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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 130 0

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter hogs averaged .55 higher on a light supply. Heritage hogs averaged 5.19 lower. Sows 300-500 lbs averaged 5.01 lower and 500-700 lbs averaged 7.97 lower.

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 22 13 42.00–50.00 $44.46 -10.54
20–30 25 30 20.00–50.00 $34.27 -20.73
30 30 5 5.00–35.00 $29.00 -26.00
45 45 6 55.00 $55.00 -16.67
40–50 47 27 40.00–72.00 $57.44 -14.23
50 50 1 17.00 $17.00 -48.00
60 60 2 10.00–27.00 $18.50 -46.50
80 80 1 90.00 $90.00 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–180 152 5 105.00–145.00 $118.32 $180 +23.32
155 155 1 20.00 $20.00 $31 -75.00
195 195 1 95.00 $95.00 $185 ±0.00
247 247 2 95.00 $95.00 $235 +5.07
230–290 260 2 82.00–87.00 $84.21 $219 -15.98
200–297 269 20 85.00–104.00 $96.43 $259 +0.55
330 330 1 88.00 $88.00 $290 -12.00
335 335 1 90.00 $90.00 $302 -10.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 45.00 $45.00 $133
620–650 635 2 12.00–71.00 $40.80 $259 +34.80

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 45.00 $45.00 $158 +10.00
430–460 445 2 16.00–17.00 $16.52 $74
405–490 448 7 40.00–67.00 $51.99 $233
525–550 535 3 62.00–64.00 $62.65 $335 +14.12
625–675 650 3 57.00–71.00 $62.71 $408

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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.