Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-07-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 229▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
185 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 214▲ 185 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 steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,665219.203,6503thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,673212.363,5533thin
Bulls—Average1,518194.362,9502thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,571168.142,6426thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,856161.182,9925thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,578153.502,42211
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,220128.631,56921
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,627204.643,3294thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,681192.883,2424thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,512220.833,3395thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,454233.373,39315
SteersChoiceAverage1,375227.233,12420
SteersSelectAverage1,323215.402,8504thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195942.81/cwt96
BullsNumber 291941.59/cwt16
BullsNumber 3105537.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 2771,256.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 1871,250.09/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—Choice1,265230.66/cwt230.00–231.002,9183
Steers—Select1,323215.40/cwt213.00–217.002,8504
Steers—Choice1,394226.63/cwt220.00–229.003,15917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,454233.37/cwt230.00–239.003,39315
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,512220.83/cwt217.00–225.003,3395
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,518194.36/cwt192.00–197.002,9502
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,430141.05/cwt140.00–142.002,0172
Dairy Bulls——1,583186.21/cwt182.00–190.002,9482
Dairy Bulls——1,700177.17/cwt176.00–178.003,0122
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,627204.64/cwt202.00–207.003,3294
Dairy Steers—Choice1,681192.88/cwt188.00–198.003,2424
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,665219.20/cwt216.00–221.003,6503
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,673212.36/cwt210.00–214.003,5533
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,161123.63/cwt120.00–127.001,4354
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205134.95/cwt130.00–141.001,6268
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223110.35/cwt105.00–115.001,3506
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0623
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505126.99/cwt124.00–130.001,9112
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,584158.10/cwt155.00–160.002,5047
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,630163.91/cwt161.00–167.002,6722
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,856161.18/cwt160.00–164.002,9925
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,423.28/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,0392
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross751,235.00/cwt1,185.00–1,285.009263
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross801,287.50/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,0302
Heifers80–90Number 183716.50/cwt650.00–775.005953
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,424.36/cwt1,400.00–1,475.001,1967
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,250.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,1503
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,261.67/cwt1,250.00–1,285.001,2623
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 175840.83/cwt800.00–885.006316
Bulls80–90Number 282816.84/cwt800.00–825.006703
Bulls80–90Number 183918.38/cwt860.00–960.0076214
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,444.11/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,2135
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross851,270.00/cwt1,225.00–1,310.001,0803
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,294.66/cwt1,200.00–1,360.001,2044
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross931,163.51/cwt1,125.00–1,200.001,0822
Bulls90–100Number 193909.42/cwt875.00–975.0084630
Bulls90–100Number 293837.97/cwt775.00–860.007796
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,312.35/cwt1,275.00–1,360.001,3395
Bulls100–110Number 1103837.10/cwt785.00–885.0086222
Bulls100–110Number 2105725.00/cwt675.00–775.007612
Bulls100–110Number 3105537.50/cwt500.00–575.005642
Bulls110–120Number 1111794.75/cwt760.00–835.0088210

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.