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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 228 0

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 10.51 lower, heritage hogs averaged 1.61 lower and slaughter sows averaged 9.50 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 5 45.00 $45.00 $26 ±0.00
92 92 7 52.00 $52.00 $48 +7.00
118–137 125 11 70.00–77.00 $75.59 $94 +11.51
115–195 142 35 60.00–85.00 $68.54 $97 +4.46
175–180 178 6 52.00–75.00 $63.66 $113 +6.66
245 245 1 40.00 $40.00 $98
206–295 254 121 52.00–84.00 $58.31 $148 -10.36
253–292 266 8 71.00–86.00 $75.29 $200 +6.62
256–295 272 40 62.00–82.00 $72.52 $197 -10.32
260–295 278 10 78.00–90.00 $82.25 $229 -2.11
300–335 309 10 72.00–98.00 $88.00 $272 -2.95
311 311 3 80.00 $80.00 $249 -10.95
300–370 319 12 58.00–84.00 $73.56 $235 -17.39
510 510 1 46.00 $46.00 $235
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–15 12 3 5.00–6.00 $5.67 -4.33
25–30 28 12 25.00–45.00 $43.33 +4.02
30 30 2 40.00 $40.00 +0.69
40 40 2 47.00 $47.00 +17.00
60 60 1 25.00 $25.00 -22.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–270 240 2 37.00–42.00 $39.81 $96
470–490 480 2 16.00–35.00 $25.70 $123
525 525 1 10.00 $10.00 $52

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 35.00 $35.00 $86
275–280 277 3 40.00–70.00 $59.88 $166
300–395 337 5 17.00–35.00 $27.95 $94
375 375 1 42.00 $42.00 $158 -18.32
390 390 1 60.00 $60.00 $234 -0.32
465 465 3 38.00–45.00 $40.33 $188 +4.67
450–485 473 3 20.00–27.00 $22.22 $105 -13.44
465–495 480 2 55.00–56.00 $55.48 $266 +19.82
518–575 550 9 52.00–65.00 $57.14 $314 +8.03
620 620 1 46.00 $46.00 $285
605–665 624 7 50.00–65.00 $57.48 $359
715 715 1 64.00 $64.00 $458

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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.