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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 22, 2022

271 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 271 258 0

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter hogs averaged 8.63 lower, heritage hogs averaged 17.84 lower and slaughter sows averaged 7.44 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 5 5.00 $5.00 $4
91 91 3 14.00 $14.00 $13
102–136 120 8 15.00–22.00 $19.66 $24
147 147 2 37.00 $37.00 $54
230–283 262 12 82.00–88.00 $84.02 $220 -0.48
200–295 268 70 54.00–84.00 $71.08 $190 -29.98
245–283 272 61 70.00–88.00 $75.19 $205 -25.87
280 280 1 80.00 $80.00 $224 -21.06
305–360 323 14 82.00–90.00 $86.02 $278
314–395 338 36 76.00–88.00 $80.65 $273
375 375 1 88.00 $88.00 $330 -2.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 12.00 $12.00
20–30 27 22 20.00–32.00 $27.23
40 40 2 32.00 $32.00
70 70 2 75.00 $75.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–285 253 3 35.00–46.00 $40.35 $102
305 305 1 28.00 $28.00 $85

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 48.00 $48.00 $134
425–440 433 2 52.00–65.00 $58.39 $253
410–495 443 4 28.00–46.00 $35.30 $156
500–585 543 2 37.00–50.00 $44.01 $239
550 550 1 12.00 $12.00 $66 -51.14
505–595 556 6 50.00–57.00 $54.50 $303 -8.64
610 610 1 63.00 $63.00 $384 +5.33

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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.