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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 488 0
Feeder cattle 78 74 0
Slaughter cattle 111 105 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1142–1364 1241 5 147.00–153.00 $150.00 $1,862 —
1350 1350 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,890 —
1260–1642 1480 6 155.00–159.00 $156.67 $2,319 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
500–530 519 5 150.00–157.00 $154.78 $803 +1.12
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 77.50 $77.50 $62 -172.50
82 82 1 70.00 $70.00 $57 -7.50
86 86 1 95.00 $95.00 $82 -170.00
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 $198 -45.00
108 108 1 190.00 $190.00 $205 +70.00
1182–1562 1373 4 143.00–151.00 $147.65 $2,027 —
1432 1432 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,005 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 1 150.00 $150.00 $588 —
444 444 1 157.00 $157.00 $697 +17.00
584 584 1 157.50 $157.50 $920 —
625 625 2 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
708–717 714 3 137.50–139.00 $138.50 $989 +6.21
1072 1072 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 1 112.50 $112.50 $464 -2.44

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74–76 75 2 40.00–57.50 $48.87 $37 +37.83
78–79 79 2 10.00–12.00 $10.99 $9 -149.01
82 82 2 12.00–30.00 $21.00 $17 -139.00
84–86 85 2 75.00–90.00 $82.59 $70 +9.32
84–88 86 2 102.50–107.50 $105.06 $90 +48.20
85–86 86 3 35.00–40.00 $38.35 $33 -18.51
90–98 95 6 85.00–115.00 $100.25 $95 -0.14
92–98 95 7 110.00–132.50 $120.67 $115 +20.28
96 96 1 67.50 $67.50 $65 -32.89
96 96 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -90.39
100–108 104 5 122.50–145.00 $133.09 $138 +55.59
104 104 1 107.50 $107.50 $112 +30.00
116 116 1 135.00 $135.00 $157 +28.35
116–118 117 2 90.00–92.50 $91.26 $107 -15.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 1 170.00 $170.00 $745 —
516 516 3 142.00 $142.00 $733 —
575 575 2 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
610 610 3 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
748 748 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,025 —
806 806 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 3 152.50 $152.50 $448 —
586 586 1 100.00 $100.00 $586 —
640 640 1 98.00 $98.00 $627 —
692 692 1 96.00 $96.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1184–2346 1420 85-90% 11 71.00–79.00 $74.81 $1,062 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1166–1808 1414 80-85% 8 81.00–90.00 $86.04 $1,217 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968–1600 1353 75-80% 7 91.00–98.00 $94.46 $1,278 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982–1540 1326 65-75% 4 102.00–105.00 $103.41 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2134 1716 4 112.00–120.00 $116.02 $1,991 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292–1658 1475 2 96.00–105.00 $99.94 $1,474 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–270 242 18 80.00–100.00 $88.63 $214 +13.94
256–265 263 5 77.00–79.00 $78.19 $206 —
308 308 1 80.00 $80.00 $246 +2.02
312 312 1 79.00 $79.00 $246 +1.02

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 7.00 $7.00 $31 —
688 688 1 6.00 $6.00 $41 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
54 54 1 145.00 $145.00 +22.50
62 62 1 85.00 $85.00 -37.50
102–136 119 2 255.00–280.00 $269.29 +54.29

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1176–1462 1331 3 105.00–115.00 $109.13 $1,453 —
1414–1540 1477 2 123.00–125.00 $124.04 $1,832 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1083 1083 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,051 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103–119 111 8 110.00–120.00 $115.36 $128 —
150–172 157 3 110.00–135.00 $125.89 $198 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–148 134 5 110.00–130.00 $114.43 $153 +11.15

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22 22 1 85.00 $85.00 +60.00
22–28 25 3 40.00–50.00 $42.89 +17.89
30 30 1 60.00 $60.00 -2.50
41–46 43 10 105.00–140.00 $124.57 +19.35
50–58 54 4 150.00–160.00 $154.63 -20.37
66 66 2 105.00 $105.00 -70.00
84 84 1 190.00 $190.00 +15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
72 72 1 150.00 $150.00 -90.00
84–88 86 2 150.00–170.00 $160.23 -79.77
116–143 131 4 205.00–220.00 $214.35 -10.80

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 2 120.00 $120.00 $162 +22.50
140 140 2 127.50 $127.50 $178 +31.30
156 156 4 117.50–122.50 $121.25 $189 +33.75
162–164 163 2 105.00–112.50 $108.73 $177 +6.23
170 170 1 110.00 $110.00 $187 +7.50
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 3 80.00 $80.00 +18.11
50–54 52 2 50.00–100.00 $75.96 -3.99
63–67 65 4 72.50 $72.50 -7.45

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 1 59.00 $59.00 $203 —
458 458 1 54.00 $54.00 $247 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–78 74 2 230.00–295.00 $260.74 +100.74
115–134 121 3 215.00–285.00 $240.77 —
186 186 1 270.00 $270.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $70 —
46 46 1 260.00 $260.00 $120 —
73–74 73 3 215.00–240.00 $223.41 $163 —
83 83 2 170.00 $170.00 $141 —

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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.