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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 208▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

145 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 150▲ 145 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 steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good to 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	1,803	169.07	3,049	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	139.93	2,582	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,527	135.91	2,075	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	133.20	1,620	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,772	138.19	2,448	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,559	134.56	2,098	42
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,242	126.71	1,574	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	202.87	3,191	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	194.21	2,863	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,543	186.67	2,880	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	755.87/cwt	77
Bulls	Number 2	99	624.13/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	83	930.53/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	876.51/cwt	6

Every lot

29 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,474	194.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,863	10
Steers	—	Select	1,543	186.67/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,880	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,573	202.87/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,191	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	176.78/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,886	165.22/cwt	161.00–169.00	3,116	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	131.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,594	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	141.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	135.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,075	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	139.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,582	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	111.77/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,289	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	125.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,552	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	134.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,736	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	135.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,101	24
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,933	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,225	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	136.28/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,404	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,791	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,561	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	83	930.53/cwt	900.00–985.00	772	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	971.01/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	903	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	95	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	653	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	74	726.95/cwt	700.00–760.00	538	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	783.59/cwt	750.00–825.00	658	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	90	645.00/cwt	625.00–660.00	581	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	757.80/cwt	700.00–800.00	712	20
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	723.49/cwt	675.00–775.00	738	27
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,044.15/cwt	985.00–1,085.00	1,075	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	613.70/cwt	550.00–650.00	632	6
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	111	656.45/cwt	610.00–685.00	729	9
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	115	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	1,093	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.

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

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Mar 4, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 208Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 145Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,886	161.00–169.00	165.22
2	—	1,638	175.00–179.00	176.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	130.00–139.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	140.00–144.00	141.85
9	—	1,214	130.00–136.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	138.00–144.00	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,573	200.00–206.00	202.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,543	182.00–189.00	186.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	190.00–199.00	194.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	108.00–118.00	111.77
9	—	1,287	132.00–139.00	134.88
10	—	1,238	120.00–129.00	125.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,764	131.00–139.00	136.28
4	—	1,791	140.00–146.00	142.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,556	130.00–138.00	135.01
10	—	1,568	140.00–144.00	141.92
8	—	1,559	120.00–128.00	124.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–110	103	985.00–1,085.00	1,044.15
2	110–120	115	925.00–975.00	950.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	700.00–760.00	726.95
11	80–90	84	750.00–825.00	783.59
20	90–100	94	700.00–800.00	757.80
27	100–110	102	675.00–775.00	723.49
9	110–120	111	610.00–685.00	656.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	90	625.00–660.00	645.00
6	100–110	103	550.00–650.00	613.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	675.00–700.00	687.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	900.00–985.00	930.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	93	910.00–1,050.00	971.01

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.