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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 490 721
Feeder cattle 142 121 140
Slaughter cattle 47 92 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 1 130.00 $130.00 $536 +5.00
534–548 539 3 136.00–137.50 $136.51 $736 +12.76
572–594 579 3 125.00–132.50 $129.94 $752 +4.94
604–643 630 3 112.50–129.00 $123.73 $779 —
740–742 741 3 107.50–111.00 $109.83 $814 +11.83
1146 1146 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,043 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1344 1285 3 101.00–108.50 $103.49 $1,330 —
1392–1486 1441 3 110.00–112.00 $110.85 $1,597 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 1 112.50 $112.50 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 107.50 $107.50 $236 —
332 332 3 112.50 $112.50 $374 +30.00
364–380 372 3 95.00–107.50 $99.98 $372 —
402–432 416 4 90.00–112.50 $102.16 $425 -7.78
464–474 469 2 95.00–107.50 $101.32 $475 -17.62
528 528 1 92.50 $92.50 $488 -17.50
560 560 1 102.50 $102.50 $574 —
684 684 1 74.00 $74.00 $506 -26.00
702–720 711 2 83.00–87.00 $85.03 $605 —
752 752 2 85.00 $85.00 $639 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 70.00 $70.00 $52 +27.50
86 86 1 90.00 $90.00 $77 +47.50
86 86 1 52.50 $52.50 $45 +10.00
94 94 2 90.00–145.00 $117.50 $110 +65.00
114 114 1 30.00 $30.00 $34 —
124 124 1 127.50 $127.50 $158 —
1198 1198 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,030 —
1190–1302 1245 3 98.00–105.00 $101.38 $1,262 —
1388–1530 1444 3 106.00–110.00 $108.39 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 81.00 $81.00 $559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–276 262 3 110.00–120.00 $115.15 $302 -7.35
306–330 319 5 115.00–127.50 $120.88 $386 —
358–390 373 6 115.00–130.00 $119.83 $447 —
412 412 1 120.00 $120.00 $494 -10.00
458 458 1 135.00 $135.00 $618 +18.08
500 500 1 117.50 $117.50 $588 -7.50
564–594 579 2 110.00–130.00 $119.74 $693 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 8.00 $8.00 $6 -12.00
78 78 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 -5.00
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -10.00
82–88 85 3 42.50–65.00 $54.36 $46 +10.48
90–96 93 3 35.00–55.00 $42.43 $39 +12.43
94 94 2 80.00 $80.00 $75 +25.16
100–102 101 2 70.00–82.50 $76.31 $77 -28.69
110–118 114 5 87.50–95.00 $91.51 $104 -8.01
126 126 1 77.50 $77.50 $98 -37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 110.00 $110.00 $319 -17.50
458 458 1 90.00 $90.00 $412 —
696 696 1 86.00 $86.00 $599 —
724 724 1 87.00 $87.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
924–1310 1125 85-90% 7 40.00–50.00 $45.18 $508 -1.34
1018–1446 1232 85-90% 2 24.00–33.00 $27.72 $342 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1166–1496 1276 80-85% 9 51.00–60.00 $55.17 $704 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1434–1906 1663 75-80% 3 61.00–65.00 $62.15 $1,034 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,505 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–298 279 10 58.00–70.00 $62.89 $175 +9.90
300–392 335 13 58.00–69.00 $63.79 $214 +14.77
576 576 1 52.00 $52.00 $300 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 1 2.00 $2.00 $12 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
64 64 1 145.00 $145.00 —
74 74 1 160.00 $160.00 —
92 92 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 65.00 $65.00 $257 —
404–444 425 4 65.00–70.00 $67.69 $288 +10.19
491 491 2 69.00 $69.00 $339 —
519 519 4 68.00 $68.00 $353 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1552 1552 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,226 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
26 26 1 105.00 $105.00 —
34–38 36 2 90.00–105.00 $97.92 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 140.00 $140.00 -60.00
90 90 1 165.00 $165.00 -35.00
118–138 129 3 205.00–220.00 $211.27 -38.73
130 130 1 190.00 $190.00 -60.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22 22 4 24.00 $24.00 -0.92
34 34 3 24.00 $24.00 -11.00
42–48 47 5 25.00 $25.00 -4.00
54 54 1 22.00 $22.00 -11.00
70–78 73 16 25.00–40.00 $37.98 -30.02
80–84 82 10 35.00–43.00 $39.10 -28.90
90–94 92 2 30.00–46.00 $37.83 -3.17
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
107 107 2 40.00 $40.00 $43 —
127 127 2 40.00 $40.00 $51 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 41.00 $41.00 $157 -5.00
432–438 435 2 45.00–56.00 $50.54 $220 —
576 576 1 52.00 $52.00 $300 +15.33
602–682 643 4 48.00–59.00 $53.61 $345 +23.20

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56–58 57 2 175.00–185.00 $179.91 $103 -55.18
86 86 1 200.00 $200.00 $172 -10.00
94 94 1 170.00 $170.00 $160 -20.00
106–126 113 4 170.00–190.00 $181.62 $205 —
160 160 1 187.50 $187.50 $300 —

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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.