Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $116.92/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 467 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	490	737	639
Feeder cattle	121	257	92
Slaughter cattle	92	121	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Price unit changed from per CWT to per head for replacement dairy cattle and slaughter goats. Feeder pig weights corrected.**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	1	122.50	$122.50	$443	-8.78
445	445	3	125.00	$125.00	$556	—
474	474	1	122.50	$122.50	$581	-13.34
516–518	517	2	122.50–125.00	$123.75	$640	-13.41
592	592	1	125.00	$125.00	$740	-4.00
708	708	1	98.00	$98.00	$694	-6.60
758–798	773	3	96.00–106.00	$100.42	$776	-16.58
890	890	1	109.00	$109.00	$970	+8.03
936	936	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,020	+6.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1346–1442	1401	3	94.00–100.00	$97.64	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	1	120.00	$120.00	$466	+37.50
418	418	1	122.50	$122.50	$512	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	1	82.50	$82.50	$262	—
416–436	426	2	107.50–112.50	$109.94	$468	+3.38
452–480	466	2	112.50–125.00	$118.94	$554	+18.94
508–510	509	5	105.00–112.50	$110.00	$560	+15.37
602	602	1	106.00	$106.00	$638	+9.29
694	694	1	100.00	$100.00	$694	+7.00
902	902	1	90.00	$90.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	1	80.00	$80.00	$189	—
284	284	1	72.50	$72.50	$206	—
300	300	2	82.50	$82.50	$248	—
400	400	1	70.00	$70.00	$280	—
536	536	1	94.00	$94.00	$504	+14.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
86	86	1	42.50	$42.50	$37	-92.50
92	92	1	52.50	$52.50	$48	-112.50

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	5.00	$5.00	$4	-25.00
74	74	1	50.00	$50.00	$37	-119.86
76	76	1	100.00	$100.00	$76	-69.86
78	78	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-149.86
82–88	85	2	40.00–47.50	$43.88	$37	-114.24
86	86	1	35.00	$35.00	$30	-123.12
92	92	1	30.00	$30.00	$28	-51.01
92–98	95	2	50.00–60.00	$54.84	$52	-0.13
92–98	96	5	82.50–100.00	$94.12	$90	-95.88
102	102	2	105.00	$105.00	$107	+2.52
108	108	1	100.00	$100.00	$108	+83.00
110–114	113	3	97.50–101.00	$99.52	$112	+29.52
136	136	1	115.00	$115.00	$156	+45.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	122.50	$122.50	$338	—
403	403	2	130.00	$130.00	$524	—
450–498	467	10	95.00–122.50	$116.92	$546	-14.61
525	525	2	125.00	$125.00	$656	+11.43
642	642	1	112.50	$112.50	$722	—
654	654	1	107.50	$107.50	$703	-10.50
872	872	1	75.00	$75.00	$654	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	1	127.50	$127.50	$349	+25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
976–1446	1232	80-85%	7	46.00–52.00	$48.66	$599	—
1098–1630	1424	80-85%	4	54.00–56.00	$54.94	$782	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858–1072	965	85-90%	2	28.00–37.00	$33.00	$318	-18.00
1094–1204	1149	85-90%	2	46.00–47.00	$46.52	$535	+1.12
960–2010	1291	85-90%	6	39.00–46.00	$42.71	$551	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1594	1594	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$893	—
1702–1750	1722	75-80%	3	46.00–53.00	$48.37	$833	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1846–1954	1898	3	76.00–86.00	$80.24	$1,523	+5.17
1614–2242	1906	3	70.00–72.00	$70.93	$1,352	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104	104	5	46.00	$46.00	$48	—
176–182	179	2	57.00–60.00	$58.53	$105	—
220–298	281	8	50.00–57.00	$52.99	$149	—
310–346	331	6	42.00–53.00	$49.02	$162	-8.38

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–236	227	2	90.00–100.00	$94.80	$215	—
250	250	1	95.00	$95.00	$238	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
126–144	135	2	310.00–330.00	$319.33	+49.33

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1236	1236	1	67.00	$67.00	$828	—
1252–1468	1332	3	67.00–74.00	$69.55	$926	—
1464–1572	1527	5	79.00–84.00	$80.83	$1,234	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	57.50	$57.50	$230	—
1054–1062	1058	2	76.00–77.00	$76.50	$809	—
1240	1240	1	69.00	$69.00	$856	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
114–140	132	4	97.50–135.00	$119.29	$157	—
158–160	159	2	85.00–90.00	$87.52	$139	+10.02

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Fresh Milking Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
672–976	830	Open	4	380.00–625.00	$479.59	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
94	94	1	200.00	$200.00	+35.00
94	94	1	220.00	$220.00	+55.00
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	+53.49
126	126	1	250.00	$250.00	+53.49
208	208	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
11–18	15	7	16.00–26.00	$21.04	-22.96
20–24	21	5	24.00–28.00	$24.92	-19.08
35	35	13	35.00	$35.00	-9.00
43	43	8	37.00	$37.00	-7.00
44	44	2	29.00	$29.00	-15.00
61	61	4	33.00	$33.00	-13.07
81	81	3	68.00	$68.00	+25.40
95	95	3	41.00	$41.00	-28.05

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	1	46.00	$46.00	$177	+24.00
500–584	556	4	35.00–39.00	$36.67	$204	+0.13
602–658	630	2	23.00–38.50	$30.41	$192	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	1	200.00	$200.00	$96	+105.00
56–58	57	2	230.00–240.00	$235.09	$134	+75.09
70–79	75	4	140.00–215.00	$178.83	$134	+8.83
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	$168	+40.00
98	98	1	190.00	$190.00	$186	+20.00

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Reading this report

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.