Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	559	671	522
Feeder cattle	117	281	94
Slaughter cattle	116	132	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold weak. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold higher. Slaughter hair lambs sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter ewes sold higher. Slaughter kids sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter nannies sold firm. Feeder pigs sold weak. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1278–1602	1434	5	171.00–179.00	$174.16	$2,497	—
1478–1660	1575	6	180.00–182.00	$180.85	$2,848	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–294	279	2	240.00–250.00	$245.27	$684	—
502–504	503	2	250.00–260.00	$254.99	$1,283	-30.01
670	670	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	-20.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–434	416	3	220.00–230.00	$226.52	$942	—
490	490	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,250	+20.02
518–540	529	2	240.00–255.00	$247.34	$1,308	—
551	551	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,281	—
722–728	725	2	215.00–215.50	$215.25	$1,561	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1398	1275	3	156.00–160.00	$158.89	$2,026	—
1292–1464	1367	5	170.00–179.00	$175.48	$2,399	—
1148–1492	1369	3	180.00–181.00	$180.64	$2,473	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,203	—
610–634	622	2	200.00–510.00	$352.01	$2,190	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–78	75	2	25.00–30.00	$27.60	$21	-372.40
82–88	85	4	610.00–650.00	$630.18	$536	+36.78
90–94	91	3	95.00	$95.00	$86	-305.00
90–96	93	5	560.00–610.00	$589.94	$549	+18.44
104–108	106	5	510.00–560.00	$543.96	$577	+20.95
112–116	114	3	535.00–550.00	$540.00	$616	+15.00
124	124	2	485.00–500.00	$492.50	$611	-17.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594–597	595	5	245.00–250.00	$247.01	$1,470	+38.28
608–628	618	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,375	+13.76
700–738	723	6	155.00–160.00	$159.19	$1,151	-45.81

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1950	1544	75-80%	5	110.00–118.00	$113.77	$1,757	—
1674–1918	1787	75-80%	3	130.00–134.00	$132.24	$2,363	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048–1462	1285	80-85%	7	108.00–111.00	$109.51	$1,407	-6.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1622–2314	1995	3	150.00–156.00	$152.86	$3,050	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206–256	234	14	58.00–65.00	$63.55	$149	-1.37
204–278	245	10	66.00–72.00	$70.55	$173	+5.63
248–288	277	18	74.00–81.00	$77.91	$216	+4.46
306–356	319	7	70.00–79.00	$76.20	$243	+6.49

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–488	480	2	115.00–130.00	$122.38	$587	—
620	620	2	145.00–152.50	$148.75	$922	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138–1370	1283	3	130.00–135.00	$132.81	$1,704	—
1286–1428	1372	4	137.00–143.00	$140.25	$1,924	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	1	5.00	$5.00	$21	—
512	512	1	18.00	$18.00	$92	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
864–1374	1140	85-90%	3	115.00–120.00	$117.35	$1,338	—
1042–1304	1185	85-90%	3	90.00–96.00	$93.46	$1,108	-21.01
1164–1308	1236	85-90%	2	105.00–109.00	$107.12	$1,324	—
1428–1530	1468	80-85%	3	113.00–118.00	$115.34	$1,693	—
1592–1604	1598	80-85%	2	94.00–99.00	$96.49	$1,542	-19.11

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104–148	127	3	110.00–115.00	$111.37	$141	+3.92
156–191	177	6	85.00–95.00	$91.14	$161	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32–37	35	3	245.00–250.00	$248.49	$87	—
41	41	2	250.00	$250.00	$102	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00	$70.00	±0.00
30–38	34	3	85.00–90.00	$86.86	+16.86
78	78	2	200.00	$200.00	—
104	104	2	245.00	$245.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–48	44	2	50.00	$50.00	—
60–62	61	2	60.00–65.00	$62.54	-47.21
70–79	76	3	145.00–160.00	$149.61	+39.86
108–109	109	3	100.00–105.00	$103.34	—
102–120	111	5	130.00–155.00	$134.60	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
24	24	8	37.00	$37.00	+7.00
38	38	11	44.00–56.00	$50.55	-59.45
58	58	2	87.50	$87.50	-112.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	3	78.00	$78.00	$105	-19.50
146–148	148	5	75.00–83.00	$76.58	$113	-20.92

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–344	323	2	40.00–48.00	$44.26	$143	+6.21
314–348	331	2	37.00–39.00	$37.95	$126	-0.10
450–470	463	4	55.00–59.00	$55.97	$259	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	5	304.50	$304.50	$222	+19.50
77	77	2	332.50	$332.50	$256	+47.50
82–83	83	9	317.50–329.00	$325.20	$270	+125.20
83	83	5	307.50	$307.50	$255	+107.50
186	186	2	320.00	$320.00	$595	—

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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.