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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 552 609 448
Feeder cattle 110 174 88
Slaughter cattle 66 80 102
Replacement cattle 12 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
370 370 1 127.50 $127.50 $472 -22.50
428 428 2 137.50 $137.50 $588 -5.00
472–490 479 3 127.50–135.00 $131.62 $630 -5.88
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -7.50
560 560 1 127.50 $127.50 $714 +17.50
602 602 1 133.00 $133.00 $801 +1.00
658 658 1 120.00 $120.00 $790 +8.25
722–740 731 2 122.50–127.50 $124.97 $914 —
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 +10.00
804–834 821 5 113.00–117.00 $115.61 $949 —
1002 1002 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 1 122.50 $122.50 $786 —
666 666 1 115.00 $115.00 $766 —
770 770 1 117.50 $117.50 $905 —
890 890 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,015 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1226 1226 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,312 —
1326–1346 1336 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $1,583 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 122.50 $122.50 $341 —
358–372 365 2 120.00–135.00 $127.64 $466 +11.85
466–498 485 6 112.50–130.00 $120.78 $586 —
510–548 529 4 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $675 +19.72
596 596 2 112.50 $112.50 $670 +3.13
654 654 1 110.00 $110.00 $719 +0.57
754–755 755 4 103.00–112.50 $110.13 $831 +10.13
922 922 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,042 +9.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 317 7 90.00–107.50 $95.81 $304 —
384 384 1 97.50 $97.50 $374 +10.00
622 622 3 102.50 $102.50 $638 —
708 708 1 107.50 $107.50 $761 +36.50
754 754 1 75.00 $75.00 $566 —
868 868 1 95.00 $95.00 $825 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 15.00 $15.00 $11 -17.50
82 82 1 40.00 $40.00 $33 +7.50
86 86 1 115.00 $115.00 $99 -90.00
90 90 1 100.00 $100.00 $90 -105.00
90–92 91 3 52.50–57.50 $55.82 $51 -149.18
96 96 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 -185.00
126 126 1 62.50 $62.50 $79 —
1072 1072 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -20.00
70 70 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -15.00
82 82 2 10.00–16.00 $13.00 $11 -12.00
80–88 84 6 42.50–50.00 $47.08 $40 +37.08
84 84 1 145.00 $145.00 $122 +135.00
90–98 93 5 75.00–100.00 $83.66 $78 -62.90
90–98 94 6 30.00–65.00 $51.14 $48 -95.42
92–98 95 4 10.00–37.50 $23.00 $22 -97.49
94–98 96 3 100.00–125.00 $115.14 $111 +55.14
96 96 1 40.00 $40.00 $38 -20.00
100–106 103 3 52.50–65.00 $60.13 $62 -72.45
100–106 103 2 32.50–40.00 $36.36 $37 -96.22
100–108 104 7 107.00–137.50 $121.07 $126 -11.51
104 104 1 25.00 $25.00 $26 -107.58
104–106 105 2 77.50–102.50 $89.88 $94 -42.70
110 110 2 10.00–30.00 $20.00 $22 -132.50
112 112 1 132.50 $132.50 $148 -20.00
116 116 1 130.00 $130.00 $151 -22.50
120 120 1 70.00 $70.00 $84 -82.50
124 124 1 75.00 $75.00 $93 -77.50
122–128 125 3 70.00–72.50 $71.67 $90 -80.83
126 126 1 92.50 $92.50 $117 -60.00
128 128 1 67.50 $67.50 $86 -85.00
134–136 135 3 67.00–97.50 $81.58 $110 -70.92
140 140 1 85.00 $85.00 $119 -67.50
144 144 1 87.50 $87.50 $126 -65.00
148 148 1 170.00 $170.00 $252 —
154 154 1 115.00 $115.00 $177 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 1 142.50 $142.50 $254 —
294 294 1 135.00 $135.00 $397 -37.50
300 300 1 127.50 $127.50 $382 —
358–395 383 3 130.00–132.50 $131.72 $504 -18.28
448 448 1 130.00 $130.00 $582 +10.00
496 496 1 127.50 $127.50 $632 +5.00
504–522 513 2 117.50–120.00 $118.73 $609 -13.76
644 644 1 125.00 $125.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1590 1503 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 108.00–110.00 $108.94 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 112.50 $112.50 $430 —
566 566 1 112.50 $112.50 $637 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754–1046 900 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 75.00–76.00 $75.42 $679 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 57.50 $57.50 $220 —
496 496 1 74.00 $74.00 $367 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816–1298 990 85-90% 5 45.00–55.00 $51.07 $506 —
960–1322 1165 85-90% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.59 $764 +0.71
906–1582 1235 85-90% 8 55.00–61.00 $58.19 $719 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996–1306 1132 80-85% 4 57.00–65.00 $62.01 $702 —
1162–1392 1268 80-85% 4 73.00–76.00 $75.31 $955 —
1134–1652 1368 80-85% 5 65.00–69.00 $66.96 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1628 1490 75-80% 6 73.00–82.00 $77.41 $1,153 —
1492–2050 1719 75-80% 6 66.00–74.00 $70.69 $1,215 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056–1156 1106 2 50.00–75.00 $61.93 $685 —
1116–1658 1387 2 85.00–87.00 $85.80 $1,190 —
1738–1934 1836 2 92.00–106.00 $99.37 $1,824 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106–108 107 4 100.00–109.00 $104.46 $112 +9.46
136–148 138 5 85.00–90.00 $86.07 $119 -8.93
168 168 1 52.00 $52.00 $87 -44.73
142–197 177 11 70.00–81.00 $75.11 $133 -21.62
200–236 218 2 49.00–63.00 $55.42 $121 —
204–296 251 39 71.00–82.00 $77.53 $195 +0.28
304–320 308 5 76.00–79.00 $77.19 $238 -1.47
313–376 329 4 66.00–72.00 $70.28 $231 -8.38
560–576 568 4 76.00–78.00 $76.99 $437 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 1 10.00 $10.00 $25 —
310 310 1 10.00 $10.00 $31 —
400–422 415 3 5.00–8.00 $5.96 $25 —
484 484 1 5.00 $5.00 $24 —
544–594 569 2 5.00–6.00 $5.48 $31 -1.52

