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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 24

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 43▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 9▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

65 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 62▲ 65 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 2.00-4.00 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 $100.68/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$100.68

23 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	103.42	517	20
Medium and Large 2	447	82.41	368	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $149 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 sale23 hd

100.68

—

MD average1 barns · 29 hd

98.74

+1.94

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	1,452	90.44	1,313	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	68.06	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	63.53	853	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	52.77	668	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,678	97.00	1,628	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	77.93	1,172	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,308	71.98	941	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	104.72	1,377	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,186	99.00	1,174	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	106.50	1,476	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,252	96.51	1,208	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	92	68.94/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	99	68.53/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	84	20.95/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	89	14.93/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	76	30.00/cwt	1

Every lot

58 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	114.13/cwt	108.00–125.00	542	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	298	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	115.52/cwt	102.50–127.50	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	117.40/cwt	107.50–130.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	104.05/cwt	90.00–116.00	447	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	101.79/cwt	92.50–107.50	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	81.11/cwt	77.50–85.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	99.14/cwt	90.00–105.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	232	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	174	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	130.60/cwt	122.50–139.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	83.26/cwt	82.50–84.00	391	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	898	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	976	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	234	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	111	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	450	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,252	96.51/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,208	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,386	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,186	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,174	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	104.72/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,377	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	87.37/cwt	68.00–113.00	1,233	9
Bulls	—	—	1,638	104.24/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,707	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	52.77/cwt	52.00–53.50	668	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	60.67/cwt	55.50–64.50	811	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	68.29/cwt	67.50–70.00	923	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,147	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,308	71.98/cwt	71.00–73.00	941	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,504	77.93/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,172	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,678	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,628	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	18.85/cwt	15.00–22.50	14	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Crossbred	86	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	55.03/cwt	52.50–57.50	48	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	64.65/cwt	57.50–75.00	60	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	45.21/cwt	40.00–50.00	42	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	23.04/cwt	21.00–25.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Utility	94	17.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	81.62/cwt	77.50–85.00	84	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	116	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	64	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	118	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	80	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	82	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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