Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-08-19

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 19
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 180▼ 3 vs year ago 260 · −1.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
162 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 150▲ 14 vs year ago 148 · +9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a steady supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly 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 PrimeAverage1,563236.813,7013thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,612219.153,5336thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,422214.143,0453thin
Bulls—Low1,739183.963,2007thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,474155.382,2904thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,238152.131,8834thin
Dairy Bulls—Average2,093158.383,3152thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,805157.262,83910
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,524142.932,17825
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,247124.671,55426
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,510194.512,9373thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,561199.763,11912
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,268196.502,4924thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373232.043,18615
HeifersChoiceAverage1,315225.562,96610
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,596243.283,88314
SteersChoiceAverage1,451231.563,35928
SteersSelectAverage1,414224.453,17424

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1931,065.83/cwt89
BullsNumber 295911.22/cwt14
HeifersNumber 1881,432.32/cwt16

Every lot

48 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—Choice1,406233.71/cwt230.00–239.003,28625
Steers—Select1,414224.45/cwt220.00–229.003,17424
Steers—Choice and Prime1,596243.28/cwt240.00–248.003,88314
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,823213.63/cwt210.00–220.003,8943
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,315225.56/cwt220.00–228.002,96610
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,373232.04/cwt230.00–237.003,18615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498193.74/cwt190.00–197.002,9022
Bulls——1,770186.05/cwt183.00–189.003,2933
Bulls——1,935171.03/cwt165.00–175.003,3092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238152.13/cwt150.00–154.001,8834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,474155.38/cwt151.00–158.002,2904
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,510194.51/cwt190.00–200.002,9373
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——2,093158.38/cwt156.00–161.003,3152
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142109.98/cwt100.00–118.001,2567
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,257122.69/cwt120.00–128.001,5429
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,309134.05/cwt130.00–139.001,7558
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315147.45/cwt146.00–149.001,9392
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,490133.76/cwt130.00–138.001,9935
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520144.44/cwt140.00–149.002,1958
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520125.54/cwt120.00–129.001,9085
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,556160.16/cwt157.00–162.002,4927
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,793155.18/cwt151.00–159.002,7828
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,853165.58/cwt163.00–168.003,0682
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,422214.14/cwt212.00–218.003,0453
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,499223.22/cwt221.00–225.003,3464
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,563236.81/cwt233.00–239.003,7013
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,838211.01/cwt210.00–212.003,8782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,268196.50/cwt192.00–199.002,4924
Dairy Steers—Choice1,499204.42/cwt200.00–209.003,06410
Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,873176.48/cwt175.00–178.003,3052
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,562.50/cwt1,525.00–1,600.001,1722
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,412.50/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,1726
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,451.41/cwt1,400.00–1,485.001,3355
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,353.33/cwt1,300.00–1,385.001,3533
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,0692
Bulls70–80Number 1751,078.33/cwt1,025.00–1,110.008096
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross801,566.67/cwt1,550.00–1,600.001,2533
Bulls80–90Number 1821,066.94/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0087521
Bulls80–90Number 282951.02/cwt900.00–1,000.007803
Bulls90–100Number 1931,008.16/cwt960.00–1,060.0093822
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,467.07/cwt1,450.00–1,500.001,3794
Bulls90–100Number 294914.07/cwt875.00–950.008596
Bulls100–110Number 1101949.29/cwt910.00–1,010.0095918
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,400.98/cwt1,360.00–1,435.001,4293
Bulls100–110Number 2103883.93/cwt860.00–900.009105
Bulls110–120Number 1111875.00/cwt860.00–885.009716
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1231,112.24/cwt1,100.00–1,125.001,3682
Bulls120–130Number 1123810.51/cwt785.00–835.009972

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.