Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-11-04

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 216▼ 11 vs year ago 245 · −4.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
157 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 149▲ 1 vs year ago 156 · +0.6%
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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 cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was 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—Average1,672171.772,8739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,519150.762,2908thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125123.831,3934thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,839148.712,73412
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,535134.492,06440
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,260118.211,49030
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480193.992,8714thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525226.243,4504thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395222.193,1004thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,433216.153,0975thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,616233.843,77915
SteersChoiceAverage1,504224.583,37830
SteersSelectAverage1,375217.202,9875thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,132.48/cwt70
BullsNumber 2881,060.12/cwt12
BullsNumber 377758.19/cwt6
HeifersNumber 2831,440.45/cwt4
HeifersNumber 1921,296.12/cwt15

Every lot

44 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—Select1,375217.20/cwt214.00–219.002,9875
Steers—Choice1,504224.58/cwt220.00–229.003,37830
Steers—Choice and Prime1,616233.84/cwt230.00–238.003,77915
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,395222.19/cwt220.00–223.003,1004
Heifers—Select1,433216.15/cwt213.00–217.003,0975
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,525226.24/cwt224.00–230.003,4504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,636174.15/cwt172.00–177.002,8497
Bulls——1,800163.46/cwt158.00–167.002,9422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125123.83/cwt120.00–132.001,3934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,519150.76/cwt148.00–156.002,2908
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,242107.48/cwt100.00–110.001,3359
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255123.18/cwt120.00–128.001,54613
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273115.16/cwt114.00–118.001,4665
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,318133.93/cwt132.00–136.001,7653
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,516127.63/cwt124.00–134.001,93513
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,531141.20/cwt138.00–147.002,16215
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,534118.66/cwt112.00–122.001,8207
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,597154.36/cwt152.00–156.002,4655
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,793143.45/cwt138.00–148.002,5725
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,871152.46/cwt150.00–157.002,8537
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,480193.99/cwt193.00–195.002,8714
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,608.33/cwt1,575.00–1,650.001,2063
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,613.67/cwt1,550.00–1,660.001,3233
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,440.45/cwt1,400.00–1,510.001,1964
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross901,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,3502
Heifers90–100Number 190725.00/cwt700.00–750.006532
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,324.59/cwt1,300.00–1,350.001,3513
Heifers120–130Number 1123676.02/cwt625.00–725.008322
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1701,133.33/cwt1,100.00–1,175.007933
Bulls70–80Number 372733.72/cwt700.00–750.005283
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross731,725.86/cwt1,700.00–1,750.001,2602
Bulls80–90Number 382782.65/cwt750.00–800.006423
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,374.24/cwt1,350.00–1,400.001,1412
Bulls80–90Number 283922.41/cwt885.00–950.007665
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,573.88/cwt1,500.00–1,650.001,3224
Bulls80–90Number 1841,027.36/cwt975.00–1,075.0086311
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,526.68/cwt1,500.00–1,575.001,4055
Bulls90–100Number 292933.64/cwt925.00–950.008593
Bulls90–100Number 1931,035.45/cwt985.00–1,075.0096319
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1001,280.00/cwt1,260.00–1,300.001,2802
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,400.70/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,4157
Bulls100–110Number 1103972.15/cwt922.00–1,000.001,0019
Bulls110–120Number 1111913.03/cwt885.00–935.001,0138
Bulls120–130Number 1125830.00/cwt810.00–850.001,0382

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.