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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 643 0
Feeder cattle 174 182 0
Slaughter cattle 80 88 0
Replacement cattle 4 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Replacement cattle price unit changed to Per Family from Per CWT. Slaughter goat price unit changed to Per Head from Per CWT. 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
312 312 1 142.50 $142.50 $445 —
356 356 1 150.00 $150.00 $534 -0.83
418 418 2 142.50 $142.50 $596 —
460 460 1 137.50 $137.50 $632 -16.50
526 526 1 132.50 $132.50 $697 -14.40
588 588 2 110.00 $110.00 $647 -33.24
630 630 1 132.00 $132.00 $832 +2.00
667–674 669 3 100.00–135.00 $111.75 $748 —
792 792 1 110.00 $110.00 $871 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1236–1334 1285 2 106.00–117.00 $111.29 $1,430 —
1242–1534 1388 2 114.00–118.00 $115.79 $1,607 +6.30
1356–1596 1476 2 121.00–124.00 $122.38 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222–232 227 2 115.00–130.00 $122.67 $278 —
374 374 1 115.00 $115.00 $430 —
402 402 1 97.50 $97.50 $392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–342 327 2 112.50 $112.50 $368 -21.04
354–388 373 6 115.00–117.50 $115.79 $432 -18.07
402–422 412 2 107.50–122.50 $115.18 $475 -18.08
504–526 513 4 77.50–120.00 $107.87 $553 -14.69
552–588 566 4 107.50–112.50 $109.37 $619 -4.64
632–646 641 3 92.50–112.50 $103.41 $663 -11.05
673–677 676 7 107.50–115.00 $109.43 $740 +6.93
766 766 1 100.00 $100.00 $766 -1.25
908–948 928 2 97.00–109.00 $103.13 $957 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 2 57.50–75.00 $66.25 $42 +60.25
82 82 1 32.50 $32.50 $27 -102.50
86 86 1 205.00 $205.00 $176 +70.00
98 98 1 200.00 $200.00 $196 +65.00
1010–1198 1104 2 121.00–122.00 $121.46 $1,341 +61.46
1304 1304 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,134 +1.97
1376 1376 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 87.50 $87.50 $315 -22.50
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 —
590 590 1 90.00 $90.00 $531 —
734 734 1 71.00 $71.00 $521 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 25.00 $25.00 $20 -105.00
88 88 1 10.00 $10.00 $9 -160.00
88 88 1 100.00 $100.00 $88 -70.00
92–96 94 5 140.00–160.00 $146.56 $138 -23.44
90–98 95 3 100.00–130.00 $120.49 $114 -49.51
96 96 1 60.00 $60.00 $58 -110.00
96–98 97 2 20.00–30.00 $25.05 $24 -144.95
100–106 102 3 152.50–155.00 $153.32 $156 +13.32
100–106 103 3 130.00–137.50 $132.58 $137 -7.42
112 112 1 152.50 $152.50 $171 -17.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 1 130.00 $130.00 $315 +11.00
286 286 1 172.50 $172.50 $493 +15.00
364 364 1 150.00 $150.00 $546 -2.25
426 426 1 120.00 $120.00 $511 -8.77
476 476 1 122.50 $122.50 $583 -17.76
538–540 539 2 127.50–137.50 $132.49 $714 +6.24
550–572 561 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $652 -17.94
752–795 781 3 105.00–110.00 $106.61 $833 —
908 908 1 101.00 $101.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 1 135.00 $135.00 $305 —
332 332 2 108.00 $108.00 $359 -17.00
438 438 1 82.50 $82.50 $361 +2.50
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 -2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
864–1446 1092 85-90% 6 53.00–60.00 $55.77 $609 —
766–1286 1113 85-90% 3 38.00–49.00 $43.39 $483 —
1012–1538 1198 85-90% 3 63.00–68.00 $64.88 $777 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
946–1356 1214 80-85% 6 67.00–72.00 $69.43 $843 —
1044–1682 1426 80-85% 4 58.00–66.00 $62.38 $890 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1276–1950 1613 75-80% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.40 $1,232 —
1410–1904 1626 75-80% 6 66.00–75.00 $70.94 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1868–2224 2019 3 69.00–83.00 $75.38 $1,522 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112 112 1 95.00 $95.00 $106 -5.00
120–196 161 4 80.00–110.00 $96.73 $156 +46.44
215–292 252 21 45.00–90.00 $77.25 $195 +26.25
300–338 317 3 77.00–80.00 $78.66 $249 +3.89

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–590 571 2 7.00 $7.00 $40 -2.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
186 186 1 100.00 $100.00 $186 —
210 210 1 100.00 $100.00 $210 +10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
880–930 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,000.00 $922.93 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 82.50 $82.50 $153 —
290 290 2 71.00 $71.00 $206 -41.50
317–320 318 4 75.00–94.00 $79.78 $254 —
380–396 385 6 82.50–88.00 $86.40 $333 —
682 682 1 83.00 $83.00 $566 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164 1164 1 67.00 $67.00 $780 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
152–176 163 5 100.00–135.00 $120.66 $197 —
206–228 221 3 85.00 $85.00 $188 —
284 284 2 130.00 $130.00 $369 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
32 32 1 65.00 $65.00 +40.00
40 40 1 110.00 $110.00 +40.00
44–48 47 4 220.00–250.00 $231.18 +93.69
61–68 63 6 240.00–260.00 $250.05 +11.17
70 70 1 260.00 $260.00 +21.12

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 +100.85
104 104 1 150.00 $150.00 -93.46

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
39 39 39 55.00 $55.00 +12.50
41–45 43 11 47.50–72.50 $57.95 +15.45
55–57 56 15 62.50–70.00 $66.07 +12.18
62 62 11 62.50–65.00 $64.55 -3.88
71–76 74 19 67.50–87.50 $74.70 +12.20
85 85 6 75.00 $75.00 -8.40

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–398 353 4 34.00–55.00 $46.80 $165 -11.14
410–446 428 2 37.00–58.00 $47.94 $205 —
504–560 523 3 50.00–61.00 $55.68 $291 —
692 692 1 60.00 $60.00 $415 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33–38 35 9 180.00–240.00 $207.93 $73 -96.33
46 46 2 260.00 $260.00 $120 -44.26
50–56 55 4 280.00–300.00 $295.41 $162 -19.53
58 58 1 265.00 $265.00 $154 -20.00
62 62 1 270.00 $270.00 $167 -28.23
60–67 65 3 280.00–290.00 $286.91 $186 -11.32
70 70 1 285.00 $285.00 $200 -13.23
80–88 84 2 280.00–310.00 $294.29 $247 +4.09
105–114 107 4 280.00–290.00 $282.66 $302 —

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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.