Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-04-15

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 197▼ 135 vs year ago 311 · −43.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
155 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 146▲ 35 vs year ago 120 · +29.2%
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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 dairy heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,528180.902,7639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,805148.962,6892thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,511144.822,1899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,197130.671,5648thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,682163.722,7543thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,813140.622,5498thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,528131.022,00124
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,251124.361,55523
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,467183.702,6953thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,633181.602,9665thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,531203.563,11711
HeifersChoiceAverage1,500194.022,9106thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,545207.213,20114

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1941,065.56/cwt71
BullsNumber 298873.46/cwt10
HeifersNumber 1981,181.94/cwt17

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,545207.21/cwt200.00–210.003,20114
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,500194.02/cwt191.00–198.002,9106
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,531203.56/cwt200.00–210.003,11711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333173.87/cwt170.00–178.002,3183
Bulls——1,625184.41/cwt180.00–189.002,9976
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152122.58/cwt122.00–124.001,4123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224135.52/cwt132.00–138.001,6595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413133.01/cwt128.00–138.001,8792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480153.10/cwt150.00–158.002,2663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,584144.51/cwt140.00–148.002,2894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805148.96/cwt148.00–150.002,6892
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195114.73/cwt110.00–118.001,3718
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,239125.41/cwt124.00–128.001,5548
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,328134.15/cwt130.00–139.001,7827
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,474114.47/cwt110.00–118.001,6874
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485127.23/cwt124.00–129.001,8894
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,536134.97/cwt130.00–138.002,07314
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,660144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3902
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,813140.62/cwt138.00–145.002,5498
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,682163.72/cwt161.00–166.002,7543
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,633181.60/cwt178.00–184.002,9665
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,467183.70/cwt181.00–186.002,6953
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,422.50/cwt1,410.00–1,435.001,0672
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,293.79/cwt1,250.00–1,335.001,0742
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,236.42/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,1504
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,120.15/cwt1,085.00–1,160.001,1315
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1101,072.50/cwt1,060.00–1,085.001,1802
Heifers120–130Number 1Beef Cross123984.49/cwt960.00–1,010.001,2112
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 173995.75/cwt985.00–1,025.007275
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,517.50/cwt1,500.00–1,535.001,1382
Bulls80–90Number 282875.00/cwt875.00–875.007183
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,419.85/cwt1,385.00–1,460.001,1788
Bulls80–90Number 183989.50/cwt975.00–1,010.008219
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,248.94/cwt1,185.00–1,285.001,1746
Bulls90–100Number 194984.16/cwt950.00–1,010.0092512
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1001,080.00/cwt1,035.00–1,125.001,0802
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,217.57/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,2305
Bulls100–110Number 1102923.22/cwt885.00–970.0094214
Bulls100–110Number 2103816.53/cwt800.00–825.008413
Bulls110–120Number 1111882.39/cwt835.00–910.009798
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1131,000.56/cwt975.00–1,025.001,1312
Bulls110–120Number 2113750.00/cwt750.00–750.008482

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.