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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report, Hagerstown, MD

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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
100–108 103 3 700.00–785.00 $736.68 $759 +252.51
100–106 103 11 375.00–460.00 $430.45 $443 -53.72
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.