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Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 168▲ 7 vs year ago 228 · +3.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

157 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 175▲ 28 vs year ago 129 · +21.7%

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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 weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm on a light comparison. 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 moderate supply for the feeder dairy calves.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,825	177.56	3,240	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,797	159.20	2,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	155.05	2,318	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	143.09	1,753	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,808	147.50	2,667	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	146.93	2,292	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	127.54	1,579	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,487	205.01	3,048	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,322	196.50	2,598	5thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,320	226.49	2,989	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	236.49	3,701	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	225.19	3,254	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,315	218.01	2,867	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	1,288.45/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	92	1,083.71/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	72	248.84/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	1,357.52/cwt	6

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,315	218.01/cwt	217.00–219.00	2,867	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	225.19/cwt	220.00–229.00	3,254	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,530	233.04/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,566	20
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,635	243.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,979	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	230.52/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,958	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	225.68/cwt	222.00–228.00	2,995	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	167.56/cwt	164.00–172.00	3,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	187.56/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,460	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,441	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,817	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,536	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	153.45/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,001	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,396	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	153.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,303	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,797	159.20/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,861	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,322	196.50/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,598	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,487	205.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,048	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	143.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,710	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,495	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,675	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	112.06/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,435	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,481	128.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,905	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,563	144.75/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,262	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	155.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,467	10
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,737	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,617	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,861	145.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,701	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	83	998.48/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	829	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	90	1,637.50/cwt	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,474	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	1,436.59/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,480	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	72	248.84/cwt	200.00–300.00	179	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	74	1,287.29/cwt	1,225.00–1,310.00	953	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	83	1,793.71/cwt	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,489	7
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	83	1,239.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,028	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	83	1,128.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	937	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	91	1,658.39/cwt	1,635.00–1,675.00	1,509	7
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	92	1,184.06/cwt	1,135.00–1,235.00	1,089	13
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	1,094.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,018	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	102	1,150.02/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,173	13
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	105	1,002.50/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	1,053	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	110	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,540	2
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	111	1,049.58/cwt	985.00–1,075.00	1,165	9
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	123	917.65/cwt	910.00–925.00	1,129	2

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.

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 168Year ago 228

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 157Last week 175Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,445	220.00–229.00	225.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	217.00–219.00	218.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,530	230.00–239.00	233.04
10	—	1,635	240.00–247.00	243.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	230.00–231.00	230.52
10	—	1,327	222.00–228.00	225.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	164.00–172.00	167.56
2	—	1,845	187.00–188.00	187.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,487	200.00–209.00	205.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	193.00–199.00	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,496	150.00–159.00	153.97
2	—	1,488	160.00–162.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	156.00–162.00	159.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	134.00–136.00	135.02
2	—	1,260	120.00–124.00	121.94
3	—	1,228	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,304	152.00–156.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,590	150.00–158.00	155.13
4	—	1,563	142.00–148.00	144.75
4	—	1,481	124.00–132.00	128.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,250	130.00–138.00	134.01
7	—	1,193	140.00–146.00	143.32
7	—	1,212	120.00–127.00	123.36
9	—	1,281	107.00–117.00	112.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	140.00–149.00	145.13
3	—	1,737	150.00–152.00	150.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	83	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,793.71
7	90–100	91	1,635.00–1,675.00	1,658.39
2	110–120	110	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,287.29
6	80–90	83	1,185.00–1,285.00	1,239.00
13	90–100	92	1,135.00–1,235.00	1,184.06
13	100–110	102	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,150.02
9	110–120	111	985.00–1,075.00	1,049.58
2	120–130	123	910.00–925.00	917.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	83	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,128.54
5	90–100	93	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,094.89
4	100–110	105	975.00–1,035.00	1,002.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	200.00–300.00	248.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.50
2	100–110	103	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,436.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	950.00–1,050.00	998.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.