Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-02-11

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 11
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 228▲ 4 vs year ago 151 · +2.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 148▲ 71 vs year ago 90 · +78.9%
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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 cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to 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
Bulls—Average1,803166.012,9932thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,498135.892,0364thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063118.201,2564thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,821138.862,52812
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,538133.722,05627
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,231127.061,56422
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,624168.202,7328thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325194.952,5834thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,588203.563,2338thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,486194.932,89714
SteersSelectAverage1,344184.602,48111

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100810.69/cwt88
BullsNumber 291682.69/cwt8
HeifersNumber 293931.22/cwt2
HeifersNumber 190839.85/cwt6

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,344184.60/cwt180.00–188.002,48111
Steers—Choice1,486194.93/cwt190.00–199.002,89714
Steers—Choice and Prime1,588203.56/cwt200.00–209.003,2338
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,325194.95/cwt194.00–198.002,5834
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,803166.01/cwt162.00–169.002,9932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063118.20/cwt117.00–120.001,2564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,498135.89/cwt134.00–139.002,0364
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,624168.20/cwt164.00–173.002,7328
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164114.79/cwt110.00–119.001,3367
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235123.59/cwt120.00–128.001,5266
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265136.60/cwt135.00–138.001,7285
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,298141.81/cwt140.00–143.001,8414
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,513126.24/cwt122.00–129.001,9108
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545136.05/cwt131.00–139.002,10216
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,565141.25/cwt140.00–143.002,2113
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,813140.35/cwt140.00–141.002,5456
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,828137.37/cwt136.00–138.002,5116
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 183430.61/cwt410.00–450.003572
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross93931.22/cwt885.00–975.008662
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,044.47/cwt1,010.00–1,085.009824
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 173806.82/cwt800.00–810.005893
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross811,200.80/cwt1,185.00–1,225.009735
Bulls80–90Number 282568.57/cwt500.00–625.004663
Bulls80–90Number 184740.60/cwt700.00–800.006224
Bulls90–100Number 192775.19/cwt725.00–825.0071316
Bulls90–100Number 293703.39/cwt700.00–710.006543
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,092.55/cwt1,060.00–1,135.001,0275
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross102991.47/cwt960.00–1,060.001,0117
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross103822.80/cwt810.00–835.008472
Bulls100–110Number 1103731.01/cwt685.00–775.0075330
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross111910.64/cwt875.00–935.001,0116
Bulls110–120Number 1113663.61/cwt635.00–685.007508
Bulls120–130Number 1120611.25/cwt600.00–635.007344

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.