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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 201 84

Compared to last week slaughter hogs averaged 5.67 higher, heritage hogs averaged 10.16 higher and slaughter sows averaged 2.64 higher.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
20 20 5 45.00 $45.00 $9
50 50 3 80.00 $80.00 $40 +60.52
53 53 8 35.00 $35.00 $19 +15.52
91 91 3 32.00 $32.00 $29 -56.18
125–175 149 5 25.00–70.00 $46.14 $69 -35.52
165 165 1 70.00 $70.00 $116
243 243 4 80.00 $80.00 $194
200–295 248 17 55.00–90.00 $80.21 $199
235–285 248 7 58.00–68.00 $63.56 $158
230–292 263 11 86.00–88.00 $86.93 $229 +10.16
300 300 2 85.00 $85.00 $255 +7.00
310 310 1 82.00 $82.00 $254 +4.00
300–325 313 3 76.00–85.00 $81.78 $256 +3.78
375 375 1 10.00 $10.00 $38
425 425 1 40.00 $40.00 $170
480 480 1 56.00 $56.00 $269
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 3 85.00 $85.00 +43.88
20 20 4 30.00 $30.00 -11.12
30 30 3 40.00–45.00 $41.67 +1.03
40 40 1 80.00 $80.00 +20.71
50 50 2 15.00 $15.00 +8.00
60 60 2 50.00 $50.00 +5.00
70 70 3 55.00 $55.00 -12.92
70 70 2 15.00 $15.00 -52.92

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 24.00 $24.00 $46

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–360 338 2 40.00–44.00 $41.87 $142 +19.87
300–385 343 2 10.00–20.00 $14.38 $49
385 385 1 59.00 $59.00 $227 -1.80
400–490 443 4 40.00–56.00 $50.60 $224
435–480 462 7 30.00–54.00 $42.65 $197 +22.65
460–465 463 2 10.00–25.00 $17.54 $81 -2.46
530–570 542 5 40.00–50.00 $46.99 $255 +2.35
535–587 574 6 55.00–64.00 $59.31 $340 +0.31
610 610 1 45.00 $45.00 $274 -2.84
630–660 645 2 64.00–65.00 $64.51 $416 +16.67
790 790 1 64.00 $64.00 $506

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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.