Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	783	522	591
Feeder cattle	211	94	159
Slaughter cattle	182	132	143

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	1	180.00	$180.00	$673	—
408	408	2	192.50	$192.50	$785	-15.00
512	512	1	157.50	$157.50	$806	—
815	815	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,100	—
870	870	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,283	—
1006–1024	1015	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–510	508	2	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$661	—
580	580	2	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
703	703	2	147.50	$147.50	$1,037	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1286	1286	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,058	—
1260–1496	1364	3	165.00–168.00	$166.75	$2,274	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	7	135.00–147.50	$138.57	$430	—
355–390	371	9	137.50–142.50	$140.79	$522	-9.21
403–442	423	2	135.00–142.50	$138.58	$586	—
648	648	1	132.50	$132.50	$859	—
650	650	3	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
780	780	2	120.00	$120.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	326	2	147.50–150.00	$148.81	$485	—
408–415	413	3	150.00–157.50	$152.47	$630	+9.97
450–476	463	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$706	-15.07
502–528	515	2	152.50–155.00	$153.78	$792	+8.78
612–620	615	3	145.00–147.50	$146.66	$902	-5.84
710	710	1	132.50	$132.50	$941	—
844–846	845	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$1,035	—
980	980	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,274	+15.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
86	86	1	410.00	$410.00	$353	+70.00
95	95	1	440.00	$440.00	$418	+365.00
1240–1560	1455	8	165.00–173.50	$168.12	$2,446	—
1312–1622	1492	5	161.00–164.00	$162.58	$2,426	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	+70.00
82–84	83	2	130.00–145.00	$137.59	$114	+73.28
82–85	84	4	57.50–70.00	$64.42	$54	+0.11
84	84	1	435.00	$435.00	$365	+370.69
86	86	1	295.00	$295.00	$254	+115.00
86	86	2	240.00–260.00	$250.00	$215	+70.00
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	$198	-5.00
90–96	93	2	50.00–55.00	$52.58	$49	-10.88
100	100	1	465.00	$465.00	$465	+232.57
100	100	1	80.00	$80.00	$80	-152.43
102–104	103	2	245.00–255.00	$249.95	$257	+15.18
112–118	115	2	245.00–260.00	$252.70	$291	+17.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	5	140.00–142.50	$141.54	$477	—
365–372	369	2	130.00–165.00	$147.33	$544	—
400–440	425	3	132.00–147.50	$137.89	$586	—
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
516–525	523	5	117.50–145.00	$138.50	$724	—
550	550	2	137.50	$137.50	$756	-10.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–426	419	3	150.00–175.00	$158.47	$664	-22.61
466–484	478	3	167.50–183.00	$177.96	$851	-4.54
520	520	1	162.50	$162.50	$845	-0.02
556–582	569	2	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$981	+8.69
602–610	608	5	120.00–122.50	$120.49	$733	-54.51
1030	1030	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,607	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1022–1760	1416	80-85%	25	83.00–91.00	$87.56	$1,240	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1888	1426	75-80%	20	93.00–104.00	$96.42	$1,375	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1544	1199	85-90%	10	73.00–84.00	$79.00	$947	+0.54

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1636	1489	65-75%	5	105.00–112.00	$108.12	$1,610	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1882	1576	6	108.00–118.00	$112.87	$1,779	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1372–2390	1881	2	95.00–96.00	$95.64	$1,799	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	1	50.00	$50.00	$114	-23.68
249–295	262	11	56.00–67.00	$63.65	$167	+3.54
304–392	342	23	52.00–68.00	$58.03	$198	+5.89
382	382	1	50.00	$50.00	$191	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532–590	561	2	3.00–4.00	$3.53	$20	—
628	628	1	5.00	$5.00	$31	-1.92

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	+30.00
205	205	1	415.00	$415.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1298	1298	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,687	—
1210–1488	1345	4	140.00–145.00	$142.17	$1,912	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	1	145.00	$145.00	$444	—
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
106–144	125	2	85.00–135.00	$106.20	$133	+31.20
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	+57.54

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31–39	34	9	225.00–245.00	$229.56	$78	+44.56
45–46	46	4	225.00–235.00	$229.95	$106	+44.95
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	$171	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	3	135.00	$135.00	$103	—
97–98	98	4	105.00–120.00	$112.54	$110	—
123	123	2	115.00	$115.00	$141	+15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–44	42	2	95.00–120.00	$108.10	-74.85

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	170.00	$170.00	—
121	121	2	160.00	$160.00	-15.26
122	122	1	180.00	$180.00	+4.74

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	4	33.00	$33.00	-0.61
43	43	4	35.00	$35.00	+1.39
44	44	6	26.00	$26.00	-7.61
51–58	54	23	40.00–54.00	$45.32	-67.18
60–64	63	4	31.00–36.00	$32.19	-62.81
60–65	65	24	40.00–54.00	$41.59	-53.41
70–71	71	30	38.00–42.00	$40.81	-54.19
80	80	2	45.00	$45.00	-50.00
85–89	86	6	142.50–155.00	$150.70	+58.20
84–88	87	15	51.00–60.00	$53.91	-38.59
90	90	19	50.00	$50.00	-42.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107	107	2	82.50	$82.50	$88	-7.50
113	113	2	82.50	$82.50	$93	-7.50
152	152	4	64.00	$64.00	$97	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626–629	628	2	20.00	$20.00	$126	-12.33
796	796	1	10.00	$10.00	$80	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	200.00	$200.00	$90	+16.98
60–65	63	7	255.00–270.00	$265.05	$167	+45.05
71	71	2	275.00	$275.00	$195	+55.00
80	80	2	255.00	$255.00	$204	+35.00
90	90	1	255.00	$255.00	$230	+35.00

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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.