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
144 144 1 130.00 $130.00 $187 —
200–237 225 3 125.00 $125.00 $281 +25.00
266–292 279 2 70.00–100.00 $84.30 $235 —
330 330 1 80.00 $80.00 $264 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
108 108 1 290.00 $290.00 —
134 134 1 370.00 $370.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1084–1486 1267 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,280.93 —
1222–1400 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,425.00 $1,266.01 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194 1194 1 63.00 $63.00 $752 —
1092–1370 1221 7 78.00–82.00 $80.01 $977 —
1224 1224 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,053 —
1074–1416 1226 6 68.00–77.00 $72.43 $888 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 1 52.50 $52.50 $180 —
430 430 1 68.00 $68.00 $292 —
576 576 1 67.50 $67.50 $389 —
604 604 1 67.50 $67.50 $408 —
658 658 1 60.00 $60.00 $395 —
706 706 1 71.00 $71.00 $501 —
818 818 1 72.00 $72.00 $589 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 62.50 $62.50 $94 -20.00
238 238 2 65.00 $65.00 $155 —
264 264 1 80.00 $80.00 $211 +9.00
304–312 308 2 48.00–70.00 $58.86 $181 -20.92
352 352 1 65.00 $65.00 $229 -21.40
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1368 1368 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,135 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
144 144 1 125.00 $125.00 $180 —
158 158 1 90.00 $90.00 $142 -30.66
180 180 3 80.00 $80.00 $144 -40.66
202–240 211 6 60.00–70.00 $68.39 $144 -16.61
202–246 232 5 65.00–80.00 $73.37 $170 -11.63

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 2 160.00 $160.00 $90 —
56 56 1 225.00 $225.00 $126 —
168 168 1 165.00 $165.00 $277 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 150.00 $150.00 +85.00
44–46 45 2 150.00 $150.00 -81.18
54 54 1 175.00 $175.00 -75.05
65 65 1 170.00 $170.00 -80.05

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
62 62 1 165.00 $165.00 -85.00
86 86 1 195.00 $195.00 -55.00
130 130 1 265.00 $265.00 +115.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 3 40.00 $40.00 -15.00
26 26 2 25.00 $25.00 -30.00
29 29 16 50.00 $50.00 -5.00
38 38 3 47.00 $47.00 -8.00
44–48 44 13 47.50–85.00 $57.88 -0.07
50–58 54 21 55.00–60.00 $57.43 -8.64
66–68 67 2 70.00–72.50 $71.27 +6.72
71–76 74 6 40.00–75.00 $57.11 -17.59
80–84 81 8 42.50–77.50 $71.07 -3.93
99 99 5 85.00 $85.00 +10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 30.00 $30.00 $87 —
308 308 1 40.00 $40.00 $123 —
312–384 339 3 54.00–61.00 $57.13 $194 —
402–484 436 7 50.00–56.00 $53.28 $232 +5.34
402–482 449 3 35.00–44.00 $40.31 $181 -7.63
508–586 544 6 50.00–55.00 $53.24 $290 -2.44

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32 32 1 100.00 $100.00 $32 -107.93
41–42 42 6 115.00–165.00 $139.70 $59 -120.30
46–47 47 3 185.00–195.00 $188.29 $88 -71.71
53 53 10 200.00–210.00 $207.00 $110 -88.41
62–66 65 3 225.00–250.00 $235.10 $153 -51.81
74 74 1 250.00 $250.00 $185 -35.00
80 80 2 235.00 $235.00 $188 -59.29

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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.