Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-08-05

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 5
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 217▼ 36 vs year ago 248 · −14.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 165▼ 5 vs year ago 150 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited market reporter availability. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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
Bulls—High1,601203.343,2546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,423162.992,3192thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,840162.042,9826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177155.251,8287thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,225161.331,9762thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,788160.732,87515
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,522140.222,13419
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,211135.571,64130
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,492205.933,0728thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,441201.462,90311
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,341187.692,5173thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,413234.023,3073thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,408223.773,1513thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,442236.583,41117
SteersChoiceAverage1,366228.503,12216
SteersSelectAverage1,243217.602,7053thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1931,100.75/cwt76
BullsNumber 2841,042.86/cwt7
BullsNumber 392808.18/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1841,414.38/cwt7

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,243217.60/cwt217.00–219.002,7053
Steers—Choice1,254234.41/cwt233.00–237.002,9405
Steers—Choice1,417225.82/cwt222.00–229.003,20011
Steers—Choice and Prime1,428235.46/cwt232.00–239.003,36215
Steers—Choice and Prime1,545244.96/cwt242.00–248.003,7852
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,408223.77/cwt220.00–226.003,1513
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,413234.02/cwt233.00–235.003,3073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353194.84/cwt191.00–198.002,6363
Bulls——1,848211.84/cwt206.00–216.003,9153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170161.79/cwt160.00–164.001,8933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183150.35/cwt145.00–156.001,7794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423162.99/cwt162.00–164.002,3192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,840162.04/cwt158.00–164.002,9826
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175129.96/cwt128.00–133.001,52710
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213141.43/cwt134.00–146.001,7169
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,226116.90/cwt110.00–120.001,4335
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,253151.68/cwt147.00–157.001,9016
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,492119.20/cwt118.00–120.001,7785
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,529143.82/cwt138.00–148.002,1999
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,540154.76/cwt150.00–159.002,3835
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,785161.82/cwt160.00–165.002,88811
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,798157.75/cwt157.00–158.002,8364
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,341187.69/cwt186.00–189.002,5173
Dairy Steers—Choice1,348205.89/cwt201.00–212.002,7756
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,492205.93/cwt202.00–212.003,0728
Dairy Steers—Choice1,553196.15/cwt190.00–199.003,0465
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,225161.33/cwt158.00–164.001,9762
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,375.00/cwt1,325.00–1,425.001,0312
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,1833
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,437.84/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,3372
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 270837.50/cwt800.00–875.005862
Bulls70–80Number 175980.00/cwt925.00–1,035.007354
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross801,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,1602
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,541.69/cwt1,475.00–1,575.001,2805
Bulls80–90Number 1841,052.34/cwt985.00–1,085.0088414
Bulls90–100Number 1911,015.92/cwt975.00–1,075.0092421
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,465.99/cwt1,425.00–1,500.001,3498
Bulls90–100Number 392808.18/cwt800.00–825.007443
Bulls90–100Number 295908.33/cwt875.00–950.008633
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,392.50/cwt1,385.00–1,400.001,3932
Bulls100–110Number 1102951.53/cwt900.00–985.0097113
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1101,283.33/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,4123
Bulls110–120Number 1112871.42/cwt850.00–885.009766

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.