Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	483	519	358
Slaughter cattle	137	176	150

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306–1432	1389	3	170.00–174.00	$172.31	$2,393	-17.69
1258–1622	1478	4	181.00–185.00	$182.91	$2,703	—
1474–1610	1529	3	186.00–188.00	$187.30	$2,864	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1676	1439	5	179.00–186.00	$182.68	$2,629	—
1546–1570	1558	3	184.00–188.00	$185.99	$2,898	—
1732	1732	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74–76	75	3	500.00–525.00	$508.41	$381	+31.52
80–88	85	10	400.00–485.00	$443.11	$377	-22.17
84–86	85	3	900.00–960.00	$928.36	$789	+463.08
90–92	91	3	800.00–850.00	$816.79	$743	+307.42
90–98	93	18	425.00–510.00	$461.56	$429	-47.81
100–106	103	11	375.00–460.00	$430.45	$443	-53.72
100–108	103	3	700.00–785.00	$736.68	$759	+252.51
112	112	3	435.00–475.00	$461.67	$517	-22.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868–1324	1119	85-90%	6	115.00–119.00	$117.50	$1,315	-24.77
932–1384	1193	85-90%	11	120.00–129.00	$125.54	$1,498	—
1132–1374	1262	85-90%	8	130.00–136.00	$132.90	$1,677	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1496	1453	80-85%	2	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$1,867	—
1482–1504	1493	80-85%	2	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$2,180	—
1404–1556	1503	80-85%	7	131.00–139.00	$136.54	$2,052	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1734	1579	75-80%	3	136.00–138.00	$136.95	$2,162	-11.80
1460–1848	1648	75-80%	4	143.00–147.00	$144.56	$2,382	-23.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1552–1818	1685	2	175.00	$175.00	$2,949	—
1348–2516	1751	3	144.00–151.00	$146.33	$2,562	—
1602–2124	1835	3	162.00–168.00	$164.64	$3,021	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
221–226	223	3	81.00–85.00	$83.65	$187	-0.35
234–294	257	6	65.00–70.00	$68.29	$176	-4.13
284	284	5	63.00	$63.00	$179	-9.42
300–360	317	17	65.00–70.00	$68.23	$216	—
326–344	338	10	75.00	$75.00	$254	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1532–1694	1613	2	171.00–174.00	$172.42	$2,781	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	1	5.00	$5.00	$25	—
500	500	1	1.00	$1.00	$5	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
172	172	1	155.00	$155.00	$267	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
222	222	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
976–1256	1140	85-90%	3	100.00–109.00	$105.87	$1,207	—
1014–1280	1174	85-90%	3	90.00–97.00	$93.94	$1,103	-39.26
1072–1330	1224	85-90%	3	112.00–118.00	$114.47	$1,401	—
1156–1480	1304	85-90%	4	120.00–129.00	$124.56	$1,624	—
972–1516	1356	80-85%	4	101.00–110.00	$106.66	$1,446	—
1496–1654	1575	80-85%	2	126.00–130.00	$128.10	$2,018	+16.70
1762–2156	1910	75-80%	3	123.00–127.00	$125.12	$2,390	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176–186	181	2	100.00–120.00	$109.72	$199	+14.72
218	218	1	65.00	$65.00	$142	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	5	220.00	$220.00	$172	—
85–86	85	3	200.00–215.00	$209.96	$178	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78–88	83	6	120.00–127.50	$123.52	$103	—
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	$104	—
103	103	4	95.00	$95.00	$98	—
145	145	2	115.00	$115.00	$167	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	5	60.00–80.00	$76.17	+5.89
42–46	43	8	90.00–105.00	$95.69	+35.69
42–46	44	5	125.00–140.00	$128.96	+68.96
56	56	3	80.00	$80.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
54	54	1	120.00	$120.00	+80.00
66	66	1	140.00	$140.00	+56.52
114	114	2	190.00	$190.00	+26.14
124–146	135	2	260.00–275.00	$266.89	+103.03

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	35.00	$35.00	+4.00
51–59	55	15	48.00–51.00	$49.08	-29.92
80	80	4	82.00	$82.00	-4.00
81	81	4	90.00	$90.00	+4.00
91	91	4	75.00	$75.00	-11.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–370	353	2	50.00–55.00	$52.62	$186	—
382	382	1	64.00	$64.00	$244	—
422–446	435	3	55.00–67.00	$60.64	$264	—
472	472	3	35.00	$35.00	$165	-24.68
476	476	1	52.00	$52.00	$248	-7.68
550	550	3	52.00	$52.00	$286	-8.92
532–584	558	7	60.00–65.00	$62.76	$350	+1.84
652	652	1	65.00	$65.00	$424	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
86	86	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	2	220.00	$220.00	$130	+41.39
60–62	61	4	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$130	+33.85
73–75	74	7	210.00–215.00	$212.18	$157	-4.83
82–85	84	4	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$178	+2.46
98	98	3	220.00	$220.00	$216	+40.26
109	109	2	195.00	$195.00	$213	-21.40

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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.