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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 28

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 131▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

180 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 134▲ 180 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 steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. No comparison on all commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	205.51	3,175	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	194.97	3,145	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,680	159.51	2,679	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,873	137.62	2,578	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	136.12	2,053	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	129.32	1,575	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,364	147.28	2,009	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,827	135.69	2,478	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,566	131.73	2,063	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	121.19	1,514	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,692	162.56	2,750	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	151.29	1,986	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	206.52	3,131	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	193.89	2,588	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,382	184.04	2,543	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	214.45	3,324	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	204.29	3,172	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,478	196.69	2,907	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	93	770.92/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 1	100	762.86/cwt	73
Bulls	Utility	91	275.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	86	933.56/cwt	15

Every lot

50 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,478	196.69/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,907	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,519	205.36/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,119	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,550	214.45/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,324	17
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,805	196.29/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	193.89/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,588	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,382	184.04/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,543	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,516	206.52/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,131	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	155.75/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,302	4
Bulls	—	—	1,841	162.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,992	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,575	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	136.12/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,053	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,873	137.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,578	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,313	151.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,986	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,553	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,528	3
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,830	162.33/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,971	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,545	205.51/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,175	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,613	194.97/cwt	194.00–196.00	3,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,250	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,730	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,478	156.13/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,308	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,266	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	103.60/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,220	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	124.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,625	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,322	131.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,740	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	120.89/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,776	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,531	140.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,158	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,599	131.57/cwt	120.00–136.00	2,104	17
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,791	132.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,368	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,862	139.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,591	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 1	73	742.76/cwt	735.00–750.00	542	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	713	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	944.58/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	784	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	90	1,028.33/cwt	960.00–1,075.00	925	3
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	936.64/cwt	925.00–950.00	955	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	73	624.14/cwt	600.00–650.00	456	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	80	931.67/cwt	885.00–975.00	745	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	574.24/cwt	550.00–600.00	477	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	914	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	700.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	595	3
Bulls	80–90	Utility	85	237.50/cwt	200.00–275.00	202	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	91	606.85/cwt	550.00–650.00	552	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	92	725.77/cwt	660.00–760.00	668	12
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	1,014.23/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	943	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	93	809.53/cwt	760.00–850.00	753	4
Bulls	90–100	Utility	95	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	285	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	951.22/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	970	7
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	694.18/cwt	635.00–735.00	708	23
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	839.76/cwt	785.00–885.00	865	6
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	654.24/cwt	575.00–685.00	733	12
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	886.69/cwt	850.00–925.00	1,002	3
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	125	592.50/cwt	585.00–600.00	741	2

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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 131Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 180Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	150.00–153.00	151.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	161.00–164.00	162.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	160.00–165.00	162.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	134.00–138.00	136.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,873	134.00–140.00	137.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	128.00–130.00	129.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	194.00–196.00	194.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	204.00–207.00	205.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,550	210.00–219.00	214.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,519	200.00–209.00	205.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,478	194.00–199.00	196.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	192.00–201.00	196.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	137.00–140.00	138.43
2	—	1,478	155.00–157.00	156.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	110.00–118.00	113.65
7	—	1,322	129.00–136.00	131.63
11	—	1,309	119.00–127.00	124.13
3	—	1,178	102.00–108.00	103.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	138.00–145.00	140.96
17	—	1,599	120.00–136.00	131.57
4	—	1,469	116.00–124.00	120.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,791	128.00–135.00	132.22
5	—	1,862	136.00–144.00	139.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	200.00–211.00	206.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	191.00–197.00	193.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	183.00–185.00	184.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,841	160.00–166.00	162.51
4	—	1,478	152.00–157.00	155.75

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	600.00–650.00	624.14
3	80–90	85	650.00–725.00	700.00
12	90–100	92	660.00–760.00	725.77
23	100–110	102	635.00–735.00	694.18
12	110–120	112	575.00–685.00	654.24
2	120–130	125	585.00–600.00	592.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	550.00–600.00	574.24
4	90–100	91	550.00–650.00	606.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	200.00–275.00	237.50
3	90–100	95	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	885.00–975.00	931.67
4	90–100	93	760.00–850.00	809.53
6	100–110	103	785.00–885.00	839.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
6	90–100	93	960.00–1,050.00	1,014.23
7	100–110	102	900.00–1,000.00	951.22
3	110–120	113	850.00–925.00	886.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
5	80–90	83	900.00–1,000.00	944.58
3	90–100	90	960.00–1,075.00	1,028.33
3	100–110	102	925.00–950.00	936.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	735.00–750.00	742.76

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.