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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 352 0

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 12.08 higher, heritage hogs averaged 16.94 higher and slaughter sows averaged 5.76 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20 20 2 1.00 $1.00 $0
80 80 2 2.00 $2.00 $2 -60.00
83 83 9 32.00 $32.00 $27 -30.00
100–112 110 15 32.00 $32.00 $35 +22.00
110–130 120 2 3.00–15.00 $8.50 $10 -1.50
217–295 260 15 48.00–72.00 $67.28 $175 +3.59
252–295 277 78 71.00–86.00 $77.62 $215 +7.13
260–297 282 4 82.00–95.00 $87.43 $247 +21.89
300–353 336 24 71.00–90.00 $75.22 $253 +3.04
300–390 338 36 52.00–80.00 $71.62 $242 -0.56
365 365 1 76.00 $76.00 $277 +15.54
430–445 437 3 50.00–63.00 $56.26 $246 +46.26
750 750 1 45.00 $45.00 $338
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–30 23 7 25.00–35.00 $27.86 +7.86
25–30 26 15 22.00–25.00 $22.80 +2.80
25–30 28 4 4.00–5.00 $4.50 -23.46
40 40 1 3.00 $3.00 -27.00
40–50 46 7 37.00–50.00 $43.00 +24.67
45–50 48 8 30.00–55.00 $45.63 +27.30
60 60 5 60.00 $60.00 +3.00
60 60 5 45.00 $45.00 -12.00
80 80 2 27.00 $27.00 -45.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 34.00 $34.00 $128 +18.06

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 32.00–36.00 $33.96 $125
390 390 1 46.00 $46.00 $179
410 410 3 30.00 $30.00 $123 +12.00
430–470 457 3 10.00–20.00 $16.86 $77
485 485 1 32.00 $32.00 $155
512–585 546 10 42.00–54.00 $46.75 $255
620–665 643 2 48.00–50.00 $49.04 $315 +9.34

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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.