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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

223 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 223 78 301

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter hogs averaged .68 lower heritage hogs averaged .37 lower and slaughter sows averaged 7.85 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 72.00 $72.00 $50
80–85 83 2 95.00–110.00 $102.73 $85
85–95 90 2 66.00–70.00 $67.89 $61
100 100 2 80.00 $80.00 $80
100–130 116 7 70.00–88.00 $75.10 $87 +4.15
180 180 1 78.00 $78.00 $140 +8.00
175–195 185 2 45.00–68.00 $57.12 $106 -12.88
196 196 4 46.00 $46.00 $90 -6.00
245 245 2 52.00 $52.00 $127 -4.23
210–295 259 43 76.00–84.00 $79.67 $206 -1.95
227–285 265 28 70.00–84.00 $77.33 $205 -4.29
235–280 269 4 60.00–74.00 $69.38 $187 -12.24
300–335 311 8 72.00–90.00 $81.25 $253 +3.23
305–365 331 15 67.00–80.00 $73.83 $244 -1.42
328–355 338 5 64.00–70.00 $65.83 $223 -9.42
402 402 2 60.00 $60.00 $241
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 +60.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
96 96 3 52.00 $52.00 $50
115–135 129 4 50.00–72.00 $63.23 $82
340 340 1 42.00 $42.00 $143
535–575 555 2 5.00–6.00 $5.48 $30
650–690 670 2 5.00–7.00 $5.97 $40 -2.03

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–385 355 2 17.00–24.00 $20.20 $72 -7.63
400–465 431 9 46.00–58.00 $49.91 $215 +19.91
415–480 449 5 32.00–43.00 $37.88 $170 +7.88
510–520 512 7 45.00–48.00 $45.71 $234 -7.85
558 558 3 46.00 $46.00 $257
625 625 2 28.00 $28.00 $175 -27.00
630 630 1 44.00 $44.00 $277 -11.00
715–740 723 3 45.00–46.00 $45.34 $328

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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.