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Middleburg Livestock Auction Slaughter Hog Sale Market Report

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 26, 2024

181 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 181 181 220

Compared to last week, slaughter barrows and gilts sold firm. Slaughter sows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter boars sold steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a light 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 3 25.00 $25.00 $18
73 73 4 75.00 $75.00 $55
82 82 6 80.00 $80.00 $66
84 84 6 62.00 $62.00 $52
120–160 131 7 50.00–60.00 $56.09 $73 +0.91
160–187 175 5 42.00 $42.00 $74
205–220 213 2 40.00–42.00 $41.04 $87
252–283 269 10 86.00–90.00 $89.25 $240 +25.00
255–295 279 7 80.00–84.00 $82.61 $230 +18.36
250–295 283 20 70.00–78.00 $75.69 $214 +11.44
300–310 306 4 80.00–82.00 $81.49 $249 +11.11
300–350 318 5 67.00–86.00 $79.48 $253 +9.10
300–380 333 21 66.00–76.00 $69.86 $233 +4.74
300–390 345 16 60.00–65.00 $62.69 $216 -2.43
360–390 372 6 47.00–58.00 $54.40 $202
415–420 418 3 56.00–58.00 $56.66 $237

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 28.00 $28.00 $49
215 215 1 30.00 $30.00 $64
510–545 528 2 3.00 $3.00 $16

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–295 253 3 27.00–35.00 $29.63 $75
340–365 350 3 45.00–52.00 $49.00 $172
400–488 443 7 44.00–55.00 $47.02 $208
503–582 543 16 48.00–57.00 $52.19 $283
570–585 578 2 61.00 $61.00 $353 -7.00

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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.