Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-09-30

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 30
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 193▼ 121 vs year ago 301 · −40.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
216 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 183▲ 80 vs year ago 136 · +58.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady on a light comparison. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light on a heavy 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—Average1,688170.622,8802thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,477146.192,15912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,305145.311,8966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800143.882,5902thin
Dairy Bulls—High1,644179.732,9554thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,827152.942,7958thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,546141.122,18127
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,174122.111,43413
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,393227.403,1685thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,435219.763,1544thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,182201.722,3843thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490232.903,47014
SteersChoiceAverage1,415225.893,19621
SteersSelectAverage1,305215.622,8145thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,203.41/cwt83
BullsNumber 292991.46/cwt23
BullsNumber 385835.27/cwt12
BullsUtility83749.49/cwt6
HeifersNumber 1981,464.85/cwt8

Every lot

40 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—Select1,305215.62/cwt210.00–219.002,8145
Steers—Choice1,415225.89/cwt222.00–229.003,19621
Steers—Choice and Prime1,490232.90/cwt230.00–237.003,47014
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,182201.72/cwt199.00–205.002,3843
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,393227.40/cwt226.00–230.003,1685
Heifers—Choice1,435219.76/cwt214.00–225.003,1544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,688170.62/cwt170.00–171.002,8802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263133.37/cwt130.00–136.001,6842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305145.31/cwt142.00–148.001,8966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503122.14/cwt120.00–124.001,8362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524155.40/cwt152.00–158.002,3688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800143.88/cwt140.00–148.002,5902
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,493189.99/cwt188.00–192.002,8372
Dairy Bulls——1,795169.47/cwt169.00–170.003,0422
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148104.51/cwt100.00–110.001,2003
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171132.76/cwt128.00–137.001,5556
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199119.33/cwt117.00–120.001,4314
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,504124.54/cwt120.00–128.001,8735
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,526134.12/cwt130.00–140.002,0479
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575152.34/cwt147.00–156.002,39913
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,813155.42/cwt150.00–158.002,8186
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,870145.51/cwt145.00–146.002,7212
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,482.59/cwt1,450.00–1,525.001,3793
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,454.21/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,4695
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 273874.43/cwt825.00–900.006383
Bulls70–80Number 1741,062.29/cwt1,000.00–1,100.007864
Bulls70–80Number 374743.22/cwt700.00–775.005504
Bulls80–90Number 381893.46/cwt875.00–925.007244
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,624.10/cwt1,575.00–1,675.001,3485
Bulls80–90Number 1831,121.98/cwt1,075.00–1,175.0093113
Bulls80–90Utility83749.49/cwt700.00–800.006226
Bulls80–90Number 2851,012.50/cwt950.00–1,050.008614
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,627.73/cwt1,575.00–1,675.001,4817
Bulls90–100Number 2931,005.70/cwt950.00–1,050.0093510
Bulls90–100Number 1941,123.35/cwt1,075.00–1,160.001,05618
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,485.04/cwt1,425.00–1,525.001,5007
Bulls100–110Number 3101869.14/cwt800.00–900.008784
Bulls100–110Number 11031,091.88/cwt1,050.00–1,135.001,12522
Bulls100–110Number 21031,012.20/cwt950.00–1,025.001,0436
Bulls110–120Number 1113985.28/cwt925.00–1,050.001,1137

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.