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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 801 0
Feeder cattle — 156 —
Slaughter cattle 312 190 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1894 1732 2 190.00–192.00 $190.91 $3,307 —
1766 1766 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,196 —
1848 1848 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 760.00 $760.00 $562 +235.00
80 80 1 600.00 $600.00 $480 -250.00
90 90 2 910.00–960.00 $935.00 $842 +485.00
92 92 1 625.00 $625.00 $575 +175.00
100–106 103 2 775.00–875.00 $823.54 $848 —
100–104 103 3 550.00–575.00 $561.82 $579 —
110 110 1 525.00 $525.00 $578 —
120–124 122 2 650.00–660.00 $654.92 $799 —
1160–1440 1267 4 183.00–190.00 $187.63 $2,377 —
1598 1598 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,781 —
1580–1714 1647 2 194.00–199.00 $196.40 $3,235 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 1 950.00 $950.00 $741 +374.34
80–82 81 2 500.00–550.00 $524.69 $425 -369.83
82–88 84 3 610.00–735.00 $661.79 $556 -232.73
86–88 87 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.57 $827 +56.05
90–92 91 2 500.00–550.00 $525.27 $478 -353.88
90–94 92 2 935.00–960.00 $947.23 $871 +68.08
90–98 94 13 610.00–710.00 $668.41 $628 -210.74
100 100 1 960.00 $960.00 $960 +462.50
102–108 104 6 600.00–610.00 $605.06 $629 +40.90
104–106 105 2 500.00–585.00 $542.90 $570 -21.26
110–112 111 2 600.00–610.00 $605.05 $672 +90.02
110–115 114 6 535.00–585.00 $567.41 $647 +52.38
120 120 1 525.00 $525.00 $630 -162.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–1766 1471 80-85% 11 125.00–140.00 $133.96 $1,971 —
1568–1590 1579 80-85% 2 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $2,321 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1404–1814 1669 75-80% 6 146.00–158.00 $152.01 $2,537 —
1692–2062 1879 75-80% 3 161.00–171.00 $166.33 $3,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068–1684 1489 85-90% 6 111.00–125.00 $118.47 $1,764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2442 1782 5 152.00–179.00 $171.53 $3,057 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–299 286 11 70.00–75.00 $71.42 $204 +11.85
306–386 336 67 75.00–94.00 $83.19 $280 +17.31
401 401 2 91.00 $91.00 $365 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478–1524 1508 3 165.00–170.00 $166.68 $2,514 —
1526–1726 1626 2 178.00–179.00 $178.47 $2,902 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 5.00 $5.00 $20 —
480 480 1 2.00 $2.00 $10 —
672 672 1 5.00 $5.00 $34 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
72–79 77 3 170.00–270.00 $238.70 +128.70

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1434 1204 80-85% 5 121.00–137.00 $128.43 $1,546 —
1256–1514 1399 85-90% 3 100.00–102.00 $101.06 $1,414 —
1248–1580 1406 85-90% 10 106.00–118.00 $113.13 $1,591 —
1388–2052 1664 80-85% 8 115.00–125.00 $118.74 $1,976 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1394–1486 1440 2 143.00–146.00 $144.45 $2,080 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
88 88 2 75.00 $75.00 $66 —
168–198 183 2 100.00–130.00 $113.77 $208 -5.91
242 242 1 105.00 $105.00 $254 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
96 96 1 245.00 $245.00 $235 +33.38

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
53–54 53 3 175.00–235.00 $214.75 +58.75
56–58 57 3 30.00–105.00 $62.03 -93.97
65 65 2 195.00 $195.00 +0.41

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 2 185.00 $185.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101–108 105 7 51.00–58.00 $55.11 $58 -14.09
111 111 2 51.00 $51.00 $57 -18.20
175 175 2 59.00 $59.00 $103 -16.00
180 180 3 45.00 $45.00 $81 -30.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
23 23 2 24.00 $24.00 -3.00
36 36 5 24.00 $24.00 -2.42
80 80 1 49.00 $49.00 +3.00
91 91 3 45.00 $45.00 -20.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–488 455 4 44.00–56.00 $52.25 $238 -17.72
540–596 558 6 58.00–77.00 $67.52 $377 -1.06

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 310.00 $310.00 $174 +77.91
63–67 65 13 312.50–322.50 $317.27 $206 +85.18
92–94 93 2 200.00–225.00 $212.37 $198 -7.63

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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.