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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Oct 23

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 61▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 14▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

62 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 116▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

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 $88.61/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$88.61

43 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	91.54	479	35
Medium and Large 2	424	75.76	321	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about $158 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 sale43 hd

88.61

—

MD average1 barns · 46 hd

91.50

−2.90

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	1,708	65.39	1,117	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,796	53.00	952	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	48.38	634	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	36.52	437	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,281	73.33	939	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,518	56.09	851	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,176	84.00	988	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,573	99.60	1,567	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	69.00	973	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	59.49/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	99	33.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	77	13.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 3	76	8.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	157.50/cwt	2

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	163	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	298	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	269	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	99.92/cwt	84.00–130.00	340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	256	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	102.90/cwt	96.00–113.00	545	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,057	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	138	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	279	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	82.37/cwt	65.00–94.00	309	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	87.32/cwt	85.00–89.00	407	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	85.64/cwt	80.00–90.00	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	99.20/cwt	90.00–105.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	102.99/cwt	90.00–109.00	346	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	326	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	407	69.75/cwt	65.00–79.00	284	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	86.28/cwt	81.00–99.00	403	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	88.96/cwt	83.00–95.00	423	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	86.25/cwt	71.00–110.00	449	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	86.78/cwt	80.00–99.00	479	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	362	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	75.90/cwt	60.00–91.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	87.50/cwt	84.00–99.00	556	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	801	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	902	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	613	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,410	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	973	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,573	99.60/cwt	89.00–113.00	1,567	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,176	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	76.79/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	64.71/cwt	44.00–76.00	1,166	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	20.53/cwt	14.00–26.00	227	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	41.09/cwt	39.00–45.00	503	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	48.38/cwt	39.00–53.50	634	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,796	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,281	73.33/cwt	70.00–77.00	939	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,518	56.09/cwt	52.00–66.00	851	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	150	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	158	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	55.21/cwt	45.00–65.00	53	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	64.17/cwt	55.00–72.50	66	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	108	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	49	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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 62Last week 116Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	45.00	45.00
2	—	95	27.50	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	8.00	8.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	6.00	6.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	40.00	40.00
2	—	96	45.00–65.00	55.21
6	—	103	55.00–72.50	64.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	155.00	155.00
1	—	94	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,281	70.00–77.00	73.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	52.00–66.00	56.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	89.00–113.00	99.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,176	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	39.00–45.00	41.09
2	—	1,108	14.00–26.00	20.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	39.00–53.50	48.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,796	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	75.00–79.00	76.79
5	—	1,802	44.00–76.00	64.71
1	—	1,340	46.00	46.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	84.00–99.00	87.50
8	—	467	81.00–99.00	86.28
3	—	520	71.00–110.00	86.25
2	—	413	98.00	98.00
5	—	336	90.00–109.00	102.99
2	—	801	81.00	81.00
1	—	902	68.00	68.00
5	—	552	80.00–99.00	86.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	88.00	88.00
2	—	475	83.00–95.00	88.96
3	—	407	65.00–79.00	69.75
3	—	565	64.00	64.00
2	—	624	60.00–91.00	75.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	58.00–60.00	59.02
1	—	306	69.00	69.00
4	—	515	87.00	87.00
1	—	560	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	65.00–94.00	82.37
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	296	85.00	85.00
6	—	676	90.00–105.00	99.20
2	—	435	73.00	73.00
3	—	313	88.00–90.00	88.99
6	—	466	85.00–89.00	87.32
5	—	632	110.00	110.00
6	—	528	80.00–90.00	85.64
2	—	575	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	96.00–113.00	102.90
3	—	935	113.00	113.00
1	—	824	97.00	97.00
3	—	340	84.00–130.00	99.92
1	—	292	102.00	102.00
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
1	—	736	115.00	115.00
4	—	625	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	67.00	67.00
1	—	332	81.00	81.00
1	—	250	65.00	65.00
1	—	720	77.00	77.00
1	—	624	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	60.00	60.00

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.