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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

135 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 135 241 127

Compared to last week's weighted average slaughter hogs sold sharply higher due to lighter than normal supply.

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 4 15.00 $15.00 +13.00
20–30 27 17 25.00–47.00 $35.59 +10.59
30–35 31 20 37.00–57.00 $47.00 +22.00
50 50 1 20.00 $20.00 -22.00
50 50 6 47.00 $47.00 +5.00
60 60 10 45.00–55.00 $52.00 +10.00
60 60 3 52.00 $52.00 +10.00
70 70 1 30.00 $30.00 -52.00
80 80 1 82.00 $82.00 +57.00
80 80 3 2.00 $2.00 -23.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 3 95.00 $95.00 $69 +63.00
85 85 1 85.00 $85.00 $72 +20.10
100 100 1 92.00 $92.00 $92
200–255 228 5 74.00–87.00 $79.52 $181 +8.50
260–295 274 10 84.00–130.00 $107.00 $293 +37.00
300–330 315 2 92.00–96.00 $94.10 $296 +39.10
327–335 330 3 76.00–88.00 $80.06 $264 +6.40
375 375 2 80.00 $80.00 $300
415 415 1 84.00 $84.00 $349 +34.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 85.00 $85.00 $55
82 82 4 57.00–75.00 $66.00 $54
205 205 1 35.00 $35.00 $72
425 425 1 10.00 $10.00 $42
805 805 1 7.00 $7.00 $56

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 86.00 $86.00 $254
325–330 328 2 44.00–47.00 $45.51 $149 +19.51
360–365 363 2 20.00–44.00 $32.08 $116 -5.87
365–390 378 2 30.00–70.00 $49.34 $187 +11.39
405 405 1 7.00 $7.00 $28 -3.00
405–445 430 3 36.00–40.00 $38.06 $164 +28.06
405–495 459 6 50.00–62.00 $57.15 $262 +8.68
502–580 521 5 55.00–92.00 $63.21 $329 +53.21
646 646 3 61.00 $61.00 $394

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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.