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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 127 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Barrows & Gilts sold weak, with Sows selling steady to 5.00 lower on a light comparison. No comparison available for Boars.

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 7 30.00 $30.00 $20 -105.00
85 85 6 64.00 $64.00 $54 -71.00
105–175 130 4 30.00–57.00 $43.74 $57 -66.26
108–192 158 17 50.00–95.00 $74.64 $118 -0.63
185 185 1 90.00 $90.00 $166 +65.94
190 190 1 75.00 $75.00 $142 +50.94
205 205 1 65.00 $65.00 $133 -15.00
205–215 210 2 89.00–90.00 $89.49 $188 +9.49
205–230 215 10 80.00–96.00 $88.72 $191 +8.72
200–260 233 3 55.00–78.00 $68.60 $160 -11.40
242 242 2 88.00 $88.00 $213 +8.00
227–276 248 13 82.00–90.00 $86.34 $214 +6.34
225–287 249 32 80.00–88.00 $85.30 $212 +5.30
258–295 265 13 82.00–87.00 $85.96 $228 -4.83
275 275 1 92.00 $92.00 $253 +1.21
297 297 2 85.00 $85.00 $252 —
307–325 311 5 80.00–84.00 $83.16 $259 -17.84
307–331 320 10 83.00–87.00 $85.39 $273 -9.61
325–360 334 8 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $276 -12.51
335 335 1 62.00 $62.00 $208 -33.00
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 —
350–375 363 2 68.00–70.00 $68.97 $250 —
380 380 1 54.00 $54.00 $205 —
400 400 1 72.00 $72.00 $288 -30.00
463 463 3 60.00 $60.00 $278 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 2 40.00 $40.00 -3.00
20–35 28 27 47.00–65.00 $57.96 -20.93
40 40 5 55.00 $55.00 +15.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 37.00 $37.00 $43 —
260–295 278 2 45.00–50.00 $47.34 $132 —
327 327 2 42.00 $42.00 $137 —
390 390 1 5.00 $5.00 $20 —
560 560 1 6.00 $6.00 $34 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 55.00 $55.00 $198 +11.47
390 390 1 42.00 $42.00 $164 -1.53
425 425 1 71.00 $71.00 $302 +3.57
400–465 448 6 27.00–46.00 $35.18 $158 -32.25
405–495 456 11 48.00–60.00 $57.00 $260 +19.33
510 510 1 68.00 $68.00 $347 —
505–556 542 7 64.00–71.00 $67.50 $366 —
550 550 1 50.00 $50.00 $275 -32.19
575 575 1 75.00 $75.00 $431 -0.40
592 592 2 72.00 $72.00 $426 -3.40
602 602 2 75.00 $75.00 $452 —
613 613 3 75.00 $75.00 $460 -8.29
620–680 650 2 68.00–74.00 $71.14 $462 —
695 695 1 75.00 $75.00 $521 —
715 715 1 75.00 $75.00 $536 —

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Reading this report

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.