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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 568 0
Feeder cattle 90 139 0
Slaughter cattle 99 102 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–443 438 3 100.00–105.00 $101.63 $445 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 116.00 $116.00 $329 —
341 341 4 128.00 $128.00 $436 +25.50
351–378 365 6 124.00–134.00 $128.81 $470 —
404–437 421 2 113.00–130.00 $121.83 $513 —
456–485 475 3 112.50–119.00 $116.92 $555 +6.92
578 578 2 117.50 $117.50 $679 +12.39
696 696 1 100.00 $100.00 $696 -12.00
774 774 1 102.50 $102.50 $793 -9.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 125.00 $125.00 $100 +105.00
94 94 1 32.50 $32.50 $31 +7.29
110 110 1 47.50 $47.50 $52 —
1254–1456 1355 2 109.00–110.00 $109.46 $1,483 —
1240–1462 1363 3 100.00–105.00 $102.77 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 100.00 $100.00 $258 —
558 558 2 75.00 $75.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 14.00 $14.00 $10 +6.00
78 78 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -15.00
82 82 1 16.00 $16.00 $13 +1.00
86–88 87 2 37.50–45.00 $41.21 $36 -21.29
92–94 93 4 67.50–72.50 $69.99 $65 +37.49
90–98 94 2 55.00–80.00 $68.03 $64 +35.53
90–98 94 2 30.00–45.00 $37.82 $36 +5.32
100–106 104 3 62.50–70.00 $65.90 $69 -9.09
100–108 104 5 82.50–102.50 $94.52 $98 +19.53
106 106 1 21.00 $21.00 $22 -39.00
108 108 1 165.00 $165.00 $178 +105.00
110–114 111 3 85.00–100.00 $92.59 $103 -67.41
112 112 1 67.50 $67.50 $76 -92.50
110–118 114 2 115.00–160.00 $138.29 $158 +63.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 135.00 $135.00 $348 —
335 335 2 144.00 $144.00 $482 -1.00
400–430 407 5 127.50–135.00 $129.97 $529 —
484 484 1 122.50 $122.50 $593 +2.50
510–534 515 6 117.50–125.00 $121.26 $624 -3.74
716 716 1 95.00 $95.00 $680 —
750–790 770 2 90.00–102.50 $96.41 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 1 97.50 $97.50 $261 —
620 620 1 97.50 $97.50 $604 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1374 1247 80-85% 6 53.00–58.00 $56.08 $699 —
1156–1564 1345 80-85% 11 59.00–67.00 $62.03 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1328 1127 85-90% 6 41.00–54.00 $51.00 $575 —
1082–1590 1313 85-90% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.54 $756 +6.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1512–1592 1546 75-80% 3 68.50–69.00 $68.83 $1,064 —
1672–1882 1774 75-80% 5 60.00–66.00 $64.56 $1,145 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1544–1760 1667 65-75% 4 68.00–77.00 $72.42 $1,207 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1506–2124 1776 3 80.00–82.00 $80.80 $1,435 —
1788–1846 1817 2 73.00–74.00 $73.49 $1,335 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 2 43.00 $43.00 $64 -11.07
168 168 2 61.00 $61.00 $102 +6.93
206–254 218 4 52.50–57.00 $55.69 $121 —
207–294 240 28 60.00–72.00 $67.18 $161 —
256 256 1 80.00 $80.00 $205 +12.62
302–377 334 13 67.00–70.00 $68.63 $229 -2.80
406–422 415 3 58.00–63.00 $60.35 $250 -0.65

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
92 92 1 240.00 $240.00 +20.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 223 10 91.00–95.00 $93.49 $208 +14.96
250 250 5 91.00 $91.00 $228 +16.63
322 322 3 86.00 $86.00 $277 -1.54
365 365 2 82.00 $82.00 $299 —
634 634 1 77.00 $77.00 $488 -4.00
708 708 2 67.00 $67.00 $474 -7.74
948 948 1 68.00 $68.00 $645 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1662 1662 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,180 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184 184 1 95.00 $95.00 $175 -16.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
31–39 33 7 37.00–39.00 $38.33 -7.67
41 41 4 45.00 $45.00 -1.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 31.00 $31.00 $89 -18.00
358 358 1 29.00 $29.00 $104 -31.00
410–488 454 3 44.00–58.00 $53.79 $244 +18.79
504–588 541 3 52.00–57.00 $54.88 $297 —
740–760 750 2 52.00–53.00 $52.49 $394 -16.53

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
84 84 1 250.00 $250.00 —
102 102 1 270.00 $270.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 317.50 $317.50 $159 -30.00
66–67 67 8 300.00–317.50 $312.46 $209 -32.38
70–74 72 4 220.00–315.00 $289.31 $208 -36.46

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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.