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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 495 0
Feeder cattle 86 60 0
Slaughter cattle 95 110 0
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 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
310 310 1 147.50 $147.50 $457 +12.50
368–398 377 4 133.00–147.50 $140.27 $529 —
444 444 1 132.50 $132.50 $588 -12.50
464–498 482 4 126.00–137.50 $132.13 $637 —
570–580 575 2 126.00–137.50 $131.70 $757 +11.70
930 930 1 104.00 $104.00 $967 —
1038 1038 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,121 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1286 1286 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–365 364 5 125.00–132.50 $129.50 $471 +18.98
416 416 1 117.50 $117.50 $489 —
464 464 1 107.50 $107.50 $499 —
538 538 1 107.50 $107.50 $578 —
656–670 663 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $746 —
814 814 3 110.00 $110.00 $895 —
992 992 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,200 —
1032 1032 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,042 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 25.00 $25.00 $16 +20.00
92–96 94 2 40.00–52.50 $46.12 $43 -53.88
106 106 1 20.00 $20.00 $21 —
122 122 1 130.00 $130.00 $159 —
136 136 1 110.00 $110.00 $150 —
1274–1364 1316 3 117.00–119.00 $118.31 $1,557 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 4.00 $4.00 $2 -4.00
78 78 1 35.00 $35.00 $27 -35.12
80–86 83 2 14.00–25.00 $19.30 $16 -50.82
82–84 83 2 16.00–20.00 $18.02 $15 -52.10
84–88 86 2 40.00–52.50 $46.10 $40 -24.02
90–98 95 5 60.00–82.50 $75.75 $72 -24.25
98 98 2 45.00–57.50 $51.25 $50 -48.75
104 104 1 70.00 $70.00 $73 -30.00
104 104 1 27.50 $27.50 $29 -72.50
106 106 1 105.00 $105.00 $111 +5.00
102–108 107 4 75.00–92.50 $82.57 $88 -17.43
110 110 1 87.50 $87.50 $96 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 1 105.00 $105.00 $227 —
274–288 281 2 90.00–100.00 $95.12 $267 —
778 778 1 79.00 $79.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 1 115.00 $115.00 $784 +9.00
882 882 1 95.00 $95.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1482 1308 80-85% 5 63.00–99.00 $73.03 $955 —
1212–1606 1351 80-85% 12 56.00–63.00 $60.16 $813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816 816 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $310 —
918–1380 1146 85-90% 3 52.00–57.00 $54.46 $624 —
1204–1230 1217 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.48 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1386–1700 1543 75-80% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.35 $1,101 —
1536–1716 1637 75-80% 4 65.00–70.00 $67.05 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1622–1636 1629 2 74.00 $74.00 $1,205 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
102–166 120 5 47.50–55.00 $53.06 $64 —
226 226 2 61.00 $61.00 $138 +15.34
255–294 279 8 71.00–86.00 $80.21 $224 +19.68
306–398 375 15 61.00–73.00 $66.23 $248 +6.34
400–404 402 5 66.00 $66.00 $265 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 1 6.00 $6.00 $40 —
778 778 1 6.00 $6.00 $47 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
94 94 1 225.00 $225.00 —
134 134 1 290.00 $290.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1224 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1026 1026 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 72.00 $72.00 $986 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 75.00 $75.00 $270 —
588 588 1 81.00 $81.00 $476 —
604–640 622 2 83.00–100.00 $91.75 $571 —
720 720 1 79.00 $79.00 $569 —
788 788 1 83.00 $83.00 $654 —
840 840 1 76.00 $76.00 $638 —
940–943 942 4 79.00–84.00 $81.50 $768 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1368 1283 3 78.00–86.00 $83.51 $1,071 —
1286–1720 1503 2 64.00–74.00 $69.72 $1,048 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
134 134 1 127.50 $127.50 $171 +13.62
156 156 1 120.00 $120.00 $187 +45.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
38 38 1 145.00 $145.00 —
40–42 41 2 160.00–165.00 $162.44 —
50 50 1 180.00 $180.00 —
66–68 67 3 215.00–220.00 $218.30 —
70–76 73 3 195.00–270.00 $233.03 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–84 82 2 200.00–222.50 $211.52 -45.93
104–144 126 6 255.00–290.00 $274.26 —
156 156 1 290.00 $290.00 —
210 210 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
26–28 27 14 28.00–30.00 $28.96 -1.04
48 48 5 47.00–48.00 $47.20 +17.20
50–58 57 12 40.00–73.00 $44.85 +12.76
61 61 2 37.00 $37.00 -5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–360 339 2 35.00–74.00 $55.71 $189 —
486 486 1 66.00 $66.00 $321 +17.33

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 1 315.00 $315.00 $151 —
56 56 1 335.00 $335.00 $188 +105.00
52–59 57 10 315.00–322.50 $318.81 $182 +88.81
60 60 1 295.00 $295.00 $177 +65.00
60–64 63 4 330.00–345.00 $341.43 $215 +111.43
71 71 2 330.00 $330.00 $234 +13.44
108 108 3 195.00 $195.00 $211 -20.00

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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.