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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 482 445
Slaughter cattle 115 132 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold higher on a light comparison. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold steady. Slaughter nannies/does sold higher on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder pig sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold steady on a light comparison. 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
1276–1296 1286 2 153.00–156.00 $154.51 $1,987 —
1406–1442 1424 2 193.00–194.00 $193.49 $2,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
82 82 2 675.00–685.00 $680.00 $558 -245.20
92–96 94 2 900.00–935.00 $917.87 $863 -7.33

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–78 75 4 575.00–660.00 $611.74 $459 -61.40
82–88 84 6 585.00–660.00 $623.04 $523 -50.10
90–98 94 8 575.00–660.00 $615.24 $578 -346.07
100–106 103 12 535.00–585.00 $559.47 $576 -72.64

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
886–1166 1073 85-90% 6 120.00–128.00 $123.81 $1,328 —
856–1256 1085 85-90% 5 116.00–120.00 $118.26 $1,283 —
1016–1246 1140 85-90% 5 130.00–138.00 $133.83 $1,526 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024–1276 1150 80-85% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.55 $1,432 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1616–2204 1878 3 170.00–176.00 $173.89 $3,266 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204–272 251 46 60.00–69.00 $65.05 $163 -4.61
260–296 278 2 53.00–54.00 $53.47 $149 -16.19
350–374 361 4 62.00–71.00 $67.51 $244 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 1 140.00 $140.00 $249 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
127 127 2 300.00 $300.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1226–1658 1468 4 143.00–155.00 $149.15 $2,190 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744–1392 1168 85-90% 11 65.00–109.00 $91.80 $1,072 -30.85
1238–1292 1261 85-90% 3 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $1,501 —
1416–1624 1528 80-85% 4 109.00–119.00 $115.08 $1,758 —
1594–1634 1619 80-85% 3 126.00–131.00 $128.02 $2,073 —
1846–1962 1904 75-80% 2 142.00–146.00 $143.94 $2,741 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1126 1077 4 132.00–135.00 $133.53 $1,438 —
1234–1370 1302 2 128.00–129.00 $128.47 $1,673 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 2 215.00 $215.00 $112 -13.82
53–54 53 5 200.00–210.00 $206.02 $109 -22.80
66 66 2 195.00 $195.00 $129 -25.00
66–68 67 5 210.00–220.00 $213.93 $143 -6.07
71 71 2 205.00 $205.00 $146 -20.00
74–75 75 3 220.00–225.00 $223.35 $168 -1.65
90–93 92 3 250.00 $250.00 $230 +7.44
128 128 2 220.00 $220.00 $282 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 2 105.00 $105.00 $187 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
34 34 4 65.00 $65.00 ±0.00
34–37 36 4 60.00–80.00 $69.58 -7.09
39 39 3 110.00 $110.00 -25.00
46–48 48 4 150.00–160.00 $157.58 +22.58
52–56 53 3 180.00–190.00 $183.50 +24.65
65 65 3 215.00 $215.00 +150.00
87 87 3 205.00 $205.00 +140.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
67 67 2 40.00 $40.00 -102.50
104–124 114 2 205.00–220.00 $213.16 +20.82

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
27 27 4 40.00 $40.00 -10.00
50 50 3 85.00 $85.00 —
98 98 2 130.00 $130.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112 112 1 30.00 $30.00 $34 —
136 136 1 62.50 $62.50 $85 —
165 165 2 77.50 $77.50 $128 +42.50
176 176 1 29.00 $29.00 $51 -6.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662–686 674 2 50.00 $50.00 $337 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
44–46 45 2 150.00–155.00 $152.44 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40–43 42 3 165.00–175.00 $171.83 $72 —
50–52 51 2 200.00–220.00 $209.80 $107 +29.80
53–59 57 8 186.00–195.00 $189.15 $108 +9.15
60–62 61 6 215.00–220.00 $216.63 $132 +14.81
67 67 3 225.00 $225.00 $151 +23.18
70–78 75 4 220.00–235.00 $226.43 $170 +21.43
94 94 5 227.50 $227.50 $214 +30.00
102–103 103 7 235.00–240.00 $238.58 $246 —
117 117 6 130.00 $130.00 $152 —
120 120 3 240.00 $240.00 $288 —
131 131 6 120.00 $120.00 $157 —

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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.