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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 145 0

Compared to last week, slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold steady. Slaughter boars sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter hog sale.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 6 20.00 $20.00 $14 -26.00
96 96 3 60.00 $60.00 $58 -15.00
115–165 130 13 52.00–60.00 $55.80 $73 +10.22
230–285 270 10 60.00–70.00 $68.77 $186 -25.54
235–294 272 32 84.00–86.00 $84.84 $231 -1.92
210–290 274 63 72.00–82.00 $76.75 $210 -10.01
300–340 319 20 74.00–88.00 $81.47 $260 -3.32
336–375 346 4 56.00–68.00 $64.75 $224 -21.01

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 38.00 $38.00 $53
215–275 245 2 22.00–34.00 $28.73 $70
765 765 1 5.00 $5.00 $38

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–390 333 6 30.00–32.00 $30.70 $102
335–390 371 4 40.00–50.00 $47.22 $175 +9.22
407–480 460 8 54.00–60.00 $56.85 $262 +10.88
460–495 480 3 30.00–38.00 $33.23 $160 -31.45
506–566 538 14 54.00–64.00 $61.52 $331 -1.30
598 598 5 65.00 $65.00 $389
672–675 674 7 60.00–64.00 $62.86 $424

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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.