Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-05-06

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 6
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 186▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
157 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 146▲ 157 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 dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. 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 HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450204.022,9583thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,483206.673,0653thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,443195.752,8253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,543153.832,3745thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,209142.861,7274thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,557168.502,6248thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,865147.172,7448thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,558135.052,10413
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,242127.101,57833
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,673194.283,2506thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,370185.562,5424thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeHigh1,419211.052,99411
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349203.442,7444thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,595214.763,42625
SteersChoiceAverage1,469207.823,0539thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195987.49/cwt83
BullsNumber 289864.80/cwt10
HeifersNumber 1901,210.94/cwt18

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,469207.82/cwt203.00–210.003,0539
Steers—Choice and Prime1,567213.96/cwt211.00–219.003,35318
Steers—Choice and Prime1,610220.99/cwt220.00–223.003,5585
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,810206.40/cwt204.00–209.003,7362
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,349203.44/cwt201.00–205.002,7444
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,404209.38/cwt206.00–212.002,9409
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,485218.58/cwt216.00–221.003,2462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,209142.86/cwt138.00–148.001,7274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543153.83/cwt150.00–159.002,3745
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,447172.93/cwt170.00–176.002,5026
Dairy Bulls——1,888155.21/cwt151.00–160.002,9302
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,370185.56/cwt183.00–189.002,5424
Dairy Steers—Choice1,673194.28/cwt191.00–197.003,2506
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,443195.75/cwt193.00–198.002,8253
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,483206.67/cwt205.00–208.003,0653
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,450204.02/cwt201.00–207.002,9583
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212130.32/cwt126.00–136.001,57910
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,222119.20/cwt115.00–125.001,45713
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,294144.22/cwt142.00–148.001,8667
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,303110.68/cwt110.00–112.001,4423
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,531126.47/cwt122.00–132.001,9367
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,590145.07/cwt140.00–148.002,3076
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,854144.06/cwt140.00–146.002,6715
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,882152.34/cwt151.00–154.002,8673
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,372.95/cwt1,310.00–1,400.001,1404
Heifers80–90Number 185912.50/cwt900.00–925.007762
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,279.01/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,1778
Heifers90–100Number 193911.49/cwt875.00–950.008482
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,212.50/cwt1,200.00–1,225.001,2132
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 172965.29/cwt925.00–1,000.006956
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,469.90/cwt1,425.00–1,510.001,2203
Bulls80–90Number 183983.90/cwt935.00–1,025.0081714
Bulls80–90Number 283874.62/cwt825.00–900.007264
Bulls90–100Number 193945.90/cwt900.00–1,000.0088023
Bulls90–100Number 293858.26/cwt800.00–875.007986
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,336.07/cwt1,325.00–1,350.001,2564
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,275.41/cwt1,225.00–1,300.001,3013
Bulls100–110Number 1102890.77/cwt850.00–925.0090921
Bulls110–120Number 1112836.27/cwt810.00–850.009373
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1151,150.00/cwt1,100.00–1,200.001,3232
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1201,005.00/cwt1,000.00–1,010.001,2062
Bulls120–130Number 1123767.14/cwt750.00–785.009442

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.