Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-05-13

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 13
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 186▲ 18 vs year ago 201 · +9.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
157 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 157▲ 29 vs year ago 128 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good on a heavy to 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 PrimeAverage1,468211.603,1063thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,544205.553,1744thin
Bulls—Low1,570182.182,8616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,589155.602,4729thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,216143.861,75010
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,855151.482,81011
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,528143.342,19022
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,235126.881,56724
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,532189.332,9013thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465202.792,9714thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491198.192,9556thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,490173.172,5803thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515215.753,26915
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,541218.213,36226
SteersChoiceAverage1,515206.173,12311

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,044.43/cwt84
BullsNumber 299907.53/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1981,384.97/cwt6
HeifersNumber 2851,317.50/cwt2

Every lot

40 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—Choice1,515206.17/cwt200.00–210.003,12311
Steers—Choice and Prime1,519216.24/cwt212.00–219.003,28519
Steers—Choice and Prime1,600223.54/cwt220.00–230.003,5777
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,508214.59/cwt210.00–219.003,23612
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,543220.37/cwt220.00–221.003,4003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,399185.20/cwt182.00–186.002,5914
Bulls——1,913176.14/cwt175.00–178.003,3702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170136.88/cwt136.00–139.001,6013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205154.79/cwt154.00–156.001,8655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,313127.02/cwt126.00–128.001,6682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,583147.49/cwt147.00–148.002,3352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,587162.73/cwt160.00–165.002,5833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,593154.30/cwt152.00–156.002,4584
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,532189.33/cwt187.00–192.002,9013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,465202.79/cwt200.00–207.002,9714
Dairy Steers—Select1,490173.17/cwt170.00–178.002,5803
Dairy Steers—Choice1,491198.19/cwt195.00–199.002,9556
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,234140.01/cwt134.00–144.001,7288
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235124.86/cwt120.00–130.001,54211
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238110.33/cwt110.00–112.001,3665
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489132.12/cwt128.00–135.001,9676
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535155.60/cwt150.00–160.002,3886
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,547142.71/cwt136.00–146.002,20810
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775143.52/cwt140.00–147.002,5472
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,873153.25/cwt148.00–158.002,8709
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,468211.60/cwt210.00–214.003,1063
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,544205.55/cwt201.00–208.003,1744
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,512.50/cwt1,475.00–1,550.001,2862
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross851,317.50/cwt1,250.00–1,385.001,1202
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1041,321.20/cwt1,285.00–1,350.001,3744
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,581.34/cwt1,525.00–1,625.001,3284
Bulls80–90Number 1841,029.63/cwt975.00–1,085.0086513
Bulls90–100Number 1921,027.39/cwt975.00–1,075.0094526
Bulls90–100Number 295946.25/cwt935.00–950.008994
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,376.73/cwt1,350.00–1,400.001,3905
Bulls100–110Number 1102976.34/cwt935.00–1,010.0099622
Bulls100–110Number 2103876.55/cwt810.00–900.009035
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,269.70/cwt1,250.00–1,300.001,4223
Bulls110–120Number 1112855.71/cwt810.00–910.009586
Bulls120–130Number 1121800.58/cwt750.00–835.009695

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.