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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.65/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 686 757 0
Feeder cattle 163 181 0
Slaughter cattle 77 132 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Quality and Yield grade corrected for Slaughter Sheep. 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
340 340 1 132.50 $132.50 $450 —
394 394 1 135.00 $135.00 $532 —
526 526 1 141.00 $141.00 $742 +1.03
550–568 556 3 129.00–135.00 $131.04 $729 -5.03
628 628 1 157.50 $157.50 $989 +27.96
658 658 2 124.00 $124.00 $816 -3.50
702–742 727 3 111.00–117.00 $114.31 $831 —
922 922 3 105.00 $105.00 $968 —
1096 1096 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–334 325 2 117.50–137.50 $127.78 $415 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1372 1350 2 109.00–115.00 $112.05 $1,513 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 1 130.00 $130.00 $276 —
308–338 323 2 125.00–140.00 $132.85 $429 +22.85
364 364 1 125.00 $125.00 $455 -0.61
400–448 427 10 122.50–137.50 $130.65 $558 +3.15
456–498 470 3 127.50–132.50 $130.73 $614 +0.73
506–546 528 4 120.00–130.00 $125.60 $663 -4.40
564 564 1 130.00 $130.00 $733 +11.86
608–610 610 4 117.50–119.00 $118.63 $724 —
706–738 722 2 117.00–117.50 $117.24 $846 +27.24
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 55.00 $55.00 $50 -180.00
94 94 1 160.00 $160.00 $150 +90.00
102 102 1 47.50 $47.50 $48 —
1360 1360 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,496 —
1362–1396 1379 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 1 125.00 $125.00 $458 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–88 84 5 95.00–132.50 $118.60 $100 +33.60
86 86 1 70.00 $70.00 $60 -15.00
90 90 1 100.00 $100.00 $90 -7.50
92–98 96 7 122.50–150.00 $137.55 $132 +35.05
100 100 1 285.00 $285.00 $285 +85.00
100–108 104 2 115.00–120.00 $117.40 $122 -1.43
100–108 104 6 125.00–170.00 $138.99 $145 +20.16
110 110 1 132.50 $132.50 $146 +20.00
112 112 1 115.00 $115.00 $129 +2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 125.00 $125.00 $238 —
296 296 1 145.00 $145.00 $429 —
390 390 1 142.50 $142.50 $556 ±0.00
408–448 428 2 140.00–150.00 $145.23 $622 +27.73
550–554 552 2 131.00–152.50 $141.79 $783 —
610–642 634 4 110.00–115.00 $111.20 $705 -11.04
692 692 1 96.00 $96.00 $664 -9.00
832 832 1 97.00 $97.00 $807 +6.47
1120 1120 1 78.00 $78.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 102.50 $102.50 $293 —
448 448 1 125.00 $125.00 $560 +25.17
536 536 1 110.00 $110.00 $590 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818–1324 1015 85-90% 3 39.00–41.00 $39.97 $406 —
984–1522 1177 85-90% 5 46.00–54.00 $51.27 $603 +1.05
1020–1508 1278 85-90% 6 55.00–59.00 $56.51 $722 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1114–1482 1280 80-85% 6 55.00–61.00 $58.11 $744 —
1380–1610 1482 80-85% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.48 $911 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1582–1996 1789 65-75% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.44 $1,242 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1784 1747 75-80% 2 55.00–64.00 $59.40 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1436 1436 1 66.00 $66.00 $948 —
1386–2194 1714 7 77.00–86.00 $83.47 $1,431 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 75.00 $75.00 $131 -22.50
216–298 272 30 71.00–78.00 $75.38 $205 +8.94
300–352 320 8 70.00–77.00 $74.19 $237 —
416 416 2 63.00 $63.00 $262 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 684 1 11.50 $11.50 $79 —
722 722 1 10.00 $10.00 $72 —
800 800 1 8.00 $8.00 $64 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 1 145.00 $145.00 $258 —
248 248 1 85.00 $85.00 $211 —
258 258 1 60.00 $60.00 $155 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
52 52 1 140.00 $140.00 -15.00
74–76 75 2 160.00–250.00 $204.40 +39.40
118 118 1 315.00 $315.00 +41.70

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024 1024 1 70.00 $70.00 $717 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1564 1564 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,314 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184–190 187 2 75.00–85.00 $80.08 $150 -32.18
202–210 206 2 70.00–80.00 $74.90 $154 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22 22 1 60.00 $60.00 -130.00
34–36 35 2 100.00–150.00 $124.29 -35.71
40 40 1 200.00 $200.00 +40.00
46 46 1 125.00 $125.00 -35.00
50–56 53 6 230.00–255.00 $240.44 +67.94

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
62 62 1 140.00 $140.00 -10.00
78 78 1 145.00 $145.00 -5.00
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 ±0.00
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 -20.00
102–136 119 2 180.00–255.00 $222.86 +4.10

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 9.00 $9.00 —
26 26 1 48.00 $48.00 -7.91
40–45 44 15 33.00–74.00 $50.99 -4.92
50–59 53 16 45.00–62.00 $51.08 -11.39
68 68 5 75.00 $75.00 +30.83
72–78 76 28 65.00–87.00 $81.36 +37.19
84–88 85 19 8.00–80.00 $63.72 +13.72
90 90 10 83.00 $83.00 +33.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–122 121 2 68.00–77.00 $72.54 $88 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 59.00 $59.00 $234 —
414–468 433 3 50.00–61.00 $56.20 $243 +6.34
508–598 546 5 60.00–69.00 $65.53 $358 —
614–682 648 2 68.00 $68.00 $441 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
28 28 1 320.00 $320.00 $90 +4.07
45 45 2 270.00 $270.00 $122 -45.93
52 52 1 290.00 $290.00 $151 -56.93
55 55 6 280.00–285.00 $282.50 $155 -64.43
60–69 64 10 285.00–295.00 $289.94 $186 -22.03
67–68 67 7 215.00–285.00 $272.73 $183 -39.24
72 72 3 280.00–285.00 $281.67 $203 -30.30
78–79 79 6 285.00–295.00 $289.97 $229 -25.03
82 82 1 290.00 $290.00 $238 -25.00
90 90 1 290.00 $290.00 $261 +10.00
110 110 1 295.00 $295.00 $324 —
126 126 1 170.00 $170.00 $214 —
150–192 171 2 145.00–190.00 $170.26 $291 —

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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.