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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 25, 2020

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 433 249
Feeder cattle 42 142 20
Slaughter cattle 36 47 56
Replacement cattle 2 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Slaughter goats and replacement cattle price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected.**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 1 100.00 $100.00 $532 -12.50
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1284 1284 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,233 -7.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 108.00 $108.00 $400 +8.02
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -2.16
476–488 482 2 94.00–97.00 $95.52 $460 -5.80
516–520 519 3 99.00–100.00 $99.33 $516 +6.83
564 564 1 87.00 $87.00 $491 -15.50
606–634 621 5 102.00–107.00 $104.35 $648 —
662 662 1 87.00 $87.00 $576 +13.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 40.00 $40.00 $40 +10.00
1226 1226 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,042 -16.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 1 129.00 $129.00 $408 +8.12
372–388 382 3 109.00–129.00 $117.72 $450 -2.11
420–440 430 2 98.00–101.00 $99.47 $428 -20.53
480–492 487 3 96.00–120.00 $108.57 $529 -26.43
620–630 625 3 89.00–108.00 $96.01 $600 —
820 820 1 102.00 $102.00 $836 —
1096 1096 1 70.00 $70.00 $767 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 22.00 $22.00 $17 +14.00
82 82 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 +5.00
92–94 93 2 37.50–50.00 $43.82 $41 +1.39
98 98 1 13.00 $13.00 $13 -67.00
100–108 102 5 62.50–67.50 $64.99 $66 -11.32
102 102 1 52.50 $52.50 $54 -23.81
124 124 1 92.50 $92.50 $115 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 76.00 $76.00 $319 —
698 698 1 76.00 $76.00 $530 -10.00
748 748 1 70.00 $70.00 $524 -17.00
856 856 1 80.00 $80.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1496 1395 80-85% 3 58.00–65.00 $61.75 $861 —
1104–1762 1499 80-85% 4 48.00–54.50 $50.72 $760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–942 919 85-90% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.68 $530 —
1264–1312 1288 85-90% 2 45.00–50.00 $47.45 $611 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–2050 1616 75-80% 4 58.00–60.00 $58.74 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1424–1702 1563 2 75.00–80.00 $77.72 $1,215 —
1162–2820 1991 2 50.00–59.00 $52.63 $1,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1038 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
122 122 1 40.00 $40.00 $49 —
252 252 2 73.00 $73.00 $184 +10.11
250–291 276 8 51.00–63.00 $59.20 $163 -3.69
306 306 1 20.00 $20.00 $61 -43.79
302–379 343 16 58.00–64.00 $61.82 $212 -1.97
422–451 436 5 59.00–62.00 $60.64 $264 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 1 1.00 $1.00 $5 —
594 594 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
92 92 1 280.00 $280.00 +105.00
100–112 106 2 265.00–270.00 $267.64 —
192 192 1 420.00 $420.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352 1352 1 69.00 $69.00 $933 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 100.00 $100.00 -5.00
60 60 1 165.00 $165.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 1 180.00 $180.00 +40.00
114 114 1 250.00 $250.00 +38.73

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 1 20.00 $20.00 -4.00
36 36 3 36.00 $36.00 +12.00
41 41 4 25.00 $25.00 ±0.00
50 50 1 37.00 $37.00 +15.00
69 69 3 25.00 $25.00 -12.98
76 76 1 40.00 $40.00 +2.02
84 84 2 35.00 $35.00 -4.10

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 1 41.00 $41.00 $186 —

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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.