Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-04-22

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 176▼ 52 vs year ago 278 · −18.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
137 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 155▲ 6 vs year ago 131 · +4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold 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 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,590201.713,2073thin
Bulls—Average1,565172.662,70211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,852151.932,8143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,535143.972,21012
CowsLean 85-90%High1,233136.901,68719
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,824142.472,5997thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,542128.141,97619
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,246123.281,53618
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,411171.482,4204thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,234163.792,0214thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,667181.993,0346thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,385172.542,3902thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498202.733,03715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,552192.932,99510
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,606206.483,31633
SteersChoiceAverage1,569196.073,0767thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197974.94/cwt64
BullsNumber 291910.42/cwt11
BullsNumber 390787.50/cwt4
BullsUtility81362.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1861,237.80/cwt9

Every lot

45 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,569196.07/cwt192.00–199.003,0767
Steers—Choice and Prime1,585205.62/cwt200.00–209.003,25922
Steers—Choice and Prime1,597212.25/cwt210.00–216.003,3909
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,875190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5632
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,472195.30/cwt190.00–199.002,8758
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,493209.44/cwt208.00–211.003,1272
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,499201.70/cwt200.00–205.003,02313
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,873183.47/cwt182.00–185.003,4362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,301180.55/cwt174.00–183.002,3494
Bulls——1,716168.15/cwt166.00–171.002,8857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195137.58/cwt132.00–142.001,64412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,281144.04/cwt143.00–145.001,8454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,318124.68/cwt120.00–128.001,6433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535143.97/cwt138.00–148.002,21012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,852151.93/cwt150.00–156.002,8143
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192112.84/cwt107.00–116.001,3455
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,236132.93/cwt130.00–136.001,6435
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,286123.78/cwt120.00–128.001,5928
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464113.48/cwt110.00–118.001,6614
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,532123.85/cwt120.00–127.001,8975
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,550133.66/cwt130.00–139.002,0727
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,643141.98/cwt141.00–143.002,3333
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,824142.47/cwt141.00–144.002,5997
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,590201.71/cwt200.00–203.003,2073
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,234163.79/cwt162.00–166.002,0214
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,411171.48/cwt169.00–176.002,4204
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,385172.54/cwt172.00–173.002,3902
Dairy Steers—Choice1,564185.81/cwt184.00–188.002,9064
Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,873174.36/cwt170.00–179.003,2662
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,391.04/cwt1,350.00–1,435.001,1415
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross901,287.50/cwt1,275.00–1,300.001,1592
Heifers90–100Number 190805.00/cwt800.00–810.007252
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1751,042.50/cwt985.00–1,085.007824
Bulls70–80UtilityJersey75145.00/cwt125.00–175.001093
Bulls80–90Number 282928.27/cwt910.00–950.007613
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,392.73/cwt1,385.00–1,400.001,1562
Bulls80–90Number 1831,015.08/cwt975.00–1,075.008438
Bulls90–100Number 390787.50/cwt725.00–825.007094
Bulls90–100Utility90687.50/cwt675.00–700.006192
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,261.43/cwt1,225.00–1,285.001,1733
Bulls90–100Number 193996.15/cwt950.00–1,050.0092616
Bulls90–100Number 294903.73/cwt850.00–935.008508
Bulls100–110Number 1103914.95/cwt860.00–960.0094220
Bulls110–120Number 1112867.00/cwt825.00–925.009719
Bulls120–130Number 1123747.76/cwt735.00–760.009202

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.