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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 27, 2023

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 475 445
Slaughter cattle 120 125 106

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1476–1558 1517 2 180.00–184.00 $182.05 $2,762 —
1454–1790 1670 3 175.00–178.50 $177.09 $2,957 +12.37

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 3 450.00–540.00 $480.00 $355 +100.00
86 86 2 520.00–540.00 $530.00 $456 +54.94
96 96 1 250.00 $250.00 $240 +100.00
98 98 1 460.00 $460.00 $451 +310.00
98 98 1 440.00 $440.00 $431 +290.00
100 100 1 340.00 $340.00 $340 —
102 102 1 410.00 $410.00 $418 —
106 106 1 450.00 $450.00 $477 —
1236–1526 1341 3 170.00–177.00 $173.67 $2,329 —
1246–1712 1476 13 176.00–182.00 $178.73 $2,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 190.00 $190.00 $137 +115.00
76 76 1 270.00 $270.00 $205 -14.93
78 78 1 500.00 $500.00 $390 +215.07
82 82 1 580.00 $580.00 $476 +330.00
80–88 84 3 400.00 $400.00 $336 +70.00
82–88 85 4 315.00–335.00 $321.30 $273 -8.70
84–88 86 2 270.00–295.00 $282.21 $243 -20.29
88 88 1 170.00 $170.00 $150 -132.50
90–96 93 5 310.00–330.00 $322.11 $300 +1.54
92–98 96 5 200.00–280.00 $244.39 $235 -76.18
100–102 101 2 250.00–285.00 $267.67 $270 -222.53
102 102 1 150.00 $150.00 $153 -172.11
100–106 103 6 300.00–350.00 $324.20 $334 +2.09
104 104 1 480.00 $480.00 $499 +157.89
102–108 105 4 500.00–560.00 $527.76 $554 +205.65
110–114 112 2 320.00–335.00 $327.63 $367 +5.52
120 120 1 470.00 $470.00 $564 +147.89

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
874–1074 961 85-90% 5 76.00–79.00 $77.38 $744 —
902–1082 989 85-90% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.36 $706 —
854–1396 1202 85-90% 8 82.00–87.50 $85.11 $1,023 -0.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1252–1430 1326 80-85% 6 91.50–97.50 $94.37 $1,251 —
1296–1804 1529 80-85% 7 85.00–91.00 $87.91 $1,344 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1442–1692 1583 75-80% 8 101.00–109.00 $103.90 $1,645 +2.14
1776–2072 1924 75-80% 2 97.00–98.00 $97.54 $1,877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1726 1726 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,244 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,430 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–293 262 15 82.00–91.00 $87.74 $230 +12.45
220–292 274 46 72.00–79.00 $76.53 $210 +1.24
303–316 309 11 80.00–89.00 $82.87 $256 +9.61
311–382 321 30 70.00–79.00 $76.36 $245 +3.10

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 1 15.00 $15.00 $36 —
710 710 1 2.00 $2.00 $14 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
36 36 1 115.00 $115.00 —
76 76 1 215.00 $215.00 —
82–84 83 2 135.00–220.00 $178.01 —
92 92 1 240.00 $240.00 —
126 126 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
116 116 1 155.00 $155.00 $180 —
168 168 1 150.00 $150.00 $252 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
114 114 1 250.00 $250.00 $285 +30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 45.00 $45.00 —
36 36 2 170.00 $170.00 —
47 47 2 145.00 $145.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
94 94 1 210.00 $210.00 —
290 290 3 280.00 $280.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
69 69 4 40.00 $40.00 +2.00
90 90 5 21.00 $21.00 -21.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112–113 113 4 81.00–85.00 $84.01 $95 +34.01
172 172 1 90.00 $90.00 $155 +30.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 1 64.00 $64.00 $273 +15.56
508–584 552 5 42.00–56.00 $47.25 $261 —
622–675 649 2 47.00–50.00 $48.44 $314 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
62 62 1 185.00 $185.00 —
72 72 1 220.00 $220.00 —
104 104 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–66 65 9 290.50–300.00 $295.65 $192 +169.81

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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.