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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jun 26

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 87▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 13▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

84 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 74▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 3▲ 17 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 3.00-5.00 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 $87.73/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$87.73

29 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	96.29	536	15thin
Medium and Large 2	408	78.57	320	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $216 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 sale29 hd

87.73

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

85.34

+2.39

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	1,787	79.68	1,424	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	60.07	823	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	57.90	975	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	47.24	569	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	75.00	1,067	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,398	59.53	832	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,196	110.58	1,323	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	105.48	1,438	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	110.94	1,712	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	108.58	1,586	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,224	102.20	1,251	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	80.33/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	102	54.97/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	22.69/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	81	13.79/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	92	89.59/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	93	34.19/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	72	13.00/cwt	1

Every lot

91 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	192	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	166	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	99.74/cwt	90.00–110.00	268	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	312	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	263	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	81.67/cwt	56.00–95.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	92.43/cwt	90.00–97.50	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	286	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	229	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	352	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	394	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	444	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	454	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	501	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	446	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	234	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	140	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	368	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	199	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	918	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	964	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	713	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,034	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,224	102.20/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,251	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,461	108.58/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,586	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,543	110.94/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,712	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,196	110.58/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,323	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,363	105.48/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,438	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	86.40/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	72.96/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	34.43/cwt	20.00–41.00	339	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	55.88/cwt	52.50–60.00	671	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	48.14/cwt	44.00–51.00	627	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	58.16/cwt	54.00–60.00	787	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	62.37/cwt	55.00–67.00	866	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,649	54.66/cwt	52.00–59.00	901	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,774	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,171	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,398	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	832	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,422	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	882	56.64/cwt	53.00–60.00	500	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	454	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	72	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	50.83/cwt	40.00–62.50	48	3
Heifers	—	Number 2	95	36.28/cwt	27.00–45.00	34	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	164	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	64	7.06/cwt	6.00–8.00	5	2
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	72	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	11.73/cwt	10.00–14.00	9	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	16.00/cwt	15.00–17.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	23.33/cwt	16.00–30.00	20	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	53.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	45.12/cwt	40.00–50.00	39	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	62.36/cwt	50.00–75.00	57	2
Bulls	—	Utility	91	16.53/cwt	14.00–19.00	15	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	48.03/cwt	42.50–52.50	45	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	73.71/cwt	72.50–75.00	76	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	59.97/cwt	52.50–65.00	62	7
Bulls	—	Utility	105	21.57/cwt	19.00–24.00	23	2
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	110	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	60.62/cwt	50.00–67.50	69	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	83	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	66.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	82	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	124	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	71	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	750	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	435	1
Bulls	—	N/A	836	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	610	1
Bulls	—	N/A	978	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	626	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	848	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,731	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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