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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 171▼ 79 vs year ago 287 · −27.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

150 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 175▲ 6 vs year ago 144 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	175.35	2,648	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,511	142.25	2,149	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	138.06	1,690	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,506	139.54	2,101	24
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,792	137.64	2,467	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	130.77	1,612	24
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,663	176.68	2,938	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	164.30	2,399	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,441	194.26	2,799	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	186.64	2,734	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,613	200.30	3,231	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	194.53	2,871	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,431	185.75	2,658	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	738.86/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 2	95	596.95/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	88	469.24/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	370.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	722.34/cwt	6

Every lot

38 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	1,431	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,658	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	194.53/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,871	30
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,536	202.79/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,115	10
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,870	192.00/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,441	194.26/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,799	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,465	186.64/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,734	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	165.10/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	176.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	184.54/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,017	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	134.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,624	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,804	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	142.25/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,149	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,368	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	125.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,505	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	144.35/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,807	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	135.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,710	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	143.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,147	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	135.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,055	12
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,148	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,798	143.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,581	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,821	135.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,459	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,460	164.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,399	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,663	176.68/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,938	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	83	443.00/cwt	375.00–475.00	368	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	1,001.67/cwt	960.00–1,035.00	851	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	83	757.88/cwt	700.00–785.00	629	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	575.95/cwt	535.00–625.00	478	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	83	460.68/cwt	425.00–500.00	382	4
Bulls	80–90	Utility	85	370.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	315	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	476.09/cwt	460.00–500.00	438	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	576.49/cwt	535.00–635.00	536	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	704.76/cwt	650.00–750.00	662	18
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	100	998.33/cwt	985.00–1,010.00	998	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	712.64/cwt	660.00–750.00	727	18
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	105	922.50/cwt	910.00–935.00	969	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	110	675.83/cwt	650.00–685.00	743	6
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	111	486.12/cwt	460.00–510.00	540	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	853.13/cwt	800.00–900.00	956	5

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Feb 25, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 171Year ago 287

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 175Year ago 144

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	170.00–179.00	176.41
3	—	1,635	183.00–188.00	184.54
3	—	1,393	164.00–168.00	165.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	138.00–147.00	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	132.00–138.00	134.64
3	—	1,255	140.00–147.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	184.00–189.00	186.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,441	191.00–198.00	194.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,259	132.00–139.00	135.81
3	—	1,252	143.00–146.00	144.35
6	—	1,198	123.00–128.00	125.65
4	—	1,196	111.00–118.00	114.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,494	140.00–149.00	143.69
12	—	1,518	130.00–139.00	135.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,821	130.00–138.00	135.05
9	—	1,798	140.00–148.00	143.57
3	—	1,718	120.00–129.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,536	200.00–206.00	202.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	180.00–189.00	185.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,476	190.00–199.00	194.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	189.00–197.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	160.00–168.00	164.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	175.00–178.00	176.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–110	100	985.00–1,010.00	998.33
5	110–120	112	800.00–900.00	853.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	83	535.00–625.00	575.95
4	90–100	93	535.00–635.00	576.49
4	110–120	111	460.00–510.00	486.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	83	700.00–785.00	757.88
18	90–100	94	650.00–750.00	704.76
18	100–110	102	660.00–750.00	712.64
6	110–120	110	650.00–685.00	675.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	425.00–500.00	460.68
5	90–100	92	460.00–500.00	476.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	360.00–375.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	105	910.00–935.00	922.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	960.00–1,035.00	1,001.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	375.00–475.00	443.00

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.