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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

222 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 222 301 389

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 1.69 higher, heritage hogs averaged 1.95 higher and slaughter sows averaged 5.36 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 1 50.00 $50.00 $42 +20.00
145 145 1 25.00 $25.00 $36 -33.00
153 153 3 26.00 $26.00 $40 -40.00
160–190 170 3 50.00–54.00 $51.49 $88 -14.51
190 190 1 82.00 $82.00 $156 +22.00
192 192 2 52.00 $52.00 $100 -8.00
200–290 259 38 62.00–86.00 $73.21 $190 +20.77
230–271 263 65 42.00–58.00 $54.16 $142 +1.72
235–285 263 20 54.00–76.00 $59.29 $156 +6.85
250–280 265 2 40.00–42.00 $40.94 $108 -11.50
245–280 268 5 58.00–66.00 $64.54 $173 +12.10
300 300 2 66.00–72.00 $69.00 $207 +14.47
305–327 315 19 54.00–62.00 $58.60 $185 +4.07
330–365 353 3 58.00–67.00 $61.72 $218
430 430 1 54.00 $54.00 $232 +8.00
475 475 1 48.00 $48.00 $228
575 575 2 52.00 $52.00 $299 +17.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 5 65.00–75.00 $71.00 -19.71
20–30 25 11 90.00–110.00 $102.73 +12.02
40 40 3 45.00 $45.00 -45.71
50 50 2 90.00 $90.00 +8.33

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 3 65.00 $65.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–365 333 2 32.00–54.00 $44.08 $147 -3.92
365 365 1 12.00 $12.00 $44 -19.14
355–395 368 3 22.00–42.00 $31.00 $114 -0.14
440 440 1 42.00 $42.00 $185
457–473 467 5 17.00 $17.00 $79 -5.05
500 500 4 17.00–22.00 $20.75 $104 -10.50
535–560 549 4 34.00–58.00 $48.90 $268 +17.65

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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.