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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 220 0

Report limited due to reporter absence. Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 2.87 higher, heritage hogs averaged 10.84 higher, slaughter sows averaged 14.90 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 77.00 $77.00 $131 +22.47
230–272 264 29 82.00–98.00 $84.50 $223 -5.72
255–271 265 8 98.00–110.00 $101.06 $268 +10.84
365 365 1 90.00 $90.00 $328
385 385 1 94.00 $94.00 $362

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–485 458 3 72.00–83.00 $77.40 $354 +23.81
555–590 573 6 55.00–76.00 $63.14 $362
615–632 626 3 57.00–58.00 $57.67 $361

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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.