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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.23/cwt -22.03 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 562 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 747 919
Feeder cattle 94 307 312
Slaughter cattle 132 148 136

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1406–1602 1507 4 174.00–177.00 $175.45 $2,644 —
1336–1766 1548 4 177.00–181.00 $178.86 $2,769 —
1228–1774 1551 3 155.00–167.00 $159.94 $2,481 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 1 207.50 $207.50 $888 -2.40
756 756 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,115 -25.00
942 942 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,437 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 162.50 $162.50 $458 —
372 372 1 180.00 $180.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 1 175.00 $175.00 $686 -2.61
414 414 1 142.50 $142.50 $590 -32.59
478 478 1 167.50 $167.50 $801 -0.90
518 518 1 145.00 $145.00 $751 -21.86
558–564 562 12 132.50–147.50 $141.23 $794 -22.03
630 630 1 152.50 $152.50 $961 -5.69
776 776 1 120.00 $120.00 $931 -35.00
850–880 865 2 120.00–122.50 $121.27 $1,049 -23.73
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 1 340.00 $340.00 $313 +220.00
96 96 1 75.00 $75.00 $72 -45.00
102 102 1 340.00 $340.00 $347 +270.00
1278–1326 1302 2 162.00–163.00 $162.49 $2,116 —
1340–1362 1351 2 168.00–171.00 $169.51 $2,290 —
1304–1546 1385 5 176.50–179.00 $177.28 $2,455 +14.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–370 367 2 150.00 $150.00 $550 +10.00
600 600 1 122.50 $122.50 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–68 65 3 50.00–160.00 $90.61 $59 +10.61
74 74 1 230.00 $230.00 $170 -70.00
78 78 1 130.00 $130.00 $101 -25.00
80–88 85 7 50.00–80.00 $64.31 $55 -19.41
86 86 1 180.00 $180.00 $155 +96.28
84–88 87 3 240.00–285.00 $260.31 $226 -8.04
90–94 92 2 225.00 $225.00 $207 +3.18
90–98 93 4 50.00–75.00 $63.46 $59 -321.27
90–98 94 6 245.00–255.00 $248.24 $233 +122.85
95–96 96 2 320.00–410.00 $365.24 $351 +87.30
100–102 101 2 225.00–240.00 $232.43 $235 -22.57
100–106 103 5 215.00–250.00 $234.77 $242 -20.23
112 112 1 290.00 $290.00 $325 +45.00
112–118 113 6 215.00–250.00 $234.82 $265 -10.18
118 118 1 160.00 $160.00 $189 -65.00
122 122 2 300.00–320.00 $310.00 $378 +85.00
122 122 2 215.00–235.00 $225.00 $274 ±0.00
124 124 1 110.00 $110.00 $136 -240.00
126 126 1 195.00 $195.00 $246 -155.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 205.00 $205.00 $748 -9.71
426–446 435 7 172.50–187.50 $181.08 $788 -26.89
476 476 1 182.50 $182.50 $869 -26.57
515–518 516 3 157.50–172.50 $162.52 $839 -29.06
554 554 2 152.50–175.00 $163.75 $907 —
622 622 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,088 +12.50
664 664 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561–564 562 3 140.00–152.50 $148.32 $834 +23.32
650 650 2 126.00 $126.00 $819 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–2118 1507 75-80% 16 95.00–105.00 $100.03 $1,507 -0.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124 1124 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,090 —
1008–1706 1384 80-85% 14 86.00–96.00 $90.81 $1,257 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908–1410 1187 85-90% 8 74.00–85.00 $78.46 $931 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1332 1266 65-75% 4 106.00–113.00 $109.15 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1746–2010 1892 4 122.00–126.00 $124.53 $2,356 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1476–1588 1531 3 104.00–116.00 $110.19 $1,687 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
186–198 190 6 60.00–61.00 $60.35 $115 —
204–228 216 2 72.50–75.00 $73.68 $159 —
240–270 252 10 41.00–50.00 $46.97 $118 -7.94
202–291 257 33 55.00–67.00 $60.11 $154 +5.20
302–364 326 13 39.00–45.00 $42.69 $139 -13.04
304–374 337 17 49.00–60.00 $52.14 $176 -3.59

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 5.00 $5.00 $13 —
514 514 1 7.00 $7.00 $36 +5.00
622–674 648 2 5.00–9.00 $6.92 $45 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 1 115.00 $115.00 $262 —
260 260 2 60.00–90.00 $75.00 $195 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 45.00 $45.00 -145.00
62 62 1 150.00 $150.00 -40.00
72 72 1 85.00 $85.00 -105.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,833 —
1402–1636 1511 3 151.00–158.00 $154.48 $2,334 —
1318–2078 1593 4 141.00–148.00 $143.98 $2,294 +11.54
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 1 117.50 $117.50 $656 -20.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
136 136 3 75.00 $75.00 $102 -92.32
160–190 176 7 65.00–90.00 $77.46 $136 -30.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42 42 2 185.00 $185.00 $78 -40.00
52 52 2 235.00 $235.00 $122 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
114–130 118 4 100.00 $100.00 $118 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 2 50.00 $50.00 -8.00
32–38 36 4 35.00–45.00 $37.50 -37.50
42–46 44 2 115.00–245.00 $182.95 +107.95

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–140 127 3 170.00–190.00 $175.26 -124.74
150–176 162 3 170.00–260.00 $221.36 -8.64
215 215 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
17 17 3 11.00 $11.00 -29.00
30–33 31 9 22.00–40.00 $33.61 -76.35
51 51 3 112.50 $112.50 +38.89
72 72 3 80.00–102.50 $95.00 +30.00
90 90 1 92.50 $92.50 +27.50
90 90 2 35.00 $35.00 -30.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
102 102 2 90.00 $90.00 $92 -96.31

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 24.00 $24.00 $79 +9.06
415–498 459 7 32.00–44.00 $35.79 $164 +22.79
511–582 535 7 25.00–39.00 $32.67 $175 +12.67
630–642 638 3 32.00–33.00 $32.33 $206 —
728 728 1 21.00 $21.00 $153 —
862 862 1 29.00 $29.00 $250 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40–46 43 2 175.00–190.00 $183.02 $79 -41.98
54–56 55 3 175.00–240.00 $217.80 $120 -52.20
67 67 2 220.00 $220.00 $147 -67.39

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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.