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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 519 495
Feeder cattle 82 155 216
Slaughter cattle 137 120 119

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 190.00 $190.00 $726 —
460–484 466 4 172.50–177.50 $173.80 $810 -1.20
640 640 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,008 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 1 150.00 $150.00 $633 -10.00
502 502 1 132.50 $132.50 $665 +13.92
550 550 1 151.00 $151.00 $830 +18.50
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
794 794 1 115.00 $115.00 $913 -17.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1536 1536 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,627 —
1672 1672 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–305 304 2 140.00–154.00 $147.03 $447 +9.53
426–428 427 2 170.00–172.50 $171.25 $731 +22.50
512–548 530 2 140.00–147.00 $143.62 $761 -8.92
574 574 1 135.00 $135.00 $775 -27.50
791 791 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,048 ±0.00
804 804 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,106 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–74 72 3 120.00–140.00 $128.15 $92 -16.85
86 86 1 115.00 $115.00 $99 +1.06
108 108 1 350.00 $350.00 $378 +230.00
1530 1530 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,524 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
624 624 1 122.50 $122.50 $764 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 25.00 $25.00 $16 -45.00
70 70 1 62.50 $62.50 $44 -7.50
72–78 75 2 150.00–240.00 $196.80 $148 +126.80
84 84 1 40.00 $40.00 $34 -130.00
82–88 85 2 207.50–210.00 $208.79 $177 +38.79
84–88 87 4 190.00–205.00 $195.07 $170 +40.56
90 90 1 190.00 $190.00 $171 +30.83
90–98 94 2 425.00–435.00 $429.79 $404 +337.29
90–98 94 7 177.50–200.00 $189.34 $178 +96.84
90–98 96 5 200.00–217.50 $208.60 $200 +41.09
100–104 102 5 180.00–205.00 $191.18 $195 +22.93
100–108 103 3 165.00–180.00 $171.48 $177 +3.23
100–106 104 4 200.00–230.00 $213.23 $222 +44.98
110 110 1 192.50 $192.50 $212 +47.50
110–112 111 2 187.50–210.00 $198.65 $221 +53.65
110–112 111 2 140.00–160.00 $149.91 $166 +4.91
114 114 1 190.00 $190.00 $217 +35.00
120 120 1 182.50 $182.50 $219 +27.50
120 120 1 205.00 $205.00 $246 +50.00
120–124 122 2 182.50–185.00 $183.73 $224 +28.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 167.50–177.50 $172.61 $811 -4.89
512 512 1 170.00 $170.00 $870 -1.28
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
828 828 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,076 —
852–860 858 4 120.00–130.00 $122.48 $1,051 +9.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 142.50 $142.50 $442 -16.87
423 423 2 160.00 $160.00 $677 —
452 452 1 117.50 $117.50 $531 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–1936 1475 75-80% 14 90.00–96.50 $91.99 $1,357 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1092–1760 1378 80-85% 13 84.50–89.00 $87.05 $1,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1668 1358 85-90% 8 74.00–81.00 $77.85 $1,057 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1554 1420 65-75% 4 98.00–105.00 $100.52 $1,427 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1412–1952 1622 5 108.00–133.00 $120.20 $1,950 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
229–264 238 4 72.00–75.00 $74.17 $177 +8.84
235–254 238 6 59.00–65.00 $63.93 $152 -1.40
302–394 349 23 75.00–85.00 $79.60 $278 —
356 356 1 67.00 $67.00 $239 —
438 438 1 74.00 $74.00 $324 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 1 26.00 $26.00 $112 +6.00
696 696 1 21.00 $21.00 $146 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
66 66 1 165.00 $165.00 -80.00
70–74 72 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 -57.57
84–86 85 2 205.00–220.00 $212.59 -32.41
90 90 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 ±0.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 1 112.50 $112.50 $756 —
806 806 1 119.00 $119.00 $959 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1438–1446 1442 2 155.00–158.00 $156.50 $2,257 —
1820 1820 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,621 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–126 115 3 90.00–110.00 $97.28 $112 —
198–199 199 4 100.00–115.00 $107.52 $214 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 1 220.00 $220.00 $106 —
74 74 1 270.00 $270.00 $200 +41.04
102 102 1 210.00 $210.00 $214 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
144 144 1 185.00 $185.00 $266 -45.00
156 156 1 235.00 $235.00 $367 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
88 88 5 75.00 $75.00 $66 -105.00
96–98 97 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $128 -47.53
111–124 115 3 115.00–145.00 $134.25 $154 -0.75

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
32–36 35 6 80.00–115.00 $102.88 -25.49
40–47 44 9 60.00–95.00 $70.55 -83.48
44–47 46 4 110.00–170.00 $130.11 -23.92
50 50 1 165.00 $165.00 -60.00
50–58 53 8 140.00–225.00 $169.40 -55.60
60–62 61 2 130.00–160.00 $145.25 -79.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
62 62 1 70.00 $70.00 -43.21
80 80 2 175.00 $175.00 -30.05

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
32 32 1 45.00 $45.00 —
40 40 2 65.00–67.50 $66.25 —
54 54 1 62.50 $62.50 -2.50
62 62 1 60.00 $60.00 -5.00
78 78 3 72.50 $72.50 +7.50
85 85 2 72.50 $72.50 +7.50
90 90 1 70.00 $70.00 +5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
102 102 3 75.00 $75.00 $76 —
136 136 3 72.50 $72.50 $99 —
140 140 1 67.50 $67.50 $94 —
154 154 1 60.00 $60.00 $92 +7.50
190 190 1 64.00 $64.00 $122 +1.45

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–326 323 2 50.00–55.00 $52.52 $170 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
52 52 1 120.00 $120.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
46–48 47 2 265.00–335.00 $300.74 $141 —
58 58 1 230.00 $230.00 $133 -100.00
66–68 67 2 315.00–360.00 $337.16 $226 +18.79
96–99 98 3 190.00–215.00 $206.84 $203 -23.16

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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.