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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 260 0

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 5.98 lower, heritage hogs averaged 4.24 higher and slaughter sows averaged 3.81 lower. All prices per cwt.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–182 169 5 38.00–60.00 $41.00 $69 -31.00
105–193 170 16 42.00–70.00 $51.69 $88 -20.31
201 201 4 60.00 $60.00 $121 +13.00
215–285 243 5 25.00–46.00 $38.15 $93 -8.85
203–295 257 44 50.00–66.00 $60.36 $155 -16.84
240–290 260 37 68.00–100.00 $81.74 $213 +4.54
205–292 276 62 60.00–74.00 $64.19 $177 -3.56
300–340 312 21 60.00–74.00 $63.50 $198 -9.63
300–317 313 11 62.00–82.00 $69.59 $218 -3.54
305–370 332 7 46.00–74.00 $59.61 $198 -20.36
420–450 435 3 68.00–72.00 $69.29 $301 -8.71
455 455 1 66.00 $66.00 $300
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 7 17.00–27.00 $19.86 -2.14
20–30 27 38 20.00–32.00 $27.66 +5.66
40–50 43 9 25.00–30.00 $28.33 +8.33
40–50 48 8 27.00–42.00 $38.25 +18.25
60 60 6 40.00–75.00 $63.33 +13.90

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–270 251 4 38.00–44.00 $39.97 $100 -5.01
365 365 1 32.00 $32.00 $117
550–595 573 2 8.00–21.00 $14.76 $85

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 22.00 $22.00 $69
315–360 339 4 34.00–38.00 $36.05 $122
385 385 1 38.00 $38.00 $146 -2.34
417–495 448 6 30.00–36.00 $33.31 $149 -6.03
435–465 448 7 38.00–54.00 $42.86 $192 +3.52
510–570 540 2 34.00–40.00 $36.83 $199 +6.83
520–595 555 3 47.00–55.00 $50.57 $281
630–685 668 7 42.00–50.00 $47.88 $320
700 700 1 50.00 $50.00 $350

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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.