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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 724 364
Feeder cattle — 163 —
Slaughter cattle 174 136 120
Replacement cattle — 78 —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1446 1387 2 172.00–177.00 $174.61 $2,422 —
1540–1708 1597 5 184.00–186.00 $185.01 $2,955 —
1666 1666 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,766 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 140.00 $140.00 $92 -320.00
78 78 1 110.00 $110.00 $86 -455.00
80 80 1 510.00 $510.00 $408 -55.00
84 84 1 110.00 $110.00 $92 -240.00
84–88 86 2 710.00–730.00 $720.23 $619 +370.23
90 90 1 720.00 $720.00 $648 +370.00
102 102 1 240.00 $240.00 $245 +65.00
1460–1594 1521 3 185.00–188.00 $186.38 $2,835 +14.39
1428–1712 1547 4 178.00–183.00 $181.09 $2,801 +9.10

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 50.00 $50.00 $30 +7.50
68 68 1 410.00 $410.00 $279 +367.50
72–76 74 4 400.00–490.00 $450.14 $333 +407.64
78 78 1 400.00 $400.00 $312 +15.00
80–89 86 5 450.00–540.00 $495.02 $426 +134.79
86 86 1 310.00 $310.00 $267 -50.23
86 86 1 250.00 $250.00 $215 -110.23
92 92 1 390.00 $390.00 $359 +210.00
92 92 1 880.00 $880.00 $810 +700.00
90–98 93 10 450.00–500.00 $482.70 $449 +146.41
94 94 1 130.00 $130.00 $122 -206.29
96 96 1 750.00 $750.00 $720 +60.00
100–106 102 8 450.00–490.00 $469.36 $479 +92.64
104 104 1 540.00 $540.00 $562 +163.28
112 112 1 100.00 $100.00 $112 -265.00
110–118 113 6 445.00–485.00 $469.03 $530 +104.03
118 118 1 390.00 $390.00 $460 +25.00
130 130 1 410.00 $410.00 $533 +210.00

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958–1148 1077 65-75% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.70 $1,106 —
816–1480 1180 65-75% 9 109.00–114.00 $111.19 $1,312 —
1096–1850 1416 65-75% 10 116.00–121.00 $118.52 $1,678 +9.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1394 1146 85-90% 7 90.00–98.00 $93.18 $1,068 -7.12
1202–1370 1297 85-90% 5 100.00–109.00 $104.52 $1,356 +30.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446–1580 1518 75-80% 4 110.00–118.00 $114.61 $1,740 +8.43
1520–1766 1636 75-80% 4 101.00–109.00 $104.38 $1,708 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1338–1566 1465 80-85% 6 90.00–114.00 $105.07 $1,539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–2196 1841 3 130.00–136.00 $132.77 $2,444 —
1934–2360 2133 4 140.00–144.00 $141.45 $3,017 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–284 262 4 50.00–60.00 $55.42 $145 +5.22
264–296 282 26 71.00–79.00 $74.31 $210 +14.28
262–299 287 6 80.00–81.00 $80.70 $232 +20.67
314 314 3 80.00 $80.00 $251 +15.00
301–375 339 57 70.00–79.00 $73.84 $250 +16.23

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
66 66 1 125.00 $125.00 -40.00
130 130 1 295.00 $295.00 +10.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 105.00 $105.00 $136 -50.00
162 162 1 115.00 $115.00 $186 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 1 160.00 $160.00 $83 -53.10
67 67 2 295.00 $295.00 $198 +81.90
70 70 4 295.00 $295.00 $206 +81.90
88 88 1 295.00 $295.00 $260 +81.90
96 96 1 270.00 $270.00 $259 +56.90

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
127 127 2 230.00 $230.00 $292 —
136 136 1 155.00 $155.00 $211 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 65.00 $65.00 +21.43

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
58 58 1 80.00 $80.00 ±0.00
64 64 1 165.00 $165.00 +85.00
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 +35.00
84 84 1 90.00 $90.00 -50.00
106 106 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 102.00 $102.00 —
40–42 42 9 41.00–45.00 $44.14 —
47 47 2 68.00 $68.00 —
54 54 1 22.00 $22.00 +2.00
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 +22.50
75 75 8 38.00 $38.00 +0.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104–105 105 4 37.00–40.00 $39.26 $41 -100.74
150 150 1 55.00 $55.00 $82 —
152 152 1 20.00 $20.00 $30 —
174 174 3 50.00 $50.00 $87 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 37.00 $37.00 $91 —
266 266 1 20.00 $20.00 $53 —
340–354 347 2 40.00–44.00 $41.96 $146 +7.42
472 472 1 51.00 $51.00 $241 +13.00
632 632 1 52.00 $52.00 $329 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
44 44 1 130.00 $130.00 +80.00
46 46 1 80.00 $80.00 +30.00
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 —
72 72 1 145.00 $145.00 —
220 220 1 420.00 $420.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66–67 67 5 285.00–295.00 $293.02 $196 -2.19
70–78 72 7 285.00–290.00 $287.23 $207 +42.23
80 80 1 285.00 $285.00 $228 -8.63
123 123 3 205.00 $205.00 $252 ±0.00
158 158 1 165.00 $165.00 $261 —

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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.