Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-10-07

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 180▲ 9 vs year ago 189 · +4.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
156 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 216▼ 1 vs year ago 157 · −0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter 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 steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a 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—Average1,320161.422,1319thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,548154.202,3876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800153.062,7554thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,178141.081,66223
Dairy Bulls—Average1,710172.852,9562thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,848151.692,8036thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,523142.852,17627
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,202122.521,47222
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,718196.633,3783thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,645182.012,9943thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,523227.733,4686thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,565232.843,64417
SteersChoiceAverage1,504226.603,40814
SteersSelectAverage1,447217.713,1503thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,251.26/cwt89
BullsNumber 2941,065.59/cwt18
HeifersNumber 1881,628.77/cwt6

Every lot

37 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—Select1,447217.71/cwt216.00–219.003,1503
Steers—Choice1,504226.60/cwt223.00–229.003,40814
Steers—Choice and Prime1,565232.84/cwt230.00–238.003,64417
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,523227.73/cwt225.00–229.003,4686
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,318155.70/cwt150.00–160.002,0525
Bulls——1,323168.58/cwt166.00–172.002,2304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139132.24/cwt130.00–135.001,5069
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198143.34/cwt140.00–148.001,7179
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213152.91/cwt150.00–158.001,8555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,548154.20/cwt152.00–156.002,3876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800153.06/cwt148.00–158.002,7554
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,710172.85/cwt172.00–174.002,9562
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193125.34/cwt120.00–128.001,4956
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,202112.00/cwt105.00–115.001,3469
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,209133.62/cwt130.00–136.001,6157
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,473135.15/cwt132.00–137.001,9915
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478123.73/cwt120.00–126.001,8293
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524145.33/cwt140.00–149.002,21512
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,577152.30/cwt151.00–154.002,4027
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,848151.69/cwt149.00–156.002,8036
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,645182.01/cwt180.00–184.002,9943
Dairy Steers—Choice1,718196.63/cwt190.00–200.003,3783
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,683.00/cwt1,625.00–1,725.001,3973
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,574.55/cwt1,550.00–1,600.001,4643
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1731,238.36/cwt1,175.00–1,275.009044
Bulls70–80Number 2741,099.15/cwt1,050.00–1,150.008134
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,724.62/cwt1,650.00–1,775.001,4314
Bulls80–90Number 1831,209.86/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,00413
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,641.59/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,5106
Bulls90–100Number 1921,188.46/cwt1,150.00–1,235.001,09328
Bulls90–100Number 2951,091.67/cwt1,050.00–1,125.001,0376
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,501.13/cwt1,435.00–1,535.001,5318
Bulls100–110Number 11031,113.43/cwt1,075.00–1,175.001,14713
Bulls100–110Number 21041,029.25/cwt975.00–1,060.001,0708
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,386.49/cwt1,375.00–1,400.001,5533
Bulls110–120Number 11121,032.45/cwt1,000.00–1,060.001,1567
Bulls120–130Number 1125928.33/cwt925.00–935.001,1603

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.