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

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 11
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 234▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
141 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 157▲ 141 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. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply. 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—Average1,732178.003,0833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,788150.022,6824thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,542146.222,2553thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,178133.271,57017
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,832143.562,62916
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,522131.041,99525
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,285129.401,66321
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,529187.602,8687thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,227176.142,1617thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,400224.303,1404thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,397213.992,98916
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,551223.073,46024
SteersChoiceAverage1,425214.893,06229
SteersSelectAverage1,293204.592,6459thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,127.94/cwt70
BullsNumber 2931,012.17/cwt17
HeifersNumber 1811,430.93/cwt14

Every lot

38 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—Select1,293204.59/cwt200.00–209.002,6459
Steers—Choice1,425214.89/cwt210.00–219.003,06229
Steers—Choice and Prime1,551223.07/cwt220.00–228.003,46024
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,397213.99/cwt210.00–217.002,98916
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,400224.30/cwt221.00–228.003,1404
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,732178.00/cwt174.00–184.003,0833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155113.32/cwt110.00–120.001,3093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178142.87/cwt140.00–149.001,6837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188132.23/cwt128.00–138.001,5717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,542146.22/cwt140.00–150.002,2553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,788150.02/cwt146.00–156.002,6824
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195113.68/cwt110.00–117.001,3584
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,293142.67/cwt140.00–145.001,8456
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,314127.87/cwt120.00–138.001,68011
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505110.55/cwt107.00–115.001,6644
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,509135.25/cwt130.00–139.002,0418
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524145.06/cwt142.00–149.002,2117
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,549122.72/cwt120.00–127.001,9016
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765132.96/cwt130.00–137.002,3473
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830151.92/cwt150.00–154.002,7802
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,850144.93/cwt140.00–149.002,68111
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,227176.14/cwt172.00–182.002,1617
Dairy Steers—Choice1,529187.60/cwt184.00–190.002,8687
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross741,530.51/cwt1,500.00–1,575.001,1334
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,526.38/cwt1,475.00–1,550.001,2828
Heifers80–90Number 185850.00/cwt850.00–850.007232
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1731,079.55/cwt1,025.00–1,125.007883
Bulls80–90Number 1831,060.46/cwt1,000.00–1,110.0088011
Bulls80–90Number 284913.06/cwt875.00–950.007674
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,527.87/cwt1,475.00–1,575.001,40610
Bulls90–100Number 1931,056.72/cwt1,010.00–1,100.0098317
Bulls90–100Number 293964.32/cwt925.00–985.008976
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross951,423.33/cwt1,400.00–1,435.001,3523
Bulls100–110Number 2101874.69/cwt850.00–900.008834
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,329.30/cwt1,300.00–1,350.001,3566
Bulls100–110Number 1102982.08/cwt925.00–1,025.001,00218
Bulls110–120Number 1112877.16/cwt800.00–925.009823
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1131,262.22/cwt1,250.00–1,275.001,4262

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.