Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2025-12-30

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 30
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 245▲ 29 vs year ago 140 · +20.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
180 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 155▲ 23 vs year ago 157 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited market reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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—Average1,458159.332,3232thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,808165.402,9903thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,206141.801,7108thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,608162.562,6142thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,849147.742,73217
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,522138.692,11129
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,253128.021,60511
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,319178.462,3544thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430224.613,21211
HeifersChoiceAverage1,235215.552,6624thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,534228.023,49810
SteersChoiceAverage1,385222.813,08611
SteersSelectAverage1,398214.803,0034thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,288.86/cwt83
BullsNumber 2891,184.69/cwt19
HeifersNumber 1961,442.86/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—Choice1,385222.81/cwt220.00–226.003,08611
Steers—Select1,398214.80/cwt210.00–218.003,0034
Steers—Choice and Prime1,534228.02/cwt227.00–229.003,49810
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,235215.55/cwt213.00–218.002,6624
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,430224.61/cwt220.00–229.003,21211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,458159.33/cwt154.00–166.002,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150126.12/cwt120.00–132.001,4503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,240151.21/cwt146.00–156.001,8755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,808165.40/cwt162.00–167.002,9903
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,243133.79/cwt130.00–136.001,6635
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,262123.21/cwt120.00–127.001,5556
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480121.91/cwt120.00–125.001,8044
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,488133.72/cwt130.00–138.001,9909
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535144.22/cwt140.00–148.002,21413
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,623152.02/cwt150.00–154.002,4673
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,748135.69/cwt135.00–137.002,3723
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,853146.54/cwt142.00–148.002,7156
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,884153.16/cwt150.00–158.002,8868
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,319178.46/cwt178.00–180.002,3544
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,608162.56/cwt160.00–166.002,6142
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,644.08/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,3483
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,480.65/cwt1,400.00–1,525.001,3775
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1041,326.14/cwt1,300.00–1,335.001,3794
Heifers110–120Number 1Beef Cross1101,280.00/cwt1,275.00–1,285.001,4082
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1731,141.48/cwt1,125.00–1,150.008333
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,720.00/cwt1,650.00–1,760.001,2903
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross801,506.25/cwt1,475.00–1,550.001,2054
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,659.04/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,3775
Bulls80–90Number 1831,259.60/cwt1,200.00–1,285.001,04512
Bulls80–90Number 2831,130.72/cwt1,100.00–1,175.009385
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,569.13/cwt1,535.00–1,625.001,44410
Bulls90–100Number 2921,105.27/cwt1,050.00–1,150.001,0176
Bulls90–100Number 1931,243.65/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,15716
Bulls100–110Number 11011,155.13/cwt1,100.00–1,200.001,16717
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,434.07/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,4635
Bulls100–110Number 21031,049.70/cwt1,000.00–1,075.001,0814
Bulls110–120Number 11121,067.18/cwt1,025.00–1,125.001,1959
Bulls120–130Number 1122992.88/cwt960.00–1,010.001,2113

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.