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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

176 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 176 238 223

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged .03 higher, heritage hogs averaged 1.32 higher and slaughter sows averaged 2.41 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 3 67.00 $67.00 $44 -31.00
72–74 74 13 40.00–42.00 $40.30 $30 -57.70
117–125 121 4 5.00–20.00 $12.75 $15 -40.58
125 125 2 32.00 $32.00 $40 -51.54
128–160 136 4 60.00–62.00 $60.59 $82 -9.41
173–190 178 7 54.00–60.00 $58.17 $104 -1.47
210–265 233 3 56.00–68.00 $64.14 $149
230–235 233 2 10.00–38.00 $24.15 $56
205–290 254 16 32.00–66.00 $57.60 $146 -19.91
220–295 266 46 65.00–80.00 $70.98 $189 -10.14
272–280 275 3 70.00–78.00 $72.72 $200 +3.09
300–340 314 7 70.00–90.00 $82.44 $259 +17.01
300–340 314 14 66.00–71.00 $69.45 $218 +4.02
310–325 320 3 80.00–88.00 $82.58 $264 +27.58
300–395 350 3 42.00–74.00 $55.66 $195
495 495 1 42.00 $42.00 $208
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 20.00 $20.00 -52.50

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
88 88 6 32.00 $32.00 $28
220–270 245 2 22.00–30.00 $25.59 $63
605–665 628 3 5.00–10.00 $7.58 $48

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 42.00 $42.00 $124
370 370 1 48.00 $48.00 $178 +6.00
380–395 388 2 34.00–38.00 $35.96 $140 -6.04
420–440 430 2 34.00–36.00 $34.98 $150 +20.00
425–495 466 7 32.00–48.00 $43.39 $202 -4.68
508–570 525 7 41.00–44.00 $41.58 $218 +3.17
530 530 5 33.00–42.00 $37.20 $197 -1.21
630 630 1 39.00 $39.00 $246 +7.00
615–655 633 3 42.00–52.00 $45.66 $289 +13.66
710 710 1 44.00 $44.00 $312
915 915 1 41.00 $41.00 $375

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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.