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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 308 368

***Correction to Barrows and Gilts-Utility***

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 8 40.00 $40.00 $30 +13.00
83–93 89 17 20.00–25.00 $22.77 $20 -9.23
105–185 127 32 10.00–42.00 $32.07 $41 -42.93
125–177 159 14 52.00–65.00 $59.85 $95 +43.46
185 185 1 62.00 $62.00 $115 +47.00
200–205 203 2 58.00–76.00 $67.11 $136 +1.11
208 208 3 20.00 $20.00 $42 -46.00
220 220 2 40.00 $40.00 $88 -26.00
265 265 1 37.00 $37.00 $98 -40.86
205–296 271 64 46.00–76.00 $62.77 $170 -15.09
262–283 275 7 70.00–90.00 $79.28 $218 +17.28
245–297 285 20 60.00–72.00 $68.21 $194 -1.03
300–335 312 3 90.00–93.00 $91.93 $287 +17.51
300–395 317 26 46.00–72.00 $65.41 $207 -9.01
300–345 320 31 66.00–76.00 $68.27 $218 -12.53
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 4 40.00 $40.00 -15.00
20–30 22 6 40.00 $40.00 -15.00
25–30 28 10 65.00 $65.00 +10.00
70 70 2 70.00 $70.00 +35.00
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 +25.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 37.00–55.00 $45.85 $142 +21.85
420 420 1 10.00 $10.00 $42
530 530 1 6.00 $6.00 $32 -2.69
610 610 1 6.00 $6.00 $37
740–765 753 2 7.00–8.00 $7.49 $56

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 62.00 $62.00 $211
375 375 1 32.00 $32.00 $120 -4.04
420 420 1 20.00 $20.00 $84 +8.33
455–485 472 6 45.00–48.00 $46.01 $217 -9.99
531 531 3 37.00 $37.00 $196 -19.84
507–597 552 11 46.00–52.00 $49.95 $276
800 800 1 46.00 $46.00 $368 ±0.00

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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.