Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-11-25

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 25
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 251▲ 20 vs year ago 160 · +12.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
148 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 161▲ 0 vs year ago 148 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate 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—Average1,528167.642,5614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,547152.012,3523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,235141.461,74813
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,799150.642,7108thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,243132.711,65017
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,530131.862,01829
HeifersChoiceAverage1,439214.433,0869thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,242205.232,5497thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,655220.623,6515thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,507214.623,23432
SteersSelectAverage1,380204.492,8229thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1971,117.18/cwt64
BullsNumber 296975.72/cwt18
BullsNumber 391832.09/cwt7
HeifersNumber 1931,221.21/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing100475.00/cwt1

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—Select1,380204.49/cwt200.00–209.002,8229
Steers—Choice1,507214.62/cwt210.00–219.003,23432
Steers—Choice and Prime1,655220.62/cwt220.00–222.003,6515
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,242205.23/cwt200.00–209.002,5497
Heifers—Choice1,439214.43/cwt210.00–219.003,0869
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170170.98/cwt170.00–172.002,0002
Bulls——1,885164.31/cwt161.00–168.003,0972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,179132.44/cwt130.00–135.001,5614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,243152.96/cwt152.00–154.001,9013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,269141.73/cwt140.00–148.001,7996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,547152.01/cwt150.00–153.002,3523
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206123.28/cwt120.00–125.001,4876
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,256142.43/cwt140.00–144.001,7895
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,269134.04/cwt132.00–138.001,7016
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,492111.60/cwt110.00–114.001,6655
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525134.80/cwt130.00–138.002,05612
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,541124.06/cwt120.00–129.001,9125
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,559146.86/cwt143.00–149.002,2907
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,793147.33/cwt145.00–149.002,6423
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,803152.62/cwt150.00–156.002,7525
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,240.78/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,1296
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,162.50/cwt1,150.00–1,175.001,1632
Heifers100–110Utility/Non-TubingJersey100475.00/cwt475.00–475.004751
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,508.33/cwt1,450.00–1,575.001,1313
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,507.65/cwt1,475.00–1,525.001,2363
Bulls80–90Number 1831,085.45/cwt1,025.00–1,125.009016
Bulls80–90Number 285958.75/cwt950.00–985.008154
Bulls90–100Number 1911,054.18/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0095917
Bulls90–100Number 391832.09/cwt800.00–875.007577
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,380.71/cwt1,300.00–1,425.001,2705
Bulls90–100Number 295952.86/cwt900.00–985.009057
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1011,275.70/cwt1,225.00–1,325.001,2887
Bulls100–110Number 1101988.88/cwt950.00–1,050.0099913
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1021,157.79/cwt1,125.00–1,200.001,1813
Bulls100–110Number 2103896.16/cwt850.00–935.009234
Bulls110–120Number 1113902.56/cwt900.00–910.001,0204
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1201,095.00/cwt1,085.00–1,100.001,3143
Bulls120–130Number 1123811.15/cwt785.00–850.009983

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.