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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

207 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 207 276 352

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter hogs averaged 4.74 higher, heritage hogs averaged 12.42 higher and slaughter sows averaged .27 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
142 142 2 37.00 $37.00 $53 -15.00
150 150 1 57.00 $57.00 $86 -16.09
175 175 2 8.00 $8.00 $14 -7.00
198 198 3 56.00 $56.00 $111 +41.00
235 235 3 78.00–85.00 $82.67 $194 +65.12
255–283 278 7 86.00–94.00 $87.67 $244 +5.73
256–296 278 55 78.00–98.00 $86.68 $241 +4.74
240–295 283 8 90.00–99.00 $95.19 $269 +13.25
300–360 321 7 84.00–100.00 $89.99 $289 +9.35
300–365 336 17 82.00–98.00 $91.38 $307 +10.74
300–390 347 7 74.00–88.00 $80.67 $280 +0.03
400–405 402 5 68.00–78.00 $72.78 $293
420 420 1 70.00 $70.00 $294
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–15 11 7 5.00–15.00 $6.43 -11.57
20–25 22 9 20.00 $20.00 +2.00
25 25 7 37.00 $37.00 +17.00
30 30 2 15.00 $15.00 -5.00
60 60 8 30.00–42.00 $36.00 +19.00
80 80 4 52.00 $52.00 +7.00
80 80 1 5.00 $5.00 -40.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 5.00 $5.00 $11
315 315 1 5.00 $5.00 $16 -1.00
350–390 370 2 7.00–12.00 $9.36 $35
400–435 418 2 4.00–5.00 $4.52 $19 -4.14

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 1 60.00 $60.00 $200 +43.00
360 360 1 42.00 $42.00 $151
405–420 413 2 32.00–38.00 $34.95 $144
520–545 525 5 17.00–22.00 $18.04 $95 -24.66
550–570 561 6 32.00–46.00 $42.97 $241
545–585 568 7 25.00–41.00 $35.18 $200
602–607 606 9 40.00–44.00 $42.23 $256 +22.23
700–720 704 6 40.00–42.00 $40.33 $284

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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.