Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.46/cwt +9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 579 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	612	664	387
Feeder cattle	197	213	130
Slaughter cattle	138	135	30

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–428	422	4	130.00–132.50	$130.63	$551	+3.13
454–476	461	3	121.00–136.00	$130.84	$603	—
538–546	543	4	122.50–135.00	$128.75	$699	+4.43
561–588	567	6	120.00–137.50	$128.78	$730	-1.22
608–645	633	3	105.00–132.50	$113.81	$720	-14.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	120.00–136.00	$127.63	$415	—
574	574	1	115.00	$115.00	$660	—
660	660	1	111.00	$111.00	$733	—
722	722	2	100.00	$100.00	$722	—
775	775	2	96.00	$96.00	$744	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1480	1340	3	129.00–135.00	$133.25	$1,786	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	1	99.00	$99.00	$279	—
375–390	384	5	117.50–121.00	$119.63	$459	—
400–428	407	5	107.50–125.00	$118.14	$481	+8.39
470–490	481	7	105.00–122.50	$115.77	$557	+8.55
500–538	520	10	105.00–120.00	$115.00	$598	—
570–592	579	12	116.00–120.00	$117.46	$680	+9.98
613–616	614	4	113.00–130.00	$124.49	$764	+6.99
650–676	668	5	115.00–122.50	$120.98	$808	+18.48
722–736	729	2	107.00–107.50	$107.25	$782	+19.89
766–780	773	3	114.00–123.00	$118.14	$913	+37.14
820	820	1	105.00	$105.00	$861	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	93.00	$93.00	$242	—
328–340	337	4	91.00–105.00	$101.59	$342	+3.99
370	370	1	105.00	$105.00	$388	+10.81
404	404	1	106.00	$106.00	$428	+19.06
450	450	2	112.50	$112.50	$506	—
514	514	1	100.00	$100.00	$514	+12.72
630–640	635	2	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$587	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75–78	77	2	15.00	$15.00	$12	—
102	102	1	67.50	$67.50	$69	-97.50
1228	1228	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,424	—
1426–1454	1435	3	123.00–130.00	$127.68	$1,832	+0.68
1396–1570	1509	3	135.00–139.00	$137.00	$2,067	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–338	336	2	135.00–144.00	$139.53	$469	—
484–490	487	2	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$615	-1.97
526–532	529	2	112.50–130.00	$121.20	$641	-1.80
580–592	584	3	125.00–127.50	$126.66	$740	+10.30
628	628	1	131.00	$131.00	$823	+24.90
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	+18.63
720–734	727	2	102.00–112.50	$107.20	$779	—
830–832	831	2	98.00–116.00	$107.01	$889	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	35.00	$35.00	$27	+27.00
80–85	83	2	50.00–65.00	$57.73	$48	+44.65
80–87	84	3	7.00–25.00	$15.24	$13	+2.16
95–98	97	2	90.00–100.00	$95.08	$92	+30.08
99	99	1	100.00	$100.00	$99	+35.00
100–102	101	2	80.00–95.00	$87.43	$88	-5.09
102	102	1	127.50	$127.50	$130	+34.98
110–112	111	2	127.50–147.50	$137.41	$153	+51.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	110.00	$110.00	$363	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1870	1527	75-80%	16	65.00–73.00	$67.41	$1,029	—
1334–1984	1610	75-80%	7	58.00–65.00	$61.40	$989	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1324–1412	1368	80-85%	2	51.00–149.00	$101.58	$1,390	—
970–1782	1402	80-85%	18	54.00–64.00	$59.15	$829	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1154	1154	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$646	—
1016–1508	1301	85-90%	13	48.00–54.00	$50.66	$659	+1.91

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1460	1350	65-75%	3	75.00–85.00	$78.87	$1,065	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1636–1854	1723	4	86.00–106.00	$92.49	$1,594	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	66.00	$66.00	$66	-69.00
117	117	3	80.00	$80.00	$94	-15.00
125–180	153	6	66.00–78.00	$72.49	$111	-29.92
175	175	4	58.00	$58.00	$102	-44.41
208–298	240	41	70.00–84.00	$75.87	$182	—
302–382	341	9	70.00–85.00	$77.24	$263	-10.74
400–431	418	5	75.00–79.00	$76.65	$320	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	1	20.00	$20.00	$66	—
502–534	518	2	7.00–9.00	$7.97	$41	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1192–1660	1343	4	90.00–98.00	$92.87	$1,247	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	1	74.00	$74.00	$317	—
510	510	1	65.00	$65.00	$332	—
558	558	1	78.00	$78.00	$435	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	2	290.00	$290.00	$194	+35.00
80–85	82	6	265.00–270.00	$266.73	$219	+11.73
91–94	92	3	270.00–280.00	$273.41	$252	+64.92
104	104	1	275.00	$275.00	$286	+54.46

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
116	116	1	165.00	$165.00	$191	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22–26	26	9	18.00–24.00	$18.57	-9.43
30–31	31	7	31.00–40.00	$37.49	-8.77
40	40	1	51.00	$51.00	+4.74
50–54	52	2	51.00–61.00	$56.19	-41.31
70–72	72	6	67.00–75.00	$73.70	-23.80

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	1	33.00	$33.00	$90	—
350–356	353	2	29.00–59.00	$44.13	$156	-9.88
450–486	470	4	36.00–45.00	$40.20	$189	—

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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.