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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 8

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 0▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 0▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.21/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$126.21

42 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	126.71	708	20
Medium and Large 1	542	125.77	681	22

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

126.21

—

MD average1 barns · 47 hd

122.10

+4.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,894	73.57	1,393	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	57.26	798	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	53.16	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	44.22	459	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,302	94.52	1,231	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	80.12	1,150	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,278	64.00	818	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,196	120.00	1,435	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	112.00	1,615	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	111	143.03/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 2	94	78.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	85	47.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	78	18.22/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	116	106.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	52.50/cwt	2

Every lot

94 lots · USDA AMS · Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	152.66/cwt	122.50–160.00	574	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	155.10/cwt	147.50–159.00	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	214	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	264	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	130.50/cwt	117.50–145.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	136.55/cwt	130.00–142.50	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	141.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	138.23/cwt	137.50–140.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	124.60/cwt	110.00–135.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	101.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	852	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	194	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	271	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.50	420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.50	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	346	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	114.53/cwt	102.50–125.00	420	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	411	139.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	138.32/cwt	125.00–147.50	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	776	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	838	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	629	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	213	72.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	155	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	252	74.86/cwt	60.00–78.00	189	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	243	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	341	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	422	70.53/cwt	69.00–72.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	462	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	358	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	66.99/cwt	66.00–67.50	342	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	358	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	648	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	654	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	994	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	696	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,006	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	724	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,077	69.39/cwt	65.00–74.00	747	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,130	75.39/cwt	70.00–78.00	852	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,152	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,442	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,196	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,889	64.73/cwt	61.50–71.00	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,901	86.84/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,651	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	844	25.14/cwt	21.00–28.00	212	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	40.26/cwt	35.00–44.00	356	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	48.54/cwt	46.00–51.50	518	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	47.26/cwt	47.00–47.50	522	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	57.20/cwt	54.50–59.50	637	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,202	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	733	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	52.44/cwt	49.00–56.50	669	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	53.44/cwt	52.00–55.50	723	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	56.33/cwt	54.50–58.50	812	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,278	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	818	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,302	94.52/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,231	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,435	80.12/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	781	64.74/cwt	44.00–71.00	506	5
Bulls	—	Large 3	918	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,004	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,249	98.80/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,234	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	29	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	55	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	118	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	80	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	128	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	205	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Utility	73	10.55/cwt	7.00–14.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	45	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	23.75/cwt	15.00–32.50	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	82	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	129.81/cwt	110.00–150.00	136	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	136	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	230	1

This sale against other markets

Maryland weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Maryland auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Wed May 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	54.50–59.50	57.20
2	—	1,105	47.00–47.50	47.26
6	—	1,275	49.00–56.50	52.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,202	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,442	54.50–58.50	56.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	844	21.00–28.00	25.14
3	—	1,352	52.00–55.50	53.44
5	—	884	35.00–44.00	40.26
7	—	1,067	46.00–51.50	48.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,889	61.50–71.00	64.73
2	—	1,901	79.00–94.00	86.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	86.00–102.00	94.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	76.00–85.00	80.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,442	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,196	120.00	120.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	67.50	67.50
1	—	78	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	15.00–32.50	23.75
2	—	73	7.00–14.00	10.55
1	—	66	22.50	22.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	70.00	70.00
1	—	72	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	90.00	90.00
1	—	112	80.00	80.00
1	—	82	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	110.00–150.00	129.81
1	—	116	117.50	117.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	336	149.00–152.50	150.72
2	—	271	152.50–157.50	154.94
1	—	574	122.50	122.50
1	—	194	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	164.00	164.00
2	—	436	135.00	135.00
2	—	504	130.00	130.00
3	—	463	125.00–147.50	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	346	142.50	142.50
1	—	516	117.50	117.50
1	—	616	110.00	110.00
1	—	776	79.00	79.00
2	—	467	117.50–125.00	121.32
2	—	838	75.00	75.00
3	—	367	102.50–125.00	114.53
4	—	411	137.50–140.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	112.50	112.50
1	—	274	132.50	132.50
1	—	414	127.50	127.50
1	—	468	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	130.00–142.50	136.55
2	—	679	140.00	140.00
2	—	723	99.00	99.00
2	—	766	98.00–105.00	101.45
4	—	509	140.00–147.50	141.95
6	—	572	110.00–135.00	124.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	264	132.50	132.50
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
1	—	852	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,010	84.00	84.00
2	—	330	117.50–145.00	130.50
2	—	612	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	109.00	109.00
3	—	450	141.00	141.00
7	—	526	137.50–140.00	138.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	296	135.00	135.00
1	—	708	160.00	160.00
2	—	417	150.00–155.00	152.58
3	—	605	147.50–159.00	155.10
6	—	376	122.50–160.00	152.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	160.00	160.00
1	—	534	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	87.50	87.50
1	—	648	70.00	70.00
1	—	654	69.00	69.00
1	—	994	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,006	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,152	76.00	76.00
2	—	422	69.00–72.00	70.53
2	—	550	65.00	65.00
3	—	213	70.00–74.00	72.75
3	—	300	81.00	81.00
3	—	462	77.50	77.50
3	—	510	66.00–67.50	66.99
3	—	1,077	65.00–74.00	69.39
3	—	1,130	70.00–78.00	75.39
6	—	252	60.00–78.00	74.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	781	44.00–71.00	64.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	918	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,249	95.00–101.00	98.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,004	65.00	65.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.