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Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 678 0
Slaughter cattle 175 312 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1436–1508 1472 2 193.00–196.00 $194.54 $2,864 —
1496 1496 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,753 —
1456–1706 1615 4 199.00–203.00 $201.17 $3,249 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 960.00 $960.00 $691 +200.00
80 80 1 575.00 $575.00 $460 -25.00
84 84 1 850.00 $850.00 $714 +250.00
86–88 87 2 975.00 $975.00 $848 +40.00
90 90 1 580.00 $580.00 $522 -355.00
114 114 1 585.00 $585.00 $667 +60.00
1300–1482 1391 2 180.00–182.00 $180.93 $2,517 —
1254–1810 1478 5 186.00–196.00 $190.58 $2,817 —
1484–1606 1546 3 200.00–210.00 $206.32 $3,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 50.00 $50.00 $29 -900.00
60–62 61 2 20.00 $20.00 $12 -930.00
70 70 1 30.00 $30.00 $21 -920.00
82 82 1 735.00 $735.00 $603 +210.31
82 82 1 525.00 $525.00 $430 +0.31
88 88 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 $1,012 +199.43
88 88 1 850.00 $850.00 $748 -100.57
94 94 1 400.00 $400.00 $376 -268.41
94 94 1 835.00 $835.00 $785 +166.59
94–98 96 4 665.00–675.00 $672.54 $646 +4.13
102 102 1 585.00 $585.00 $597 -375.00
102 102 2 925.00–970.00 $947.50 $966 -12.50
102–104 103 2 625.00–675.00 $649.76 $669 +44.70
108 108 1 775.00 $775.00 $837 +232.10
110 110 1 685.00 $685.00 $754 +79.95
112 112 1 485.00 $485.00 $543 -120.05
114 114 1 785.00 $785.00 $895 +217.59
118 118 1 560.00 $560.00 $661 +35.00
120 120 1 475.00 $475.00 $570 -50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196–1856 1568 75-80% 12 138.00–147.00 $142.01 $2,227 —
1420–1922 1741 75-80% 3 155.00–160.00 $157.07 $2,735 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1422 1266 80-85% 8 125.00–129.00 $127.19 $1,610 —
1072–1492 1297 80-85% 5 131.00–136.00 $133.67 $1,734 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1076–1244 1134 85-90% 3 113.00–116.00 $114.32 $1,296 —
1022–1236 1146 85-90% 8 120.00–125.00 $122.30 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2268 1779 9 160.00–186.00 $171.74 $3,055 +0.21

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–267 253 7 66.00–71.00 $68.41 $173 -3.01
206–292 264 21 73.00–88.00 $81.16 $214 +9.74
303–399 339 30 73.00–103.00 $80.64 $273 -2.55
378–398 385 8 65.00–72.00 $69.16 $266 —
401–416 406 3 74.00–81.00 $76.39 $310 -14.61

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1642–1860 1751 2 162.00–165.00 $163.41 $2,861 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 1 36.00 $36.00 $73 —
322 322 1 43.00 $43.00 $138 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
176 176 1 145.00 $145.00 $255 —
224 224 1 115.00 $115.00 $258 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
64 64 1 155.00 $155.00 -83.70
74 74 1 150.00 $150.00 -88.70
90–96 94 4 240.00–250.00 $245.08 +6.38
128 128 1 365.00 $365.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364–1872 1537 85-90% 5 115.00–120.00 $116.91 $1,797 —
1274–1740 1540 75-80% 7 126.00–134.00 $129.91 $2,001 —
1194–1886 1674 80-85% 9 118.00–127.00 $123.22 $2,063 +4.48

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140–146 143 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $175 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 1 215.00 $215.00 $133 -30.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–68 64 2 130.00–145.00 $137.03 $88 —
106 106 1 140.00 $140.00 $148 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–46 44 3 135.00–175.00 $159.39 —
50–52 51 2 140.00–160.00 $150.20 -64.55
58 58 2 205.00–225.00 $215.00 +152.97
62 62 1 155.00 $155.00 -40.00
62–66 64 3 190.00–235.00 $216.77 +21.77
74 74 1 260.00 $260.00 +65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–62 61 2 100.00–130.00 $115.25 -69.75
68 68 1 215.00 $215.00 +30.00
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 —
116–144 134 4 225.00–270.00 $244.66 —
154 154 1 265.00 $265.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–498 471 2 41.00–56.00 $48.93 $230 -3.32
570 570 3 45.00 $45.00 $256 -22.52
622–665 654 4 45.00–55.00 $47.38 $310 —
758 758 1 53.00 $53.00 $402 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 —
96 96 1 295.00 $295.00 —
98 98 1 245.00 $245.00 —
102–132 119 3 315.00–355.00 $336.87 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 6 325.00 $325.00 $218 +7.73
74–78 78 8 290.00–302.50 $301.01 $235 -16.26
87 87 2 275.00 $275.00 $239 +62.63

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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.