Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-04-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 205▼ 63 vs year ago 260 · −24.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
146 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 122▲ 25 vs year ago 121 · +20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter barrows and gilts sold steady. Slaughter sows sold firm. Slaughter boars sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog 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—High1,607162.712,61411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,568143.972,2575thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,218133.801,6304thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,792133.562,3939thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,581126.471,99920
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,256118.461,48826
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,524172.482,6296thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,369162.182,2205thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,588176.282,7993thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466204.993,00513
HeifersChoiceAverage1,496194.902,9166thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,254183.832,3055thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,570205.733,23035
SteersChoiceAverage1,484197.182,9264thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197973.62/cwt57
BullsNumber 292912.42/cwt21
BullsNumber 389495.23/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1931,254.29/cwt10
HeifersNumber 2921,227.55/cwt3

Every lot

42 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—Choice1,484197.18/cwt192.00–199.002,9264
Steers—Choice and Prime1,567204.79/cwt200.00–210.003,20931
Steers—Choice and Prime1,594213.04/cwt211.00–215.003,3964
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,254183.83/cwt180.00–188.002,3055
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,466204.99/cwt203.00–208.003,00513
Heifers—Choice1,496194.90/cwt190.00–199.002,9166
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,471173.09/cwt170.00–180.002,5464
Bulls——1,684156.78/cwt152.00–161.002,6407
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218133.80/cwt130.00–136.001,6304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,568143.97/cwt138.00–146.002,2575
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185110.04/cwt106.00–116.001,3046
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,211100.44/cwt95.00–105.001,2165
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,295133.95/cwt130.00–136.001,7354
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,302125.61/cwt120.00–128.001,63511
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,568125.04/cwt120.00–130.001,96110
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,571115.47/cwt112.00–118.001,8144
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,608136.19/cwt131.00–139.002,1906
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,787128.35/cwt128.00–129.002,2943
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,794136.17/cwt134.00–139.002,4436
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,588176.28/cwt171.00–184.002,7993
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,369162.18/cwt156.00–166.002,2205
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,524172.48/cwt166.00–176.002,6296
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,381.67/cwt1,350.00–1,410.001,1743
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,273.22/cwt1,235.00–1,325.001,1594
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross921,227.55/cwt1,185.00–1,300.001,1293
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1051,101.67/cwt1,060.00–1,135.001,1573
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,359.24/cwt1,335.00–1,385.001,1282
Bulls80–90Number 383524.24/cwt500.00–550.004352
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross851,242.50/cwt1,235.00–1,250.001,0562
Bulls80–90Number 185953.13/cwt900.00–985.008108
Bulls80–90Number 285822.00/cwt785.00–875.006995
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,338.68/cwt1,310.00–1,400.001,2185
Bulls90–100Number 192920.98/cwt875.00–960.0084715
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross931,239.64/cwt1,200.00–1,260.001,1533
Bulls90–100Number 293812.15/cwt725.00–850.007558
Bulls90–100Number 393475.89/cwt425.00–500.004433
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,211.67/cwt1,200.00–1,235.001,2123
Bulls100–110Number 1102874.77/cwt825.00–925.0089215
Bulls100–110Number 2102783.20/cwt775.00–800.007993
Bulls110–120Number 1111826.63/cwt750.00–860.009184
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1131,037.21/cwt1,000.00–1,085.001,1723
Bulls120–130Number 1120735.00/cwt710.00–760.008822

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.