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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.28/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 686 0
Feeder cattle 248 163 0
Slaughter cattle 125 77 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
316 316 1 155.00 $155.00 $490 +22.50
366 366 1 152.50 $152.50 $558 +17.50
404 404 1 155.00 $155.00 $626 —
458–480 466 6 142.50–160.00 $151.96 $708 —
528 528 1 137.50 $137.50 $726 -3.50
594 594 3 135.00 $135.00 $802 —
630 630 1 137.50 $137.50 $866 -20.00
654–694 674 2 130.00 $130.00 $876 +6.00
706–726 716 2 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $966 +20.62
780 780 1 122.50 $122.50 $956 —
914 914 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,074 +12.50
1052 1052 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,199 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196–1472 1334 2 114.00–117.50 $115.93 $1,547 —
1304–1426 1356 6 120.00–126.50 $122.91 $1,667 +10.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 1 132.50 $132.50 $567 —
452 452 1 125.00 $125.00 $565 —
630 630 2 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 1 105.00 $105.00 $349 -27.85
390–394 392 2 110.00–135.00 $122.44 $480 -2.56
416–420 418 2 135.00 $135.00 $564 +4.35
452–496 467 3 145.00–147.50 $146.61 $685 +15.88
514–542 532 11 122.50–135.00 $127.28 $677 +1.68
562–566 564 2 87.50–120.00 $103.69 $585 -26.31
628–646 634 3 115.00–129.00 $124.25 $788 +5.62
652 652 1 117.50 $117.50 $766 —
768 768 1 87.50 $87.50 $672 —
822 822 2 96.00 $96.00 $789 —
890 890 2 97.50 $97.50 $868 —
1160 1160 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,253 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 25.00 $25.00 $18 -30.00
74 74 1 85.00 $85.00 $63 +30.00
94–96 95 2 28.00–40.00 $34.06 $32 -125.94
132 132 1 160.00 $160.00 $211 +112.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
176 176 1 150.00 $150.00 $264 +25.00
274 274 1 150.00 $150.00 $411 +5.00
445 445 2 155.00 $155.00 $690 +9.77
530 530 1 117.50 $117.50 $623 —
574 574 1 135.00 $135.00 $775 -6.79
604–640 616 4 117.50–131.00 $126.02 $776 +14.82
660–694 677 2 117.50–125.00 $121.34 $821 +25.34
766 766 1 87.50 $87.50 $670 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -113.60
86 86 1 157.00 $157.00 $135 +87.00
92 92 1 147.00 $147.00 $135 +47.00
100–104 102 2 170.00–190.00 $179.80 $183 +62.40
108 108 1 112.50 $112.50 $122 -20.00
110 110 1 210.00 $210.00 $231 +77.50
112 112 1 95.00 $95.00 $106 -20.00
112–114 113 2 157.50 $157.50 $178 +42.50
124 124 1 180.00 $180.00 $223 +65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 1 87.50 $87.50 $285 —
412 412 1 102.50 $102.50 $422 —
556 556 1 100.00 $100.00 $556 —
804 804 1 82.50 $82.50 $663 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1378 1225 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.88 $721 —
912–1542 1226 85-90% 14 49.00–58.00 $53.69 $658 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–1316 1255 80-85% 2 65.00–71.00 $67.85 $852 +9.74
968–1780 1293 80-85% 11 56.00–65.00 $60.53 $783 +2.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1726 1490 75-80% 2 67.00–69.00 $67.84 $1,011 —
1622–1954 1739 75-80% 7 59.00–65.00 $62.21 $1,082 +2.81
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1552–1638 1595 65-75% 2 69.00–74.00 $71.43 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1294–2234 1841 4 74.00–89.00 $82.94 $1,527 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
124–190 153 4 80.00–92.50 $88.52 $135 +13.52
202–298 246 16 69.00–77.50 $72.87 $179 —
271 271 3 60.00 $60.00 $163 -15.38
300–313 308 7 72.00–74.00 $72.99 $225 -1.20

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–598 553 3 6.00–10.00 $8.38 $46 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
154–192 170 3 130.00–175.00 $145.20 $247 +0.20
222 222 1 120.00 $120.00 $266 +35.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
76 76 1 230.00 $230.00 +25.60
98 98 1 285.00 $285.00 +80.60
110–118 115 3 275.00–360.00 $307.33 -7.67

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 1 95.00 $95.00 $281 —
324 324 3 87.50 $87.50 $284 —
388 388 1 100.00 $100.00 $388 —
465 465 2 89.00 $89.00 $414 —
516–534 529 6 86.00–87.50 $86.49 $458 —
628 628 3 87.00 $87.00 $546 —
670–676 672 4 84.00–88.00 $86.99 $585 —
840 840 1 89.00 $89.00 $748 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1166–1288 1210 3 74.50–76.00 $75.52 $914 —
1290 1290 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,135 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 140.00 $140.00 $106 —
128–138 133 2 120.00 $120.00 $160 —
184 184 1 110.00 $110.00 $202 +29.92
236 236 1 110.00 $110.00 $260 +35.10

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
14 14 1 70.00 $70.00 +10.00
31–36 33 3 95.00–105.00 $101.33 -22.96
38 38 1 95.00 $95.00 -105.00
42 42 1 160.00 $160.00 -40.00
54–57 56 4 210.00–235.00 $222.16 -18.28
86 86 1 255.00 $255.00 +14.56

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
76 76 1 190.00 $190.00 +45.00
128–138 135 5 230.00–330.00 $272.72 +49.86

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
16 16 3 15.00 $15.00 +6.00
26 26 2 45.00 $45.00 -3.00
40 40 1 50.00 $50.00 -0.99
50 50 1 25.00 $25.00 -26.08
64–65 65 4 90.00–137.50 $101.74 +26.74
70–77 74 22 75.00–90.00 $76.33 -5.03
80 80 4 100.00 $100.00 +18.64
96–98 97 2 85.00–102.50 $93.66 +10.66

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–494 458 3 61.00–75.00 $67.25 $308 —
530–576 551 4 68.00–72.00 $69.99 $386 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
36–39 39 6 315.00–330.00 $327.66 $128 +57.66
40–49 46 3 305.00–315.00 $312.10 $144 +42.10
54–56 56 5 315.00–325.00 $316.94 $177 +34.44
64–68 66 7 285.00–335.00 $325.89 $215 +53.16
74 74 1 315.00 $315.00 $233 +33.33
84 84 1 315.00 $315.00 $265 +25.00
118–132 123 3 150.00–210.00 $175.62 $216 +5.62

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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.