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

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 9
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 173▼ 48 vs year ago 216 · −22.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
175 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 186▲ 28 vs year ago 147 · +19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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—Average1,303169.242,2056thin
Dairy Bulls—Average2,033178.793,6352thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,845158.502,9245thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,567139.902,19220
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,175121.431,42618
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473212.003,1235thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,401235.583,30019
HeifersChoiceAverage1,277225.012,8737thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,524242.933,7026thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,437235.963,39124
SteersSelectAverage1,412216.433,0567thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1901,298.76/cwt80
BullsNumber 2961,097.22/cwt13
HeifersNumber 1931,586.85/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing70800.00/cwt1

Every lot

36 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—Select1,412216.43/cwt210.00–221.003,0567
Steers—Choice1,437235.96/cwt230.00–239.003,39124
Steers—Choice and Prime1,524242.93/cwt240.00–249.003,7026
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,277225.01/cwt223.00–227.002,8737
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,401235.58/cwt230.00–240.003,30019
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,168143.25/cwt140.00–146.001,6732
Bulls——1,210194.89/cwt194.00–196.002,3582
Bulls——1,530169.57/cwt162.00–176.002,5942
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——2,033178.79/cwt173.00–184.003,6352
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,473212.00/cwt210.00–214.003,1235
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111128.78/cwt126.00–134.001,4316
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166101.94/cwt100.00–107.001,1894
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183111.50/cwt110.00–117.001,3194
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,271139.81/cwt136.00–146.001,7774
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,523132.93/cwt130.00–138.002,0254
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,527122.91/cwt120.00–127.001,8773
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,576143.35/cwt140.00–148.002,25910
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,635154.67/cwt150.00–159.002,5293
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745154.65/cwt152.00–158.002,6993
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,995164.28/cwt161.00–167.003,2772
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-TubingJersey70800.00/cwt800.00–800.005601
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,728.27/cwt1,710.00–1,750.001,4173
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,607.27/cwt1,550.00–1,650.001,4793
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1051,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,475.001,4963
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,905.17/cwt1,875.00–1,975.001,3914
Bulls70–80Number 1731,263.62/cwt1,250.00–1,285.009224
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,768.67/cwt1,700.00–1,850.001,4685
Bulls80–90Number 1831,228.85/cwt1,185.00–1,275.001,02022
Bulls80–90Number 2831,109.10/cwt1,075.00–1,160.009215
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,629.95/cwt1,585.00–1,685.001,5165
Bulls90–100Number 1931,190.27/cwt1,150.00–1,225.001,10719
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,485.66/cwt1,425.00–1,535.001,5153
Bulls100–110Number 11021,138.09/cwt1,085.00–1,185.001,16114
Bulls100–110Number 21041,038.34/cwt1,000.00–1,075.001,0807
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1051,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,5231
Bulls110–120Number 11111,048.20/cwt1,000.00–1,085.001,1644

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.