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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 183 176 0

Compared to last week's weighted average, slaughter steers averaged .66 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.61 higher, slaughter heifers averaged .86 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 6.68 lower, boner cows averaged 3.82 lower and slaughter cows averaged 4.19 higher-. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 14.33 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 4.50 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 5 52.00 $52.00 $48 -53.00
115 115 1 90.00 $90.00 $104 +3.00
107–160 126 16 48.00–60.00 $53.77 $68 -33.23
190 190 1 77.00 $77.00 $146 -3.00
195 195 1 44.00 $44.00 $86
227 227 2 89.00 $89.00 $202 +2.00
227–280 260 21 84.00–97.00 $89.41 $232 +5.06
255–290 264 17 67.00–78.00 $75.39 $199 -8.96
255–290 276 9 78.00–83.00 $81.03 $224 +5.03
306–310 307 4 75.00–77.00 $75.50 $232 -10.32
325 325 1 73.00 $73.00 $237 -9.75
312–395 349 12 55.00–79.00 $69.60 $243 -13.15
355 355 1 90.00 $90.00 $320
405–407 406 4 60.00 $60.00 $244
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 11 70.00–85.00 $76.82 +22.59
20 20 5 10.00 $10.00 -78.00
20–30 22 14 65.00–100.00 $88.57 +0.57
25 25 8 100.00 $100.00 +12.00
40–50 47 3 80.00–100.00 $93.33 -6.67

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 25.00 $25.00 $22
130–155 143 2 70.00–72.00 $70.91 $101 +11.70
125–175 150 2 25.00–45.00 $33.33 $50 -31.67
315 315 1 60.00 $60.00 $189
630 630 1 5.00 $5.00 $32

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 52.00 $52.00 $112
335 335 1 34.00 $34.00 $114
350 350 1 38.00 $38.00 $133 -0.88
410–452 434 5 36.00–50.00 $41.27 $179
465 465 1 26.00 $26.00 $121 -14.62
510 510 1 37.00 $37.00 $189 -12.82
545 545 3 40.00 $40.00 $218 -9.82
600–615 607 3 37.00–42.00 $39.34 $239
700 700 1 44.00 $44.00 $308

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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.