Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-09-02

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 2
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 254▼ 3 vs year ago 176 · −1.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
186 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 150▲ 41 vs year ago 145 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sold. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,418228.323,2383thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,476215.733,1845thin
Bulls—Average1,480182.572,7027thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,827153.562,80513
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,537143.742,21017
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,203132.191,59019
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,540213.263,2846thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,545203.933,1516thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,545231.523,5772thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,246225.442,8095thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,283217.992,7973thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,533240.223,68412
SteersChoiceAverage1,307229.442,9996thin
SteersSelectAverage1,553223.083,4643thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,068.75/cwt79
BullsNumber 292944.72/cwt14
BullsNumber 383866.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1931,440.32/cwt16
HeifersNumber 2831,434.00/cwt3

Every lot

39 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—Choice1,307229.44/cwt226.00–233.002,9996
Steers—Choice and Prime1,503237.66/cwt234.00–241.003,5727
Steers—Select1,553223.08/cwt220.00–225.003,4643
Steers—Choice and Prime1,576243.81/cwt242.00–247.003,8425
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,246225.44/cwt224.00–228.002,8095
Heifers—Select1,283217.99/cwt217.00–219.002,7973
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,545231.52/cwt231.00–232.003,5772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,7612
Bulls——1,443172.42/cwt170.00–174.002,4882
Bulls——1,533183.04/cwt182.00–184.002,8063
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,540213.26/cwt211.00–215.003,2846
Dairy Steers—Choice1,545203.93/cwt200.00–208.003,1516
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166124.18/cwt120.00–128.001,4488
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228132.58/cwt130.00–137.001,6287
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233147.51/cwt142.00–150.001,8194
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468125.52/cwt125.00–126.001,8432
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489143.12/cwt140.00–147.002,1315
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,572155.54/cwt154.00–158.002,4456
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,581135.92/cwt134.00–138.002,1494
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,780142.22/cwt136.00–146.002,5323
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,807154.27/cwt150.00–159.002,7886
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,891161.01/cwt160.00–163.003,0454
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,418228.32/cwt227.00–229.003,2383
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,476215.73/cwt214.00–219.003,1845
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross801,566.67/cwt1,500.00–1,600.001,2533
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,434.00/cwt1,400.00–1,475.001,1903
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,407.01/cwt1,350.00–1,455.001,32310
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,425.00/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,4253
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 2831,006.06/cwt975.00–1,025.008354
Bulls80–90Number 383866.00/cwt825.00–900.007193
Bulls80–90Number 1841,085.96/cwt1,055.00–1,135.0091214
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,625.00/cwt1,600.00–1,675.001,3813
Bulls90–100Number 1921,042.92/cwt875.00–1,100.0095922
Bulls90–100Number 293951.25/cwt900.00–985.008856
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,411.00/cwt1,385.00–1,460.001,4115
Bulls100–110Number 1101981.48/cwt950.00–1,050.0099121
Bulls100–110Number 2101873.58/cwt825.00–925.008824
Bulls110–120Number 1112872.17/cwt825.00–910.0097710
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1131,255.28/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,4184

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.