Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-10-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 28
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 207▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
149 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 185▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light 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—Average1,200184.282,2114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,807150.582,7213thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,209138.201,6718thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,695171.382,9052thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,880154.752,9097thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,523142.192,16526
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,259122.241,53925
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,559195.003,0404thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,451183.482,6625thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,429222.863,1854thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,219214.562,6148thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,539232.893,5848thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,423223.823,18522
SteersSelectAverage1,337215.752,88516

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1931,164.64/cwt60
BullsNumber 2951,009.25/cwt18
HeifersNumber 2751,650.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1841,625.45/cwt8

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—Select1,337215.75/cwt210.00–223.002,88516
Steers—Choice1,423223.82/cwt220.00–229.003,18522
Steers—Choice and Prime1,539232.89/cwt231.00–235.003,5848
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,215218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,6491
Heifers—Select1,219214.07/cwt210.00–218.002,6107
Heifers—Choice1,429222.86/cwt220.00–226.003,1854
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,200184.28/cwt181.00–188.002,2114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187144.40/cwt142.00–148.001,7145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245127.87/cwt122.00–132.001,5923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,807150.58/cwt148.00–156.002,7213
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228132.08/cwt127.00–138.001,6226
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228102.89/cwt100.00–107.001,2636
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250114.90/cwt110.00–120.001,4368
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,347145.42/cwt142.00–149.001,9595
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,483126.94/cwt125.00–128.001,8834
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503137.00/cwt136.00–138.002,0596
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,538145.93/cwt140.00–149.002,24411
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545152.40/cwt152.00–154.002,3555
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,880154.75/cwt152.00–159.002,9097
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,451183.48/cwt180.00–187.002,6625
Dairy Steers—Choice1,559195.00/cwt189.00–199.003,0404
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,695171.38/cwt168.00–175.002,9052
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,755.17/cwt1,700.00–1,800.001,2814
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross751,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.001,2382
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,495.73/cwt1,450.00–1,535.001,4064
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1731,127.99/cwt1,075.00–1,175.008237
Bulls80–90Number 1841,177.47/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0098915
Bulls80–90Number 2841,021.29/cwt975.00–1,050.008586
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross901,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,2601
Bulls90–100Number 1931,136.49/cwt1,085.00–1,185.001,05714
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,4251
Bulls90–100Number 2951,049.00/cwt1,025.00–1,075.009975
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,530.00/cwt1,500.00–1,560.001,5306
Bulls100–110Number 11021,073.42/cwt1,025.00–1,100.001,09511
Bulls100–110Number 2103924.19/cwt875.00–975.009523
Bulls110–120Number 1112986.94/cwt925.00–1,025.001,1056
Bulls110–120Number 2112873.73/cwt835.00–900.009793

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.