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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

260 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 260 283 300

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged 11.01 higher, heritage hogs averaged 11.47 higher. and slaughter sows averaged 12.07 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
86–93 91 14 42.00–48.00 $44.04 $40 +4.04
110 110 6 54.00 $54.00 $59 +11.33
142–160 149 18 36.00–70.00 $40.94 $61 -21.06
185–195 189 7 60.00–64.00 $62.85 $119 +7.85
245 245 1 34.00 $34.00 $83 -37.30
255–265 260 2 68.00–86.00 $77.17 $201 +21.80
225–280 261 7 66.00–68.00 $67.45 $176 +5.80
220–285 265 4 74.00–92.00 $82.77 $219 +21.12
250–296 286 34 66.00–80.00 $73.00 $209 +10.82
305 305 2 72.00 $72.00 $220 +12.00
300–350 314 45 60.00–70.00 $66.95 $210 +6.95
302–353 314 13 60.00–70.00 $66.37 $208 +6.37
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–30 25 12 7.00–25.00 $13.75 -6.25
30 30 5 40.00 $40.00 +20.00
30 30 11 77.00–80.00 $78.64 +58.64
60 60 2 75.00 $75.00 -4.00
60 60 3 75.00 $75.00 -4.00
60 60 7 65.00–75.00 $70.71 -8.29
70 70 4 75.00 $75.00 -5.00
80 80 5 72.00–97.00 $82.00 -18.00
80 80 3 90.00 $90.00 -10.00
100 100 4 65.00 $65.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 7.00 $7.00 $10 -8.00
245–295 270 2 28.00–56.00 $40.70 $110
390–395 393 2 20.00 $20.00 $79
520 520 1 3.00 $3.00 $16 -3.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 17.00 $17.00 $48
335 335 1 46.00 $46.00 $154 +36.00
405 405 1 28.00 $28.00 $113
445 445 1 54.00 $54.00 $240 -0.99
425–490 470 4 35.00–52.00 $44.22 $208 +3.20
525 525 2 25.00 $25.00 $131 -8.88
505–572 547 19 40.00–57.00 $49.27 $270 -11.02
635 635 2 49.00 $49.00 $311 -13.00
610–675 643 2 57.00–58.00 $57.47 $370 -4.53
790 790 1 58.00 $58.00 $458

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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.