Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2026-01-06

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 6
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 169▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
217 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 180▲ 217 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 firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter diary bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy 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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,556212.783,3114thin
Bulls—Average1,795193.193,4682thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,527147.462,2526thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,190138.491,64811
Dairy Bulls—Average1,895168.403,1912thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,848149.752,76712
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,543140.762,17234
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,251128.501,60826
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,594191.673,0554thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,556223.743,48121
HeifersChoiceAverage1,342216.882,91114
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,676230.363,86112
SteersChoiceAverage1,534224.793,44820
SteersSelectAverage1,387214.322,97323

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,300.92/cwt70
BullsNumber 2941,172.75/cwt30
HeifersNumber 2841,493.66/cwt4
HeifersNumber 1941,249.00/cwt23

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,387214.32/cwt210.00–219.002,97323
Steers—Choice1,534224.79/cwt220.00–229.003,44820
Steers—Choice and Prime1,631233.71/cwt230.00–240.003,8129
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,812220.32/cwt219.00–222.003,9923
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,342216.88/cwt210.00–219.002,91114
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,556223.74/cwt220.00–227.003,48121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,795193.19/cwt190.00–196.003,4682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095124.76/cwt120.00–129.001,3663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,226143.64/cwt138.00–148.001,7618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,527147.46/cwt144.00–152.002,2526
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,201124.05/cwt120.00–127.001,4907
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,237109.80/cwt105.00–115.001,3585
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,249131.81/cwt130.00–138.001,6467
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,314143.00/cwt140.00–146.001,8797
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,506151.65/cwt150.00–156.002,2847
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543123.62/cwt120.00–129.001,9077
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,547134.26/cwt132.00–138.002,0775
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,559145.84/cwt140.00–149.002,27415
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,845144.87/cwt140.00–148.002,6734
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,849152.19/cwt150.00–156.002,8148
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,556212.78/cwt210.00–216.003,3114
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,594191.67/cwt188.00–194.003,0554
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,895168.40/cwt166.00–170.003,1912
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,590.30/cwt1,535.00–1,650.001,3204
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross841,493.66/cwt1,450.00–1,525.001,2554
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,448.71/cwt1,360.00–1,475.001,3628
Heifers90–100Number 194855.05/cwt850.00–875.008045
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1001,381.67/cwt1,375.00–1,385.001,3823
Heifers100–110Number 1102785.25/cwt700.00–860.008013
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross751,666.67/cwt1,600.00–1,725.001,2503
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,650.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,3704
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,524.50/cwt1,475.00–1,550.001,2653
Bulls80–90Number 1831,217.77/cwt1,150.00–1,260.001,0118
Bulls80–90Number 2831,083.58/cwt1,050.00–1,125.008997
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross931,466.52/cwt1,450.00–1,475.001,3643
Bulls90–100Number 1931,204.95/cwt1,150.00–1,275.001,12117
Bulls90–100Number 2931,072.91/cwt1,025.00–1,135.009984
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross941,547.06/cwt1,500.00–1,600.001,4547
Bulls100–110Number 11031,174.95/cwt1,125.00–1,235.001,21014
Bulls100–110Number 21031,065.78/cwt1,000.00–1,100.001,09810
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1041,374.83/cwt1,350.00–1,425.001,4307
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1051,225.00/cwt1,175.00–1,250.001,2863
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1101,345.83/cwt1,325.00–1,350.001,4806
Bulls110–120Number 11131,065.06/cwt1,050.00–1,075.001,2044

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.