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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

301 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 301 300 228

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged .64 lower, heritage hogs averaged 3.30 lower and slaughter sows averaged 3.27 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 14 30.00 $30.00 $21
72 72 9 38.00 $38.00 $27
95 95 6 52.00 $52.00 $49
101–145 108 6 20.00–60.00 $51.08 $55 -11.69
167 167 2 60.00 $60.00 $100 -12.00
151–190 171 6 42.00 $42.00 $72 -8.00
200 200 4 38.00 $38.00 $76 +18.00
220–287 254 25 42.00–55.00 $51.11 $130 -6.36
200–292 265 73 45.00–72.00 $53.30 $141 -4.17
238–290 269 25 55.00–78.00 $67.24 $181 +9.77
305–380 321 40 41.00–48.00 $44.16 $142 -10.84
315–350 333 2 62.00 $62.00 $206 +7.00
300–385 334 20 32.00–52.00 $44.98 $150 -10.02
355–357 356 4 46.00–49.00 $47.50 $169
410 410 1 38.00 $38.00 $156 -12.43
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 22 8 65.00–90.00 $74.38 -21.87
25 25 4 25.00–30.00 $26.25 -70.00
30 30 8 85.00–90.00 $87.50 -8.75
40 40 7 60.00 $60.00 -12.00
50 50 3 40.00 $40.00 -50.00
60 60 3 50.00 $50.00 -40.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 22.00 $22.00 $44
795 795 1 10.00 $10.00 $80
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 3.00 $3.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 22.00 $22.00 $84 -20.00
405–455 422 6 20.00–35.00 $27.86 $118 -22.14
480 480 1 12.00 $12.00 $58 -8.00
500–580 542 6 20.00–26.00 $24.09 $131 +2.09
610–670 641 4 25.00–29.00 $26.55 $170

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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.