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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 23, 2020

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 412 0
Feeder cattle 49 130 0
Slaughter cattle 72 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 95.00 $95.00 $442 -25.00
508–532 516 3 95.00–125.00 $114.69 $592 —
616 616 2 111.00 $111.00 $684 —
708 708 1 90.00 $90.00 $637 -7.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1296–1324 1310 2 103.00–106.00 $104.48 $1,369 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 2 95.00 $95.00 $305 -6.45
358–394 376 2 97.50 $97.50 $367 -13.79
432 432 1 101.00 $101.00 $436 -15.21
465 465 2 100.00 $100.00 $465 -13.16
820 820 1 89.00 $89.00 $730 —
996 996 1 75.00 $75.00 $747 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
96 96 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $106 +90.00
106 106 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 —
1172–1242 1207 2 105.00–108.50 $106.80 $1,289 —
1364 1364 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128 128 1 90.00 $90.00 $115 —
450 450 1 85.00 $85.00 $382 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 12.00 $12.00 $9 ±0.00
78 78 1 7.00 $7.00 $5 -5.00
80 80 1 27.50 $27.50 $22 +7.50
82 82 1 6.00 $6.00 $5 -43.31
90 90 1 120.00 $120.00 $108 -70.00
90 90 1 13.00 $13.00 $12 -177.00
98 98 1 30.00 $30.00 $29 +15.00
98 98 1 14.00 $14.00 $14 -1.00
102 102 1 50.00 $50.00 $51 -30.02
100–108 104 6 60.00–72.50 $64.23 $67 +3.41
106–108 107 2 82.50–115.00 $98.60 $106 +37.78
110–112 111 4 57.50–67.50 $61.24 $68 -88.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 1 117.50 $117.50 $296 —
377 377 2 120.00 $120.00 $452 -7.50
436 436 1 117.50 $117.50 $512 -3.57
630 630 1 97.50 $97.50 $614 -7.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 77.50 $77.50 $558 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1466 1198 85-90% 2 36.00–39.00 $37.84 $453 —
1192–1422 1275 85-90% 4 42.00–48.00 $45.36 $578 +11.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196–1380 1288 80-85% 2 56.00–61.00 $58.68 $756 —
1086–1828 1484 80-85% 4 46.00–54.00 $48.55 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1612–1720 1666 75-80% 2 56.50–64.00 $60.37 $1,006 —
1380–1800 1671 75-80% 4 50.50–56.00 $54.54 $911 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1516 1516 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,273 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–180 155 2 80.00–90.00 $85.81 $133 +29.40
198 198 1 67.50 $67.50 $134 +11.09
215–228 222 4 70.00–82.50 $76.07 $169 +36.38
216–298 269 16 55.00–63.00 $57.40 $154 -0.54
312–397 384 8 49.00–62.00 $50.69 $195 —
418 418 1 53.00 $53.00 $222 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 1 1.00 $1.00 $5 —
608 608 1 4.00 $4.00 $24 ±0.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
154 154 1 110.00 $110.00 $169 +10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
48 48 1 145.00 $145.00 —
76 76 1 195.00 $195.00 +25.00
86 86 1 200.00 $200.00 +20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–492 466 3 65.00–75.00 $68.52 $319 +18.52

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
132 132 1 125.00 $125.00 $165 -15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
46 46 1 140.00 $140.00 —
54 54 1 130.00 $130.00 -70.36
58 58 1 200.00 $200.00 -0.36
60 60 1 225.00 $225.00 +24.64

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22 22 2 50.00 $50.00 -10.25
37 37 2 45.00 $45.00 -15.25
45–46 45 8 41.00–50.00 $44.42 -15.83
58 58 2 69.00 $69.00 +9.00
68 68 2 70.00 $70.00 +10.00
74 74 1 75.00 $75.00 +15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–498 491 3 40.00–49.00 $44.61 $219 —
584 584 1 45.00 $45.00 $263 +16.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 3 235.00 $235.00 $183 -25.00
80 80 1 280.00 $280.00 $224 +20.00
91–93 92 4 185.00–245.00 $215.33 $198 -44.67
110 110 1 190.00 $190.00 $209 +14.41

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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.