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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 401 352
Feeder cattle 46 66 77
Slaughter cattle 106 128 54

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 1 130.00 $130.00 $424 —
432 432 1 110.00 $110.00 $475 —
476 476 1 112.50 $112.50 $536 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1442 1442 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,033 —
1456 1456 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 1 165.00 $165.00 $683 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -3.00
82 82 1 165.00 $165.00 $135 +152.00
86 86 1 180.00 $180.00 $155 +167.00
92–98 95 2 20.00–22.50 $21.21 $20 -3.79
102 102 1 295.00 $295.00 $301 —
1342–1498 1398 6 159.00–162.00 $160.41 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–369 363 5 112.50–115.00 $113.48 $412 -1.52
402–420 411 4 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $462 -6.96
562 562 1 112.50 $112.50 $632 -17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–378 367 2 99.00–105.00 $101.91 $374 -8.09
404 404 1 90.00 $90.00 $364 —
756 756 1 110.00 $110.00 $832 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 1 30.00 $30.00 $26 +19.48
88 88 1 75.00 $75.00 $66 +7.36
94 94 1 130.00 $130.00 $122 +32.84
96 96 1 102.50 $102.50 $98 +5.34
98 98 1 120.00 $120.00 $118 +22.84
100 100 1 42.50 $42.50 $42 -37.50
100 100 1 115.00 $115.00 $115 +35.00
102 102 1 105.00 $105.00 $107 -2.50
105 105 1 140.00 $140.00 $147 -79.71
112 112 1 12.00 $12.00 $13 -220.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 1 128.00 $128.00 $817 +10.50
736 736 1 105.00 $105.00 $773 —
926 926 1 100.00 $100.00 $926 —
984 984 1 93.00 $93.00 $915 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902–1700 1375 80-85% 21 64.00–72.00 $67.83 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1516 1290 85-90% 15 55.00–63.00 $60.87 $785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1742 1561 75-80% 9 73.00–84.00 $79.62 $1,243 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1456–1622 1524 65-75% 3 88.00–91.00 $88.96 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,691 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1642 1642 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,248 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 7 85.00 $85.00 $162 —
200–298 255 28 79.00–90.00 $82.62 $211 +3.29
253–288 278 7 70.00–76.00 $74.44 $207 -4.89
316 316 1 74.00 $74.00 $234 -3.73
316–368 360 8 80.00–82.00 $81.78 $294 +9.33

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–392 384 2 19.00–25.00 $22.06 $85 +1.04
503 503 1 15.00 $15.00 $75 —
634 634 1 10.00 $10.00 $63 —
782 782 1 15.00 $15.00 $117 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
196 196 1 90.00 $90.00 $176 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 155.00 $155.00 -20.00
98 98 2 140.00–200.00 $170.00 -5.00
116–130 123 2 150.00–250.00 $202.85 -39.59
176 176 2 320.00–335.00 $327.50 -32.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
368 368 1 113.00 $113.00 $416 —
470 470 2 93.00 $93.00 $437 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
107 107 2 150.00 $150.00 $160 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
21 21 2 20.00 $20.00 —
31–36 34 4 40.00–60.00 $52.31 —
40–41 41 4 50.00–60.00 $53.70 —
54 54 2 130.00 $130.00 —
74 74 1 160.00 $160.00 —
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 45.00 $45.00 -20.00
88 88 1 115.00 $115.00 —
112–116 114 2 215.00–225.00 $219.91 +119.91
180 180 1 215.00 $215.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
24 24 2 15.00 $15.00 -13.00
30 30 10 17.00 $17.00 -11.00
30–34 33 6 15.00–30.00 $25.91 -2.09
48 48 1 47.50 $47.50 +21.50
52 52 2 36.00 $36.00 -31.17
60 60 2 37.50 $37.50 -30.00
86 86 3 52.50 $52.50 -22.50
92 92 3 100.00 $100.00 +22.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 6 50.00–60.00 $56.67 $60 -5.83
112 112 5 70.00 $70.00 $78 +45.00
117 117 3 100.00 $100.00 $117 +75.00
143 143 2 95.00 $95.00 $136 —
160 160 1 70.00 $70.00 $112 -27.50
174–178 175 5 100.00–102.00 $100.41 $176 +2.91
195 195 2 90.00 $90.00 $176 -7.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 1 42.00 $42.00 $150 -12.00
464 464 1 50.00 $50.00 $232 —
626–648 637 2 48.00–53.00 $50.54 $322 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
74–75 75 4 190.00–200.00 $195.03 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–140 124 5 200.00–280.00 $244.92 +24.92

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–75 74 9 130.00–190.00 $149.64 $111 -0.36
90–96 95 7 150.00–195.00 $156.08 $148 +6.08
106–126 110 8 145.00–190.00 $153.98 $169 -54.45
165 165 1 120.00 $120.00 $198 —

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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.