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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

138 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 138 195 135

Compared to last week slaughter hogs averaged 26.27 higher, heritage hogs averaged 34.74 and slaughter sows averaged 3.03 higher. Supply included: 100% Slaughter Hogs (73% Barrows & Gilts, 24% Sows, 2% Boars).

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–93 87 27 45.00–88.00 $73.26 $64 -41.74
105 105 6 88.00 $88.00 $92 +16.00
102–150 112 5 84.00–86.00 $85.46 $96 +13.46
142–197 175 7 10.00–84.00 $39.67 $69 -26.50
255 255 1 60.00 $60.00 $153 +12.07
255–260 258 2 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $237 +44.09
235–280 267 7 68.00–90.00 $77.79 $208 +26.27
315–395 341 16 70.00–90.00 $78.56 $268 +24.43
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 3 50.00 $50.00 +6.00
30 30 4 50.00 $50.00 +6.00
40–50 46 7 60.00–65.00 $62.86 +20.86
50 50 5 25.00 $25.00 -47.09

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 3.00 $3.00 $8
410 410 1 8.00 $8.00 $33
570 570 1 5.00 $5.00 $28

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–380 353 7 20.00–36.00 $29.79 $105 +19.79
347–390 365 4 5.00–12.00 $9.61 $35 -0.39
420–425 423 2 5.00–10.00 $7.49 $32 +5.49
415–448 432 2 20.00–25.00 $22.60 $98 +20.60
455–490 477 5 36.00–54.00 $46.07 $220
500–583 548 9 50.00–55.00 $51.51 $282 +10.78
632 632 2 51.00 $51.00 $322 +7.87

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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.