Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2026-01-13

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 248▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
184 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 217▲ 184 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 steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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—Low1,633185.893,0358thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,678169.522,8446thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,731144.752,50512
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,549134.522,08441
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,257131.211,65021
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,651195.543,2284thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,359184.772,5118thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,515221.313,3534thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,333215.222,8696thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,638230.283,77216
SteersChoiceAverage1,508224.513,38640
SteersSelectAverage1,503216.103,2488thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,306.13/cwt60
BullsNumber 2921,238.40/cwt15
HeifersNumber 1841,498.14/cwt16
HeifersNumber 2861,451.03/cwt5

Every lot

41 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—Select1,503216.10/cwt213.00–219.003,2488
Steers—Choice1,508224.51/cwt220.00–228.003,38640
Steers—Choice and Prime1,638230.28/cwt229.00–234.003,77216
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,333215.22/cwt210.00–218.002,8696
Heifers—Choice1,515221.31/cwt220.00–223.003,3534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562175.77/cwt170.00–184.002,7463
Bulls——1,675191.96/cwt188.00–196.003,2155
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200121.36/cwt120.00–122.001,4563
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233114.85/cwt112.00–117.001,4164
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238132.22/cwt128.00–138.001,6377
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315143.76/cwt140.00–148.001,8907
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,494123.13/cwt120.00–127.001,8405
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,499114.28/cwt110.00–119.001,7135
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,566135.71/cwt130.00–139.002,12514
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,567142.85/cwt140.00–147.002,23817
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613153.88/cwt152.00–157.002,4823
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,753137.28/cwt134.00–139.002,4074
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,783145.25/cwt142.00–149.002,5905
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,557175.41/cwt172.00–178.002,7313
Dairy Bulls——1,798163.63/cwt160.00–168.002,9423
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,359184.77/cwt180.00–190.002,5118
Dairy Steers—Choice1,651195.54/cwt190.00–199.003,2284
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross701,650.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,1552
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross731,477.59/cwt1,400.00–1,550.001,0792
Heifers80–90Number 180675.00/cwt650.00–700.005402
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross831,671.31/cwt1,600.00–1,735.001,3876
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,548.73/cwt1,500.00–1,585.001,4256
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross951,433.33/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,3623
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross721,783.14/cwt1,775.00–1,800.001,2843
Bulls80–90Number 2831,112.88/cwt1,075.00–1,150.009244
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,725.00/cwt1,650.00–1,775.001,4663
Bulls80–90Number 1851,239.17/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,0536
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross921,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.001,4263
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,670.14/cwt1,625.00–1,725.001,5534
Bulls90–100Number 1931,239.49/cwt1,200.00–1,275.001,15310
Bulls90–100Number 2931,125.54/cwt1,050.00–1,150.001,0475
Bulls100–110Number 11011,227.82/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,24014
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,456.84/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,4866
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1031,282.26/cwt1,200.00–1,350.001,3213
Bulls110–120Number 11121,141.75/cwt1,110.00–1,200.001,27910
Bulls120–130Number 1121996.29/cwt950.00–1,050.001,2064

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.