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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 168 241

Compared to last week slaughter steers averaged 2.02 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.35 ;lower, slaughter heifers averaged 1.84 higher and slaughter dairy beef steers averaged 7.53 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.34 lower, boners averaged .57 lower and lean cows averaged 5.40 lower. Holstein calves over 95 lbs averaged 46.70 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 65.73 lower.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 70.00 $70.00 $52 +34.87
87 87 2 115.00 $115.00 $100 +45.00
111 111 3 72.00 $72.00 $80 +31.34
145 145 1 70.00 $70.00 $102 +29.34
145–195 178 3 64.00–72.00 $66.17 $118 +3.57
205–295 260 8 40.00–55.00 $47.93 $125 +5.32
255–290 271 5 45.00–57.00 $51.52 $140 +8.91
215–290 275 14 45.00–68.00 $57.28 $158 +6.30
270–295 281 4 56.00–66.00 $59.62 $168 +8.64
325 325 1 44.00 $44.00 $143 -5.04
307–375 327 4 61.00–65.00 $62.45 $204 +13.41
300–385 337 25 45.00–58.00 $54.13 $182 +5.09
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 6 47.00 $47.00 +12.00
20–30 24 10 42.00–47.00 $44.00 -6.00
40 40 3 42.00 $42.00 -17.06
60 60 11 62.00–80.00 $72.09 +2.09
80 80 4 75.00 $75.00 -5.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 67.00 $67.00 $77
230 230 1 10.00 $10.00 $23
820 820 1 6.00 $6.00 $49

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–270 252 3 36.00–52.00 $42.77 $108
280 280 1 10.00 $10.00 $28
293 293 3 45.00 $45.00 $132
355 355 1 10.00 $10.00 $36 -30.00
380 380 1 44.00 $44.00 $167 +4.00
362–395 382 5 25.00–35.00 $28.79 $110 -11.21
400 400 1 35.00 $35.00 $140
430 430 1 2.00 $2.00 $9 -48.44
400–490 445 2 34.00–50.00 $41.19 $183 -9.25
505–556 542 9 30.00–46.00 $40.73 $221 -9.25
515–587 567 16 44.00–54.00 $48.48 $275
605–665 645 3 40.00–50.00 $43.13 $278 +18.13
641–665 647 4 42.00–52.00 $49.43 $320 +24.43
745 745 1 52.00 $52.00 $387

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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.