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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 342 389 0

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter hogs sold 5.27 lower, heritage breeds sold 7.79 lower. Sows 300-500 pounds sold 4.39 higher and 500-700 pounds sold 2.01 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
3 3 1 72.00 $72.00 $2
121–170 144 9 50.00–68.00 $57.32 $83 -25.55
165 165 1 75.00 $75.00 $124
230–240 235 2 40.00 $40.00 $94
215–297 258 43 60.00–71.00 $67.63 $174 -0.17
250–290 266 23 70.00–80.00 $74.40 $198 +6.60
205–297 268 91 60.00–79.00 $69.66 $187 +1.86
305 305 2 77.00 $77.00 $235 ±0.00
300–320 306 23 69.00–73.00 $71.53 $219 -5.47
305–378 357 20 60.00–68.00 $62.19 $222
585 585 2 78.00 $78.00 $456
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 6 45.00 $45.00 +12.67
20 20 4 60.00 $60.00 +27.67
30 30 14 25.00–50.00 $37.50 +5.17
40 40 12 80.00 $80.00 +25.00
40 40 11 67.00 $67.00 +12.00
45–50 46 8 60.00–65.00 $63.75 -21.03
60–70 62 5 62.00–85.00 $80.40 -4.60
70 70 2 90.00 $90.00 -0.33

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 32.00 $32.00 $70
360 360 1 22.00 $22.00 $79
530 530 1 5.00 $5.00 $26 -2.00
610 610 1 8.00 $8.00 $49 +3.00
780 780 1 22.00 $22.00 $172

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 6.00 $6.00 $15
355 355 1 15.00 $15.00 $53 -37.00
360–375 368 2 52.00–58.00 $55.06 $203 +3.06
405–450 431 4 10.00–22.00 $18.42 $79
440 440 2 70.00 $70.00 $308
435–475 456 5 57.00–68.00 $62.40 $285 +17.40
515 515 1 42.00 $42.00 $216 -43.04
510–585 559 4 70.00–86.00 $80.36 $449 +40.36
695 695 1 82.00 $82.00 $570
735 735 1 85.00 $85.00 $625

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.