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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 22

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 151▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 104▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

50 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 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 3.00-5.00 higher.

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 $101.97/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$101.97

43 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	117.75	494	8thin
Medium and Large 2	424	98.37	417	35

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $77 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 sale43 hd

101.97

—

MD average1 barns · 48 hd

97.76

+4.21

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	1,786	83.71	1,495	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	63.84	926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	61.82	932	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	51.26	649	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,174	67.45	792	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	93.00	1,097	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	116.00	1,566	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	106	117.71/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	99	70.15/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	89	44.22/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	88	16.43/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	98	53.71/cwt	4

Every lot

88 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	256	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	262	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	97.05/cwt	95.00–99.00	354	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	443	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	668	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	173	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	157	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	102.07/cwt	79.00–116.00	338	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	91.38/cwt	70.00–106.00	348	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	110.33/cwt	106.00–120.00	471	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	86.17/cwt	72.00–95.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	110.82/cwt	97.50–117.50	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	81.51/cwt	77.00–86.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	569	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	107.93/cwt	90.00–129.00	349	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	341	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	138.84/cwt	137.50–142.50	512	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	136.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	113.08/cwt	100.00–127.50	481	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	452	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	316	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	101.81/cwt	95.00–109.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	602	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	716	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	767	89.41/cwt	84.00–95.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	184	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	177	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	212	106.55/cwt	101.00–112.00	226	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	230	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	205	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	266	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	271	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	249	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	76.80/cwt	73.00–92.00	269	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	488	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	522	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	563	72.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	407	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	708	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,180	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,097	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	79.52/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	89.29/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	52.71/cwt	49.00–56.50	639	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	44.64/cwt	40.50–48.00	584	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	903	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,387	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.50	814	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	59.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	880	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	62.37/cwt	58.00–65.00	933	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	65.38/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,020	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,174	67.45/cwt	64.00–70.00	792	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	91	49.94/cwt	42.50–55.00	45	3
Heifers	—	Number 1	118	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	77	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	9.00/cwt	9.00–9.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	55.91/cwt	52.00–60.00	48	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	54.40/cwt	37.50–77.50	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	32.53/cwt	30.00–35.00	30	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	79.43/cwt	62.50–90.00	73	4
Bulls	—	Utility	93	23.08/cwt	16.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	107.43/cwt	100.00–112.50	103	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	118	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	82.02/cwt	70.00–95.00	85	2
Bulls	—	Utility	108	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	126.44/cwt	115.00–135.00	140	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	117	65.61/cwt	55.00–82.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	134	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	124	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	882	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	785	1
Bulls	—	N/ACrossbred	934	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	971	1
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	1,116	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	N/ACrossbred	1,138	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	910	1
Bulls	—	N/ACrossbred	1,298	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	883	1
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	N/ACrossbred	1,352	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,082	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	214	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	332	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	518	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,709	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	838	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,263	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	842	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,294	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 104Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	518	330.00	330.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	842	510.00	510.00
—	Open	1	—	526	260.00	260.00
—	Open	1	—	214	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	468	200.00	200.00
—	Open	2	—	355	145.00	145.00
—	Open	1	—	838	270.00	270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,310	95.00	95.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,116	101.00	101.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,352	80.00	80.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,298	68.00	68.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,138	80.00	80.00
—	N/A	1	—	934	104.00	104.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	882	89.00	89.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	73.00–92.00	76.80
3	—	563	69.00–74.00	72.29
3	—	290	86.00	86.00
2	—	230	89.00	89.00
1	—	708	70.00	70.00
1	—	522	81.00	81.00
1	—	184	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	212	101.00–112.00	106.55
1	—	488	100.00	100.00
1	—	266	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	84.00–89.00	86.49
2	—	409	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	95.00–99.00	97.05
1	—	624	107.00	107.00
1	—	256	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	106.00–120.00	110.33
6	—	381	70.00–106.00	91.38
6	—	331	79.00–116.00	102.07
3	—	517	97.50–117.50	110.82
3	—	464	72.00–95.00	86.17
2	—	662	85.00–87.00	85.99
2	—	567	77.00–86.00	81.51
1	—	262	60.00	60.00
1	—	210	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	114.00	114.00
2	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	404	122.50	122.50
1	—	342	120.00	120.00
1	—	258	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	90.00–129.00	107.93
6	—	425	100.00–127.50	113.08
2	—	767	84.00–95.00	89.41
1	—	390	89.00	89.00
1	—	452	70.00	70.00
1	—	602	109.00	109.00
1	—	716	81.00	81.00
2	—	522	95.00–109.00	101.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	100.00	100.00
2	—	341	140.00	140.00
2	—	414	132.50–140.00	136.38
3	—	615	131.00	131.00
4	—	369	137.50–142.50	138.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	49.00–56.50	52.71
4	—	1,309	40.50–48.00	44.64
2	—	1,387	58.00–59.50	58.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	58.00–65.00	62.37
2	—	1,337	67.00–68.00	67.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,476	57.00–62.00	59.59
5	—	1,560	62.00–69.00	65.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,735	77.50–81.00	79.52
3	—	1,855	88.00–90.00	89.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	64.00–70.00	67.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	93.00	93.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	91	42.50–55.00	49.94
1	—	118	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	16.00–30.00	23.08
1	—	108	17.00	17.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	64	9.00	9.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	30.00–35.00	32.53
2	—	86	52.00–60.00	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	92	62.50–90.00	79.43
3	—	117	55.00–82.00	65.61
3	—	86	37.50–77.50	54.40
2	—	104	70.00–95.00	82.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	111	115.00–135.00	126.44
4	—	103	112.50–117.50	114.98
3	—	96	100.00–112.50	107.43
1	—	134	92.50	92.50
1	—	86	80.00	80.00

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.