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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 201 88 196

Compared to last week slaughter hogs averaged 3.35 higher, heritage hogs averaged 1.27 higher and slaughter sows averaged 1.14 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68–70 69 8 10.00–25.00 $19.48 $13 -74.52
80–96 88 6 80.00–95.00 $88.18 $78 -5.82
95 95 1 125.00 $125.00 $119 +31.00
125 125 1 127.00 $127.00 $159 +49.00
102–175 131 14 80.00–120.00 $101.56 $133 +23.56
102–195 133 3 67.00–97.00 $81.66 $109 +3.66
223–285 254 21 74.00–80.00 $76.77 $195 +2.81
265–290 273 4 54.00–78.00 $62.13 $170 -13.37
275 275 1 20.00 $20.00 $55 -55.50
260–288 277 6 72.00–78.00 $74.54 $206 -0.96
310 310 1 78.00 $78.00 $242 +3.00
313–330 320 9 65.00–70.00 $67.30 $215 -11.44
305–362 341 4 58.00–78.00 $62.96 $215 -15.78
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–30 22 17 37.00–47.00 $41.12 -24.44
25–30 27 11 37.00–47.00 $40.64 -24.92
40–50 49 7 55.00–60.00 $59.29 +9.29
50 50 4 7.00 $7.00 -75.00
50 50 5 40.00 $40.00 -42.00
60 60 1 45.00 $45.00 +20.00
60–70 65 12 50.00–90.00 $67.92 -20.83
90 90 1 60.00 $60.00 -28.75
100 100 2 120.00 $120.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 70.00 $70.00 $84
605 605 1 5.00 $5.00 $30 -1.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 22.00 $22.00 $67 +10.88
352–395 366 3 59.00–64.00 $60.80 $223
452 452 2 30.00 $30.00 $136 -32.52
460 460 1 20.00 $20.00 $92 -42.52
505–575 539 7 35.00–52.00 $44.64 $241 -10.89
590 590 1 59.00 $59.00 $348
612–653 635 6 40.00–50.00 $47.84 $304
625–675 659 5 52.00–65.00 $56.67 $373 -7.33
710–740 727 3 56.00–60.00 $57.64 $419

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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.