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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 334 222

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 6 68.00 $68.00 $141 +48.00
255–295 266 5 75.00–92.00 $84.53 $225 +47.53
273–280 275 6 71.00–79.00 $76.29 $210 -2.99
225–297 282 29 68.00–78.00 $71.64 $202 +3.43
305–320 312 10 90.00–102.00 $97.74 $305 +5.81
300–372 318 40 68.00–76.00 $71.65 $228 +6.24
320–335 328 2 82.00–88.00 $84.93 $279 +16.66
318–385 338 12 58.00–72.00 $65.73 $222 -2.54
405 405 1 72.00 $72.00 $292
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 80.00 $80.00 +10.00
80 80 6 70.00 $70.00 ±0.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 36.00 $36.00 $104
305–350 328 2 30.00–32.00 $31.07 $102 -14.78
425 425 1 5.00 $5.00 $21 -5.00
615 615 1 8.00 $8.00 $49 +2.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 54.00–64.00 $59.23 $192 -2.77
340 340 1 44.00 $44.00 $150 -18.00
485 485 2 28.00–38.00 $33.00 $160 -13.01
528 528 3 56.00 $56.00 $296 +19.00
500–582 547 4 58.00–59.00 $58.76 $321 +21.76
680–698 694 5 59.00–64.00 $63.02 $437

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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.