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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 87▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 96▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

62 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 80▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 21▲ 4 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 mostly steady.

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 $67.36/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$67.36

12 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	78.97	374	2thin
Medium and Large 2	496	65.04	322	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $51 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 sale12 hd

67.36

—

MD average1 barns · 21 hd

73.62

−6.26

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	—	High	1,832	86.79	1,589	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	57.10	791	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	54.00	915	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	45.73	559	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,514	63.00	954	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	108.02	1,551	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	104.78	1,309	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	111.00	1,567	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	108.00	1,758	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	57.82/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	100	47.57/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	99	29.15/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	81	9.37/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	87	34.17/cwt	3

Every lot

54 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	358	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	110.41/cwt	93.00–128.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	304	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	175	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	74.34/cwt	61.00–88.00	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	78.97/cwt	66.00–92.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	72.65/cwt	65.00–80.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	65.94/cwt	63.00–69.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	642	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	437	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	298	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	119	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	332	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	212	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,412	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,567	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,249	104.78/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,309	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,436	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,551	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	75.72/cwt	75.50–76.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	—	2,002	97.85/cwt	91.50–104.00	1,959	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	330	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	47.68/cwt	42.00–52.50	612	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	58.33/cwt	58.00–58.50	793	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	56.17/cwt	54.00–58.00	788	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,514	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	954	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	100	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	43	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	7.60/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	28.56/cwt	20.00–38.00	24	3
Bulls	—	Utility	84	4.00/cwt	4.00–4.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	86	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	82	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	46.24/cwt	45.00–47.50	40	2
Bulls	—	Utility	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	62.62/cwt	55.00–67.50	59	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	40.81/cwt	32.50–50.00	39	4
Bulls	—	UtilityBrown Swiss	98	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	46	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	61.67/cwt	60.00–62.50	63	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	30.83/cwt	30.00–32.50	33	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	41.66/cwt	40.00–45.00	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	130	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	46	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	848	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,664	1
Bulls	—	N/AJersey	960	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	643	1
Bulls	—	N/AGuernsey	1,164	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	687	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumAyshire	1,059	555.47/cwt	410.00–650.00	5,882	3

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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 62Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Ayshire$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,059	410.00–650.00	555.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Guernsey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,164	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	960	67.00	67.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	848	550.00	550.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	7.00	7.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	5.00–10.00	7.60
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	84	4.00	4.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	106	30.00–32.50	30.83
3	—	84	20.00–38.00	28.56
1	—	130	35.00	35.00
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	32.50–50.00	40.81
3	—	111	40.00–45.00	41.66
2	—	100	45.00–47.50	46.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	60.00–62.50	61.67
3	—	95	55.00–67.50	62.62
2	—	87	45.00–47.50	46.24
1	—	112	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	42.50	42.50
1	—	86	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,002	91.50–104.00	97.85
2	—	1,661	75.50–76.00	75.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,628	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,412	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,436	107.00–109.00	108.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	103.00–108.00	104.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	42.00–52.50	47.68
1	—	916	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,694	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	54.00–58.00	56.17
3	—	1,360	58.00–58.50	58.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	76.00	76.00
1	—	496	85.00	85.00
1	—	358	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	93.00–128.00	110.41
1	—	1,018	110.00	110.00
1	—	468	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	63.00–69.00	65.94
2	—	516	65.00–80.00	72.65
2	—	435	61.00–88.00	74.34
2	—	393	49.00	49.00
1	—	840	69.00	69.00
1	—	304	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	66.00–92.00	78.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	64.00	64.00

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.