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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 225 533
Feeder cattle 130 42 150
Slaughter cattle 30 36 89
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weight corrections.**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 120.00 $120.00 $463 —
406–436 429 5 125.00–137.50 $133.44 $572 —
484 484 1 120.00 $120.00 $581 —
662–672 667 2 92.00–116.00 $104.09 $694 —
714 714 1 97.50 $97.50 $696 —
784 784 1 81.00 $81.00 $635 —
844 844 1 106.00 $106.00 $895 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1406–1496 1451 2 85.00–91.00 $88.09 $1,278 —
1424–1502 1459 4 101.00–108.00 $105.18 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 90.00 $90.00 $274 —
440 440 1 95.00 $95.00 $418 —
536 536 1 98.00 $98.00 $525 -2.00
566 566 1 95.00 $95.00 $538 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 110.00 $110.00 $271 —
291 291 3 121.00 $121.00 $352 —
302–322 312 2 95.00–107.50 $101.45 $317 —
376–378 377 2 95.00–127.50 $111.29 $420 +3.29
416–446 431 2 110.00–122.00 $116.21 $501 +16.21
468–492 476 4 105.00–117.50 $113.16 $539 +17.64
533–538 535 3 90.00–117.50 $99.22 $531 -0.11
562–590 581 3 86.00–112.50 $94.55 $549 +7.55
616–628 620 3 87.00–92.50 $88.86 $551 -15.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 2 100.00 $100.00 $279 —
412 412 1 80.00 $80.00 $330 —
487 487 2 92.50 $92.50 $450 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 20.00 $20.00 $16 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
188 188 1 132.50 $132.50 $249 —
244 244 1 132.50 $132.50 $323 —
290 290 1 125.00 $125.00 $362 —
316 316 1 140.00 $140.00 $442 +11.00
388 388 1 127.50 $127.50 $495 +9.78
407–442 422 7 110.00–131.00 $121.07 $511 +21.60
456 456 1 125.00 $125.00 $570 +16.43
544 544 1 125.00 $125.00 $680 —
576 576 1 117.50 $117.50 $677 —
610–618 614 2 97.50–112.50 $104.95 $644 +8.94
667 667 2 96.00 $96.00 $640 —
732 732 1 79.00 $79.00 $578 —
946 946 1 80.00 $80.00 $757 —
1038 1038 1 78.00 $78.00 $810 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 12.00 $12.00 $9 -10.00
80 80 1 20.00 $20.00 $16 -2.00
80–84 83 3 40.00–55.00 $49.31 $41 +34.31
92 92 1 190.00 $190.00 $175 +146.18
90–98 94 3 60.00–67.50 $63.40 $60 +19.58
96 96 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 +2.00
100–102 101 2 77.50–82.50 $80.02 $81 +15.03
100–108 104 2 50.00–72.50 $60.82 $63 -4.17
112 112 1 150.00 $150.00 $168 +85.01
114 114 1 87.50 $87.50 $100 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 1 82.50 $82.50 $353 +6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128–1650 1335 80-85% 10 44.00–54.00 $49.98 $667 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996–1570 1214 85-90% 5 39.00–45.00 $41.79 $507 —
998–1414 1273 85-90% 3 29.00–37.00 $34.17 $435 -13.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1304–1820 1639 75-80% 7 47.00–55.00 $50.04 $820 -8.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2122 1892 4 61.00–79.00 $69.03 $1,306 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
158–188 178 3 55.00–57.00 $56.41 $100 —
232–246 239 2 33.00–46.00 $39.69 $95 —
212–298 256 23 55.00–60.00 $57.94 $148 -15.06
300–346 320 11 50.00–60.00 $55.47 $178 +35.47

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 1 4.00 $4.00 $26 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
168 168 1 100.00 $100.00 $168 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 1 170.00 $170.00 -110.00
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 -100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 76.00 $76.00 $237 —
375 375 2 78.00 $78.00 $292 —
424 424 1 55.00 $55.00 $233 —
470 470 1 50.00 $50.00 $235 —
554 554 1 77.50 $77.50 $429 —
844 844 1 87.00 $87.00 $734 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1384–1428 1406 3 75.00–76.00 $75.33 $1,059 —
1574 1574 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,291 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104 104 1 140.00 $140.00 $146 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
54–57 56 3 180.00–210.00 $200.36 +35.36
66 66 1 200.00 $200.00 +35.00
70–74 72 2 220.00–230.00 $225.14 +60.14

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
86 86 1 190.00 $190.00 +10.00
190 190 1 250.00 $250.00 —
258 258 1 230.00 $230.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
26 26 20 55.00–62.00 $60.25 +40.25
80 80 1 60.00 $60.00 +20.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112 112 1 72.50 $72.50 $81 —
128 128 1 67.50 $67.50 $86 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 1 16.00 $16.00 $54 —
406–490 443 6 20.00–56.00 $35.78 $159 —
552 552 1 29.00 $29.00 $160 —
638 638 1 58.00 $58.00 $370 —
734 734 1 51.00 $51.00 $374 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 1 350.00 $350.00 $133 —
40 40 1 350.00 $350.00 $140 —
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 $68 —
54–59 58 6 300.00–360.00 $309.28 $179 —
60–64 63 6 230.00–330.00 $298.62 $188 —
76 76 1 260.00 $260.00 $198 —
82 82 1 260.00 $260.00 $213 —
132–140 136 2 155.00–195.00 $175.59 $239 —

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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.