Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2019-06-19

Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jun 19

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 113▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 85▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 36▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

74 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 62▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $108.80/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$108.80

14 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	113.84	864	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	90.33	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $374 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 sale14 hd

108.80

—

MD average1 barns · 17 hd

106.42

+2.38

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	1,547	77.50	1,199	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	64.23	947	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	61.49	858	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	52.83	591	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	86.00	1,321	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	75.60	978	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	65.99	816	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,564	95.33	1,491	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	105.71/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	99	63.72/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	99	33.94/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	82	13.24/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	27.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	82	21.50/cwt	2

Every lot

69 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 2	455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	108.80/cwt	106.00–117.50	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	240	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	243	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	660	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	158	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	297	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	860	72.02/cwt	68.00–75.00	619	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,564	95.33/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,491	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,171	62.09/cwt	54.00–66.00	727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	71.88/cwt	67.00–76.00	981	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	96.66/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,977	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	483	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	669	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	52.82/cwt	49.00–57.00	595	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	61.05/cwt	58.00–67.00	836	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	64.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	947	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,237	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	816	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,294	75.60/cwt	74.00–77.00	978	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,536	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,321	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	724.36/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,063	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	72	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	21	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	71	11.48/cwt	10.00–13.00	8	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	60.83/cwt	47.50–85.00	51	3
Bulls	—	Utility	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	24.89/cwt	20.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	62.77/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	82.74/cwt	75.00–90.00	79	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	194	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	39.97/cwt	27.50–50.00	41	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	86.48/cwt	85.00–89.00	91	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	117	68.49/cwt	62.00–72.50	80	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	718	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	524	1
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	1,096	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	910	1
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	1,210	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	956	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	—	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	690.00/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	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.

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