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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 28

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 83▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 101▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

88 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 84▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

15 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

No Trends available.

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 $104.94/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$104.94

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	108.35	624	39
Medium and Large 2	440	85.92	378	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $246 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 sale46 hd

104.94

—

MD average1 barns · 59 hd

96.63

+8.31

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	1,473	83.06	1,223	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	58.91	816	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	57.57	1,055	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	47.97	572	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	90.62	1,339	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,329	82.50	1,096	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,244	108.00	1,344	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	102.10	1,385	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	114.00	1,571	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	107.44	1,496	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	60.29/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	101	56.50/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	97	15.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	85	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	70.83/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	78	41.17/cwt	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	112.42/cwt	107.50–117.50	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	72.98/cwt	62.50–83.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,124	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	196	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	214	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	407	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	106.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	465	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	87.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	107.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	107.99/cwt	103.00–113.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	982	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	198	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	213	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	356	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	289	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	318	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	118.87/cwt	112.50–125.00	385	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	366	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	109.15/cwt	102.50–112.50	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	656	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	704	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	824	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	758	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	386	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,378	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,571	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,392	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,496	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,244	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,344	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	102.10/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,385	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,354	92.08/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	74.03/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,179	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	51.61/cwt	50.00–53.00	558	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	64.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	777	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	46.76/cwt	44.00–48.50	575	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	56.49/cwt	53.50–62.00	828	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,833	57.57/cwt	56.00–60.00	1,055	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,329	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,096	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,478	90.62/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,339	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	70	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	77	62.00/cwt	22.50–97.50	48	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	103	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Crossbred	82	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	36	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	118	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	59	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	40.88/cwt	37.50–45.00	35	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	52.49/cwt	50.00–60.00	50	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	56	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	104	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	59.99/cwt	52.50–65.00	64	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	60.81/cwt	57.50–65.00	67	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	31.26/cwt	30.00–32.50	35	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	188	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	65	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	1,012	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,578	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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