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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

433 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 433 398 273

Compared to last week's weight average prices slaughter hogs averaged 1.04 higher with later sales at 3.48 lower, heritage hogs averaged 6.40 lower and slaughter sows averaged 2.97 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
87–95 92 5 52.00–57.00 $55.10 $51
103 103 4 55.00 $55.00 $57 +50.00
115 115 1 50.00 $50.00 $58 +45.00
125–155 139 13 55.00–57.00 $55.42 $77 +20.42
130–165 151 4 40.00–56.00 $49.21 $74 +1.03
120–190 155 2 7.00–15.00 $11.90 $18 -36.28
182 182 2 52.00 $52.00 $95 +42.00
217–225 220 13 30.00–40.00 $36.56 $80 -43.75
227 227 2 40.00 $40.00 $91 -40.31
205–298 253 40 50.00–74.00 $57.87 $146 -18.88
270–275 274 4 58.00–60.00 $59.51 $163 -2.64
235–288 275 27 58.00–82.00 $65.84 $181 +3.69
237–298 285 102 56.00–72.00 $65.12 $186 -2.48
306–355 319 14 46.00–78.00 $63.28 $202 -3.13
312–335 320 3 64.00–74.00 $70.51 $226 +4.10
300–370 337 33 42.00–74.00 $58.18 $196 -2.55
310–380 350 31 37.00–73.00 $49.99 $175
400 400 1 44.00 $44.00 $176
627 627 2 60.00 $60.00 $376
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 4 25.00 $25.00 -4.00
25–30 29 7 27.00–40.00 $36.29 +7.29
30 30 5 27.00 $27.00 -2.00
40–50 45 21 25.00–40.00 $30.43 +8.43
40–50 48 5 42.00–60.00 $45.60 +23.60
60 60 1 20.00 $20.00 -10.00
60–70 65 13 35.00–42.00 $38.77 +12.66

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–142 118 7 30.00–58.00 $38.35 $45
250–295 277 3 12.00–30.00 $22.86 $63
320–325 323 2 10.00–22.00 $15.95 $52
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 32.00 $32.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 17.00 $17.00 $44
330 330 2 26.00–28.00 $27.00 $89
375 375 2 20.00 $20.00 $75 -4.00
400–465 450 5 24.00–28.00 $26.05 $117 -14.85
450 450 1 40.00 $40.00 $180 -0.90
530 530 1 40.00 $40.00 $212 -3.52
535–570 558 3 40.00–58.00 $47.15 $263
605–665 647 5 22.00–48.00 $34.37 $222

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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.