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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 31

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 108▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 65▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

84 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 65▲ 84 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.13/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$103.13

23 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.57

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	115.00	620	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	99.83	557	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $64 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

103.13

—

MD average1 barns · 77 hd

74.56

+28.57

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	1,560	109.48	1,708	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,689	65.43	1,105	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	63.55	836	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,263	51.03	644	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	90.74	1,328	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	88.00	1,352	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	114.06	1,622	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,411	106.75	1,506	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	77.27/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	94	49.16/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	90	32.50/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	76	15.21/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	86	86.00/cwt	5

Every lot

70 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	384	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	73.25/cwt	62.50–84.00	255	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	86.86/cwt	81.00–91.00	318	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	86.35/cwt	75.00–98.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	87.10/cwt	80.00–94.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	77.55/cwt	74.00–81.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	244	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	256	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	348	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	337	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	456	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	106.26/cwt	86.00–117.00	619	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	108.16/cwt	98.00–118.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	704	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	754	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	796	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	444	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	482	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	323	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,124	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	910	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,191	78.34/cwt	75.00–85.00	933	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,411	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,506	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	114.06/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,622	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	109.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,708	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	51.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	611	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	58.62/cwt	56.00–60.50	722	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	68.09/cwt	63.00–76.00	842	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	60.37/cwt	57.50–62.00	827	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,418	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	482	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,436	43.15/cwt	39.00–45.50	620	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	70.54/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,105	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,776	61.78/cwt	59.50–64.50	1,097	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,463	90.74/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,328	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,536	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	904	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,044	93.50/cwt	74.00–108.00	976	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	109.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,358	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	804	642.57/cwt	550.00–735.00	5,166	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	904	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,164	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	68.75/cwt	57.50–80.00	56	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	86	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	56	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	25	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	17.08/cwt	11.00–20.00	12	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	77	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	25	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	33.77/cwt	32.50–35.00	28	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	176	1
Bulls	—	Utility	87	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	45.83/cwt	42.50–50.00	40	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	51.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	49.72/cwt	40.00–65.00	47	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	30.50/cwt	25.00–35.00	29	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	62.07/cwt	60.00–67.50	64	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	52.45/cwt	47.50–57.50	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	108	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	66.25/cwt	65.00–67.50	73	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	122	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	171	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 108Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 84Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	611	74.00–81.00	77.55
4	—	366	81.00–91.00	86.86
2	—	570	80.00–94.00	87.10
2	—	460	75.00–98.00	86.35
2	—	348	62.50–84.00	73.25
1	—	820	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–115.00	107.43
1	—	864	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	528	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	82.00	82.00
1	—	668	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	97.00	97.00
1	—	482	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,124	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,191	75.00–85.00	78.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	86.00	86.00
1	—	754	92.00	92.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
2	—	622	98.00–118.00	108.16
8	—	583	86.00–117.00	106.26
1	—	244	105.00	105.00
1	—	348	92.50	92.50
1	—	392	86.00	86.00
1	—	400	52.00	52.00
1	—	456	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	448	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	608	117.00	117.00
1	—	796	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	105.00–115.00	109.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	63.00–76.00	68.09
10	—	1,370	57.50–62.00	60.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	65.00–75.50	70.54
7	—	1,776	59.50–64.50	61.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	34.00	34.00
3	—	1,436	39.00–45.50	43.15
5	—	1,232	56.00–60.50	58.62
7	—	1,188	50.00–53.00	51.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	108.00–119.00	114.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	105.00–108.00	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,536	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	88.00–93.00	90.74

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	49.00	49.00
5	—	103	60.00–67.50	62.07
3	—	91	50.00–55.00	51.65
2	—	110	65.00–67.50	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	72	11.00–20.00	17.08
2	—	87	15.00	15.00
1	—	68	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	25.00–35.00	30.50
2	—	83	32.50–35.00	33.77
2	—	77	32.50	32.50
1	—	108	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	40.00–65.00	49.72
3	—	88	42.50–50.00	45.83
2	—	103	47.50–57.50	52.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	140.00	140.00
1	—	70	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	57.50–80.00	68.75
1	—	90	27.50	27.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	804	550.00–735.00	642.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	904	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,238	105.00–115.00	109.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,044	74.00–108.00	93.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	904	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.