Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-05-20

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 20
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 219▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
164 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 157▲ 164 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 weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. 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 PrimeAverage1,539213.863,2914thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,583207.343,2825thin
Bulls—Average1,558191.032,9763thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,863160.732,9943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,478155.232,2943thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,234154.291,9045thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,826157.702,8806thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,556147.202,29114
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,228135.891,66918
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,549198.403,0734thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,543215.213,3215thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,459218.023,18111
SteersChoiceAverage1,512205.883,1133thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,016.33/cwt79
BullsNumber 292978.09/cwt13
BullsNumber 380762.50/cwt2
BullsUtility73112.93/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1881,326.73/cwt14

Every lot

37 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—Choice and Prime1,446215.38/cwt211.00–219.003,1148
Steers—Choice and Prime1,493225.07/cwt221.00–230.003,3603
Steers—Choice1,512205.88/cwt204.00–208.003,1133
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,543215.21/cwt213.00–218.003,3215
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,558191.03/cwt190.00–192.002,9763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,234154.29/cwt150.00–159.001,9045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478155.23/cwt152.00–158.002,2943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,863160.73/cwt158.00–164.002,9943
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138134.92/cwt132.00–138.001,5358
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275126.14/cwt120.00–129.001,6084
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,317143.68/cwt141.00–148.001,8926
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,542147.50/cwt143.00–149.002,2745
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,556134.97/cwt131.00–138.002,1004
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,571156.67/cwt154.00–159.002,4615
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,826157.70/cwt154.00–160.002,8806
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,539213.86/cwt210.00–219.003,2914
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,583207.34/cwt206.00–209.003,2825
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,549198.40/cwt197.00–201.003,0734
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross741,433.47/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,0614
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,368.20/cwt1,300.00–1,460.001,1363
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,262.16/cwt1,225.00–1,300.001,1744
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,229.03/cwt1,185.00–1,275.001,2663
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80UtilityJersey73112.93/cwt100.00–125.00822
Bulls70–80Number 1751,073.33/cwt1,035.00–1,110.008053
Bulls80–90Number 380762.50/cwt750.00–775.006102
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,387.88/cwt1,375.00–1,400.001,1522
Bulls80–90Number 183999.19/cwt550.00–1,060.0082915
Bulls80–90Number 285903.33/cwt875.00–935.007683
Bulls90–100Number 192989.30/cwt935.00–1,035.0091014
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,363.23/cwt1,300.00–1,400.001,2685
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross941,185.93/cwt1,100.00–1,250.001,1154
Bulls90–100Number 294876.90/cwt800.00–925.008246
Bulls100–110Number 1101934.60/cwt900.00–975.0094418
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,277.21/cwt1,250.00–1,310.001,3035
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,201.79/cwt1,185.00–1,210.001,3463
Bulls110–120Number 1112851.60/cwt835.00–885.0095411
Bulls120–130Number 1122819.38/cwt775.00–875.001,0003

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.