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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 22, 2021

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 612 414
Feeder cattle 77 197 49
Slaughter cattle 54 138 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected. Slaughter goats changed to per unit**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 1 125.00 $125.00 $608 -5.84
606–646 621 4 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $823 +18.71
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
848 848 1 117.50 $117.50 $996 —
890 890 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 122.50 $122.50 $416 —
428 428 1 117.50 $117.50 $503 -0.64
456–470 463 2 127.50 $127.50 $590 +11.73
506–546 524 5 117.50–136.00 $127.77 $670 +12.77
578–590 583 5 120.00–135.00 $126.48 $737 +9.02
604–618 610 3 117.50–127.50 $123.33 $752 -1.16
666–688 672 9 115.00–120.00 $118.62 $797 -2.36
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 -23.14
868 868 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 1 107.50 $107.50 $314 +14.50
485 485 1 107.50 $107.50 $521 -5.00
668 668 1 92.50 $92.50 $618 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358 1358 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,630 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -30.00
72 72 1 22.50 $22.50 $16 -12.50
80–88 83 3 42.50–62.50 $56.10 $47 -1.63
84–86 85 2 30.00–40.00 $35.06 $30 +19.82
92–96 95 3 87.50–102.50 $92.57 $88 -2.51
96–98 97 2 107.50–112.50 $109.97 $107 +14.89
98 98 1 14.00 $14.00 $14 -81.08
100 100 1 87.50 $87.50 $88 +0.07
102–106 104 4 102.50–117.50 $111.90 $116 -15.60
104 104 1 82.50 $82.50 $86 -45.00
110 110 1 115.00 $115.00 $126 -22.41
110–112 111 3 110.00–120.00 $114.18 $127 -23.23
110–118 115 3 97.50–107.50 $102.50 $118 -34.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 127.50 $127.50 $561 —
450 450 1 127.50 $127.50 $574 —
514–542 528 2 117.50–132.50 $125.20 $661 +4.00
564–590 577 2 120.00–135.00 $127.33 $735 +0.67
685 685 2 100.00 $100.00 $685 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 1 117.50 $117.50 $298 —
346 346 1 107.50 $107.50 $372 -2.50
426 426 1 112.50 $112.50 $479 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 2 75.00 $75.00 $374 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1860 1517 75-80% 11 67.00–74.00 $70.08 $1,063 +2.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046–1560 1270 85-90% 9 51.00–60.00 $57.22 $727 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1360 1169 80-85% 6 61.00–65.00 $62.60 $732 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1368–1768 1568 65-75% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.44 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1526 1526 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,480 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
138–168 155 6 142.50–155.00 $144.35 $224 +71.86
144–167 155 3 122.50–127.50 $125.07 $194 +52.58
224–292 257 19 92.00–117.50 $100.25 $258 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 1 12.00 $12.00 $65 +4.03
604 604 1 25.00 $25.00 $151 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 1 120.00 $120.00 $331 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 295.00 $295.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 92.50 $92.50 $357 —
590 590 1 77.50 $77.50 $457 -0.50
716 716 1 70.00 $70.00 $501 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168 1168 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,121 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 345.00 $345.00 $228 +55.00
72 72 1 340.00 $340.00 $245 +50.00
83 83 2 330.00 $330.00 $274 +63.27

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
24–25 25 3 40.00–100.00 $80.54 —
30–36 33 2 110.00–120.00 $115.45 —
38 38 1 130.00 $130.00 —
44 44 2 160.00–190.00 $175.00 —
54 54 1 200.00 $200.00 —
60–64 61 3 250.00–275.00 $258.70 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 185.00 $185.00 —
88 88 1 300.00 $300.00 —
98 98 1 310.00 $310.00 —
104 104 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
36 36 3 80.00 $80.00 +29.00
49 49 7 55.00 $55.00 +4.00
51–53 52 14 65.00–82.50 $71.45 +15.26
70 70 2 115.00 $115.00 +41.30
100 100 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–484 443 6 50.00–67.00 $56.95 $252 —
502–593 531 4 64.00–69.00 $65.75 $349 —
628 628 1 65.00 $65.00 $408 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
56 56 1 190.00 $190.00 —
68 68 1 245.00 $245.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 1 400.00 $400.00 $136 —
64–65 65 4 345.00–380.00 $353.65 $230 —
70 70 1 340.00 $340.00 $238 —

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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.