Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-12-09

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 9
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 0▲ 49 vs year ago 226 · +21.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
177 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 154 · +14.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply.

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—Low1,575164.622,59210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,481144.462,1396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,182135.331,59917
Dairy Bulls—Average1,657144.682,3973thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,779146.342,6036thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,534132.682,03642
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,276128.911,64531
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,519187.712,8518thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,437180.992,60110
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,464218.763,2034thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,436214.123,0759thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,351204.762,7668thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,556221.753,4508thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,488214.483,19121
SteersSelectAverage1,547204.883,16918

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,119.07/cwt70
BullsNumber 2941,041.31/cwt22
BullsNumber 382842.35/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1981,266.34/cwt11

Every lot

42 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—Choice1,488214.48/cwt211.00–219.003,19121
Steers—Select1,547204.88/cwt200.00–210.003,16918
Steers—Choice and Prime1,556221.75/cwt220.00–226.003,4508
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,351204.76/cwt200.00–209.002,7668
Heifers—Choice1,436214.12/cwt211.00–216.003,0759
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,464218.76/cwt217.00–220.003,2034
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345165.15/cwt160.00–170.002,2213
Bulls——1,594150.46/cwt146.00–156.002,3984
Bulls——1,778182.97/cwt177.00–188.003,2533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123124.56/cwt122.00–127.001,3993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162144.04/cwt142.00–148.001,6746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219132.83/cwt128.00–138.001,6198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,481144.46/cwt140.00–150.002,1396
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,252133.62/cwt130.00–138.001,6739
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,271123.93/cwt120.00–128.001,5758
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,272113.81/cwt110.00–117.001,4487
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,316143.65/cwt140.00–148.001,8907
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,499113.76/cwt111.00–118.001,7055
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,516133.96/cwt130.00–138.002,03119
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535124.22/cwt120.00–128.001,9077
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,581144.47/cwt140.00–148.002,28411
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,779146.34/cwt144.00–148.002,6036
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,437180.99/cwt175.00–185.002,60110
Dairy Steers—Choice1,519187.71/cwt183.00–191.002,8518
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,657144.68/cwt144.00–146.002,3973
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,328.83/cwt1,300.00–1,375.001,2366
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,191.36/cwt1,150.00–1,225.001,2275
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 281970.15/cwt900.00–1,000.007864
Bulls80–90Number 382842.35/cwt800.00–875.006913
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,476.50/cwt1,400.00–1,525.001,2253
Bulls80–90Number 1851,101.43/cwt1,075.00–1,150.009367
Bulls90–100Number 1921,091.88/cwt1,050.00–1,150.001,00518
Bulls90–100Number 292975.23/cwt925.00–1,025.008976
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,337.83/cwt1,300.00–1,375.001,2586
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross941,213.33/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,1414
Bulls100–110Number 2102939.71/cwt900.00–975.009595
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,346.36/cwt1,300.00–1,385.001,3875
Bulls100–110Number 11031,050.78/cwt1,000.00–1,085.001,08213
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1051,208.33/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,2693
Bulls110–120Number 1111939.81/cwt900.00–985.001,04312
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1131,173.78/cwt1,150.00–1,200.001,3264
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.001,2902

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.