Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2026-01-20

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 20
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 265▲ 50 vs year ago 131 · +38.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
160 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 184▲ 26 vs year ago 134 · +19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold firm. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak. Buyer demand was light to 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—Average1,674169.152,8327thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,390153.012,1272thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,848144.102,6636thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,564134.692,10641
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,252120.131,50416
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,663204.483,4013thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484221.833,2924thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,438216.253,1117thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,367209.942,8705thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,607226.693,64319
SteersChoiceAverage1,535220.763,38913
SteersSelectAverage1,472212.863,13313

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1981,292.41/cwt78
BullsNumber 2951,122.73/cwt18
HeifersNumber 1891,608.11/cwt6

Every lot

34 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—Select1,472212.86/cwt210.00–216.003,13313
Steers—Choice1,535220.76/cwt218.00–223.003,38913
Steers—Choice and Prime1,607226.69/cwt225.00–229.003,64319
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,345218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,9321
Heifers—Select1,367209.94/cwt205.00–213.002,8705
Heifers—Choice1,454215.96/cwt214.00–219.003,1406
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,484221.83/cwt220.00–225.003,2924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393145.30/cwt142.00–148.002,0242
Bulls——1,745184.69/cwt182.00–187.003,2232
Bulls——1,815174.69/cwt171.00–178.003,1713
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,663204.48/cwt202.00–208.003,4013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203113.03/cwt110.00–118.001,3608
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,296124.35/cwt120.00–127.001,6125
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,308132.03/cwt130.00–136.001,7273
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,506122.60/cwt120.00–128.001,8464
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543135.07/cwt130.00–139.002,08419
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575113.04/cwt110.00–117.001,7804
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,605143.80/cwt140.00–148.002,30814
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,848144.10/cwt141.00–147.002,6636
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,390153.01/cwt152.00–154.002,1272
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross801,675.00/cwt1,650.00–1,700.001,3402
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross931,574.66/cwt1,500.00–1,635.001,4644
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 2801,133.33/cwt1,075.00–1,175.009073
Bulls80–90Number 1811,315.93/cwt1,285.00–1,335.001,0666
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,750.75/cwt1,700.00–1,800.001,4714
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross921,648.54/cwt1,600.00–1,725.001,5178
Bulls90–100Number 1921,268.77/cwt1,250.00–1,310.001,16720
Bulls90–100Number 2921,155.95/cwt1,100.00–1,200.001,0638
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,466.60/cwt1,425.00–1,500.001,4966
Bulls100–110Number 11021,157.03/cwt1,110.00–1,210.001,18020
Bulls100–110Number 21041,080.21/cwt1,050.00–1,100.001,1237
Bulls110–120Number 11111,078.12/cwt1,050.00–1,100.001,1976
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,369.70/cwt1,350.00–1,385.001,5343
Bulls120–130Number 1123965.49/cwt900.00–1,010.001,1885

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.