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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.84/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 438 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 510 573 658
Feeder cattle 179 91 193
Slaughter cattle 28 117 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Slaughter goats 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
342 342 1 130.00 $130.00 $445 —
416–447 437 6 152.50–155.00 $154.21 $674 -3.29
440 fancy 440 5 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
464–489 481 5 137.50–147.50 $145.05 $698 -0.30
536 536 1 145.00 $145.00 $777 ±0.00
558 558 4 142.00 $142.00 $792 +3.13
602 fancy 602 4 147.00 $147.00 $885 —
742 742 1 125.00 $125.00 $928 +5.00
767 767 2 128.00 $128.00 $982 +4.00
949 949 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,186 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1104–1270 1183 4 105.00–113.00 $109.16 $1,291 —
1174–1470 1354 4 116.00–127.00 $119.93 $1,624 -14.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 1 136.00 $136.00 $840 —
664 664 1 117.50 $117.50 $780 —
908 908 1 107.50 $107.50 $976 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 1 120.00 $120.00 $451 —
884 884 1 109.00 $109.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 369 2 120.00–130.00 $125.15 $462 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 1 92.50 $92.50 $672 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 1 85.00 $85.00 $503 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204–230 214 3 110.00–117.50 $113.48 $243 -11.52
300–326 309 3 110.00–120.00 $114.11 $353 +14.11
454–492 465 4 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $609 +0.98
509 fancy 509 5 142.50 $142.50 $725 —
523–536 526 4 117.50–132.50 $128.68 $677 +2.41
553 fancy 553 2 142.50 $142.50 $788 —
615–622 617 4 120.00–125.00 $121.26 $748 —
776 776 2 110.00 $110.00 $854 —
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 15.00 $15.00 $10 -184.93
74 74 1 27.50 $27.50 $20 -172.43
98 98 1 42.50 $42.50 $42 -107.50
1184–1216 1200 2 102.00–126.00 $113.84 $1,366 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 1 97.50 $97.50 $353 —
906 906 1 107.50 $107.50 $974 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 +5.00
72–78 75 3 40.00–55.00 $46.83 $35 -13.17
80 80 1 55.00 $55.00 $44 -3.33
80–88 85 3 50.00–85.00 $65.94 $56 +52.19
86 86 1 65.00 $65.00 $56 +51.25
88 88 1 160.00 $160.00 $141 +146.25
90–96 93 2 91.00–92.50 $91.73 $85 -3.65
94 94 1 72.50 $72.50 $68 -22.88
96 96 1 170.00 $170.00 $163 +74.62
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -92.50
102–108 105 2 45.00–75.00 $59.57 $63 -155.43
106 106 1 195.00 $195.00 $207 -20.00
108 108 2 117.50 $117.50 $127 +27.50
110 110 1 90.00 $90.00 $99 ±0.00
112 112 1 107.50 $107.50 $120 +17.50
120 120 1 105.00 $105.00 $126 -50.00
128 128 1 125.00 $125.00 $160 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
138 138 1 145.00 $145.00 $200 —
342 342 2 142.50 $142.50 $487 +17.50
374–394 384 2 122.50–145.00 $134.04 $515 +4.04
500–546 520 6 137.50–142.50 $140.27 $729 -9.73
586 586 1 132.50 $132.50 $776 -13.10
619 619 2 131.00 $131.00 $811 —
1156 1156 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 114.00 $114.00 $399 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–1524 1255 80-85% 8 57.00–65.00 $61.41 $771 —
1182–1384 1274 80-85% 4 69.00–81.00 $75.00 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756–1136 1017 85-90% 10 45.00–55.00 $50.49 $513 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446–1940 1626 75-80% 5 66.00–74.00 $70.72 $1,150 +1.73
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364–1624 1494 65-75% 2 76.00–80.00 $78.17 $1,168 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1986 1556 5 82.00–94.00 $88.44 $1,376 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
132 132 1 87.50 $87.50 $116 —
168–187 183 5 97.50–110.00 $105.61 $193 +21.31
200–224 211 3 92.50–102.50 $97.37 $205 +33.19
284–288 285 3 68.00–76.00 $70.69 $201 -4.67
318–358 337 5 76.00–82.00 $78.83 $266 +1.88

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 1 8.00 $8.00 $45 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
162 162 1 130.00 $130.00 $211 -40.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
136 136 1 250.00 $250.00 -34.80

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 103.00 $103.00 $391 —
434 434 1 87.00 $87.00 $378 +21.00
692 692 5 88.00 $88.00 $609 +27.00
712 712 1 80.00 $80.00 $570 —
1004 1004 1 82.00 $82.00 $823 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1586 1586 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,237 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–88 85 2 260.00–275.00 $267.24 $227 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22–26 25 3 70.00 $70.00 -33.33
42 42 1 75.00 $75.00 -28.33
72 72 1 175.00 $175.00 -28.45

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
84 84 1 230.00 $230.00 +65.00
84 84 1 195.00 $195.00 +30.00
96 96 1 175.00 $175.00 +10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
26 26 1 27.00 $27.00 -3.89
32–39 36 7 42.00–45.00 $43.86 -1.14
42–48 45 15 44.00–63.00 $50.33 +5.33
55–59 57 9 46.00–72.00 $59.12 -5.71
65 65 2 69.00 $69.00 +4.17
68 68 2 73.00 $73.00 +8.17
74 74 1 70.00 $70.00 +5.17

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–378 376 2 62.00–63.00 $62.50 $235 —
448 448 1 63.00 $63.00 $282 —
506 506 1 74.00 $74.00 $374 —
604–632 618 2 72.00–78.00 $75.07 $464 —
740 740 1 74.00 $74.00 $548 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
116 116 1 250.00 $250.00 $290 +41.92

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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.