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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 196 145 133

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 1.14 lower, heritage hogs averaged .91 higher and slaughter sows averaged 2.02 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 4 65.00 $65.00 $38 +9.27
96 96 3 85.00 $85.00 $82 +20.00
110 110 1 7.00 $7.00 $8 -81.00
128–155 144 12 18.00–76.00 $52.74 $76 -35.26
175–195 185 4 50.00–76.00 $61.58 $114 -18.42
225 225 2 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $124
245–270 260 5 66.00–72.00 $69.65 $181 -6.88
225–296 276 24 70.00–78.00 $72.26 $199 +0.26
260–295 282 12 74.00–80.00 $77.44 $218 +2.74
300–345 314 7 64.00–75.00 $70.51 $221 -11.98
301–360 316 7 48.00–64.00 $59.99 $190 -22.50
315–390 360 4 50.00–66.00 $56.38 $203
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 6 3.00 $3.00 -53.25
15 15 8 32.00 $32.00 -24.25
20 20 2 2.00 $2.00 -54.25
20 20 16 30.00–40.00 $30.63 -25.62
20–30 21 18 22.00–40.00 $26.89 -29.36
50 50 6 3.00 $3.00 -37.00
50 50 4 55.00 $55.00 +15.00
60–70 68 6 60.00–70.00 $61.67 +21.67

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
142 142 2 42.00 $42.00 $60
230 230 1 30.00 $30.00 $69
325 325 1 16.00 $16.00 $52 +8.41
355 355 1 5.00 $5.00 $18

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 34.00–38.00 $36.02 $100 -15.98
385 385 2 36.00 $36.00 $139 -6.76
395 395 2 38.00 $38.00 $150 -4.76
427 427 2 28.00 $28.00 $120
430–490 471 8 30.00–41.00 $38.52 $181 +5.54
533–582 557 11 41.00–46.00 $42.46 $237
635 635 1 44.00 $44.00 $279

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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.