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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 3, 2024

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 538 445
Slaughter cattle 132 126 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold lower. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold lower. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter nannnies/does sold lower on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold firm. Slaughter sows sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter boars sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale. No comparison on all other commodities.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352–1564 1458 2 175.00–176.00 $175.54 $2,559 -16.04
1462 1462 2 198.00 $198.00 $2,895 +6.42
1406–1524 1465 2 180.00–186.00 $183.12 $2,683 -8.46

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82–88 85 3 900.00–950.00 $925.20 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
84–88 87 7 650.00–750.00 $673.14 $586 -23.51
90–98 94 3 950.00–975.00 $961.31 $904 +43.73
90–98 95 12 600.00–700.00 $648.85 $616 -268.73
100–104 101 3 875.00–960.00 $919.41 $929 +321.73
100–108 103 9 600.00–650.00 $632.11 $651 +34.43
110–114 112 2 625.00 $625.00 $700 +85.26

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1076 966 85-90% 4 110.00–117.00 $113.08 $1,092 —
980–1424 1225 85-90% 6 122.00–134.00 $127.39 $1,561 —
1086–1510 1289 85-90% 7 137.00–146.00 $142.27 $1,834 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1560 1475 80-85% 4 140.00–145.00 $142.84 $2,107 -5.78
1408–1616 1503 80-85% 6 130.00–138.00 $135.71 $2,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1586–1736 1638 75-80% 5 141.00–149.00 $144.18 $2,362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1934–2210 2013 4 180.00–192.00 $186.78 $3,760 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–286 248 4 30.00–40.00 $37.39 $93 -41.19
242–282 248 12 56.00–65.00 $63.54 $158 -15.04
222–293 255 27 66.00–74.00 $69.66 $178 +7.31
316–325 322 6 70.00–79.00 $76.06 $245 +13.54

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1406–1582 1494 2 190.00–195.00 $192.35 $2,874 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
152–182 167 2 11.00–20.00 $15.10 $25 —
212 212 1 15.00 $15.00 $32 -15.00
424 424 1 15.00 $15.00 $64 +8.33

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1564–1866 1695 3 155.00–167.00 $160.38 $2,718 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1178–1210 1191 85-90% 3 121.00–124.00 $122.65 $1,461 -8.82
1014–1460 1219 85-90% 7 110.00–119.00 $114.69 $1,398 -33.73
1400–1416 1408 80-85% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,690 —
1402–1582 1470 80-85% 3 132.00–134.00 $132.65 $1,950 —
1496–1666 1581 80-85% 2 110.00–117.00 $113.31 $1,791 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
122–134 128 4 40.00–50.00 $44.98 $58 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–56 53 7 220.00–240.00 $228.82 $121 -26.18
61 61 3 220.00 $220.00 $134 -35.00
74 74 2 225.00 $225.00 $166 +75.00
84–88 86 2 240.00–245.00 $242.56 $209 -29.12

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
19 19 2 30.00 $30.00 -76.98
20–22 21 3 25.00 $25.00 -81.98
20–28 24 6 30.00–45.00 $35.97 -71.01
31 31 2 55.00 $55.00 -51.98
32 32 2 65.00 $65.00 -41.98
36 36 3 75.00–80.00 $76.67 -30.31
40 40 2 135.00 $135.00 ±0.00
50–53 52 4 150.00–165.00 $158.85 -11.15
52 52 2 130.00 $130.00 -40.00
72 72 2 65.00 $65.00 -162.40

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–46 43 2 50.00–55.00 $52.67 +5.21
44–48 46 4 60.00–70.00 $67.39 -9.58
72 72 2 135.00–150.00 $142.50 -37.50
80 80 2 150.00 $150.00 +22.50
96–98 97 3 185.00–190.00 $188.31 +60.81
100–114 107 2 190.00–195.00 $192.34 -48.63
116–130 125 3 140.00–160.00 $146.17 -94.80

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22–23 23 3 50.00 $50.00 +26.00
35 35 3 82.00 $82.00 +14.50
35 35 3 57.50 $57.50 -10.00
42–47 44 5 77.50–80.00 $78.57 +11.07
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 2 35.00 $35.00 $69 -72.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238–276 257 2 40.00–50.00 $44.63 $115 +8.63
344–372 356 3 44.00–52.00 $47.12 $168 +8.31
534–570 552 2 53.00–55.00 $53.97 $298 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 3 180.00 $180.00 $95 -20.00
60–68 67 13 200.00–215.00 $201.82 $135 -53.18
74 74 6 205.00 $205.00 $152 -55.00
82 82 2 250.00 $250.00 $205 ±0.00
87 87 7 197.50 $197.50 $172 -52.50

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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.