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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 179 0

Compared to last week's weighted average report slaughter steers averaged 1.93 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.17 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 3.17 lower. Slaughter cows: breaker averaged 5.71 higher, boners 4.78 higher and lean cows averaged 1.85 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 38.50 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 14.93 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 2.00 $2.00 $2 -53.00
135–183 171 4 50.00–72.00 $67.66 $116 -12.34
187 187 2 50.00 $50.00 $94 -30.00
205–290 260 38 61.00–83.00 $71.60 $186 +4.20
257–267 262 4 37.00–50.00 $43.38 $114 -24.02
215–289 267 22 59.00–71.00 $66.13 $177 -16.99
240–297 273 22 72.00–85.00 $79.63 $217 -3.49
300–310 305 7 78.00–86.00 $81.39 $248
300–342 320 9 72.00–78.00 $73.59 $235 -0.78
320 320 1 45.00 $45.00 $144 -29.37
303–377 322 11 58.00–74.00 $69.63 $224 -4.74
435 435 1 60.00 $60.00 $261
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 4 5.00 $5.00 -40.00
20 20 4 15.00 $15.00 -30.00
20 20 4 100.00 $100.00 +55.00
30 30 1 40.00 $40.00 +35.00
30 30 4 85.00 $85.00 +80.00
40 40 5 110.00 $110.00 +75.00
40–50 43 3 120.00–130.00 $123.33 +88.33
60 60 2 110.00 $110.00
60 60 2 110.00 $110.00
60–70 65 2 5.00–30.00 $17.50
70 70 1 75.00 $75.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 75.00 $75.00 $101
485 485 1 5.00 $5.00 $24
580 580 1 3.00 $3.00 $17

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 63.00 $63.00 $135
445–475 459 6 46.00–60.00 $52.12 $239
455–480 468 2 30.00 $30.00 $140
505–530 519 6 52.00–63.00 $59.99 $311 -9.71

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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.