00–750.005916
Bulls80–90Number 283484.22/cwt435.00–535.004025
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,083.33/cwt1,050.00–1,125.009213
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross90825.00/cwt800.00–850.007432
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross92992.83/cwt950.00–1,035.009137
Bulls90–100Number 193708.83/cwt650.00–735.0065912
Bulls100–110Number 1101706.48/cwt635.00–735.0071422
Bulls100–110Number 2101602.28/cwt575.00–625.006084
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross105866.00/cwt860.00–875.009095
Bulls110–120Number 1111651.54/cwt635.00–675.0072312
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross112836.27/cwt810.00–850.009373

This sale against other markets

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.