Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	637	735	392
Slaughter cattle	134	238	137
Replacement cattle	—	73	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458–1626	1568	4	190.00–194.50	$191.90	$3,009	+3.70

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–76	73	2	310.00–385.00	$349.04	$255	-360.55
100–104	102	2	700.00–750.00	$724.51	$739	+419.36
1316–1322	1319	2	179.00–181.00	$180.00	$2,374	—
1454–1484	1469	2	196.00–198.00	$197.01	$2,894	+8.72

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–78	75	3	400.00–465.00	$438.26	$329	-0.69
76	76	4	500.00–575.00	$537.50	$408	+98.55
80–88	85	11	535.00–630.00	$589.72	$501	+129.88
86	86	2	900.00–910.00	$905.00	$778	-95.00
90–98	94	17	560.00–650.00	$601.66	$566	+54.03
94–96	95	3	885.00–925.00	$903.31	$858	+355.68
100–106	103	9	535.00–605.00	$572.64	$590	+70.28
110–116	113	7	535.00–610.00	$561.33	$634	-241.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1076	886	85-90%	4	103.00–108.00	$106.85	$947	—
754–1164	913	85-90%	3	85.00–96.00	$91.47	$835	—
932–1356	1126	85-90%	8	115.00–126.00	$119.85	$1,350	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1576	1449	75-80%	2	120.00–122.00	$121.09	$1,755	—
1344–1606	1464	75-80%	5	132.00–141.00	$137.52	$2,013	—
1502–1574	1538	75-80%	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,830	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1124–1456	1290	80-85%	2	120.00–127.00	$123.05	$1,587	—
1300–1432	1353	80-85%	3	112.00–114.00	$112.97	$1,528	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207–264	232	12	51.00–65.00	$58.12	$135	-3.91
207–290	260	40	66.00–76.00	$71.63	$186	+0.14
304–388	334	15	63.00–72.00	$67.35	$225	+16.27
479	479	2	59.00	$59.00	$283	—
503–548	514	4	49.00–57.00	$54.87	$282	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–252	239	2	27.00–35.00	$30.78	$74	—
334–364	349	2	8.00–10.00	$9.04	$32	-13.52
500	500	1	10.00	$10.00	$50	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
52	52	2	70.00	$70.00	-100.00
94–98	96	2	230.00–265.00	$247.86	—
128–144	136	2	275.00–280.00	$277.35	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
882–1168	988	85-90%	3	92.00–99.00	$95.73	$946	-12.60
1028–1308	1169	85-90%	6	100.00–109.00	$104.13	$1,217	—
1090–1360	1274	85-90%	4	113.00–117.00	$115.20	$1,468	—
1408–1516	1464	80-85%	4	114.00–118.00	$116.47	$1,705	+20.47
1538–1912	1663	75-80%	5	115.00–119.00	$117.11	$1,948	—
1522–1816	1707	75-80%	7	120.00–132.00	$126.01	$2,151	—
1726–2194	1925	75-80%	3	108.00–110.00	$108.60	$2,091	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–114	106	3	105.00–115.00	$111.42	$118	—
176–188	180	3	87.50–95.00	$90.76	$163	+25.76
202–206	204	2	85.00	$85.00	$173	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
29	29	7	255.00	$255.00	$74	-12.05
35	35	6	265.00	$265.00	$93	-2.05
43	43	3	225.00	$225.00	$97	-55.00
50–57	55	7	240.00	$240.00	$132	-89.83
58	58	3	174.00	$174.00	$101	-155.83
65–66	65	6	255.00	$255.00	$166	-80.00
97	97	3	260.00	$260.00	$252	-20.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74–86	80	9	100.00–120.00	$111.78	$89	-14.17
107	107	3	105.00	$105.00	$112	-5.04

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–36	34	3	40.00–60.00	$51.47	-38.53
38	38	2	130.00–160.00	$145.00	+55.00
46–48	47	2	155.00–175.00	$165.21	+50.21

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–96	92	3	135.00–155.00	$141.52	+6.52
90–94	92	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	+39.89
90–96	93	2	130.00–140.00	$135.16	+0.16
110–132	120	8	120.00–145.00	$128.88	-74.53
105–148	123	7	180.00–200.00	$187.98	-15.43

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
31–32	31	3	60.00–62.50	$61.65	+34.65
42	42	2	59.00	$59.00	-48.50
51	51	2	75.00	$75.00	+13.00
72–76	74	13	47.50–57.50	$51.22	+21.22
80–81	81	6	57.00–57.50	$57.42	+22.42

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
167	167	7	90.00	$90.00	$150	+35.00
179	179	2	75.00	$75.00	$134	+30.00
186	186	4	55.00	$55.00	$102	+15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–330	317	3	24.00–27.00	$25.36	$80	-15.64
328–384	356	2	33.00–48.00	$41.09	$146	—
516–568	554	7	48.00–59.00	$50.38	$279	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42	42	2	215.00	$215.00	$90	—
50–55	54	7	230.00	$230.00	$124	-60.00
78	78	2	225.00	$225.00	$176	-102.50
101	101	2	275.00	$275.00	$278	+125.00

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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.