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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Oct 30

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 166▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 112▲ 94 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

74 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 62▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $97.22/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$97.22

29 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$1.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.86

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	97.80	394	19thin
Medium and Large 1	453	96.13	435	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale29 hd

97.22

—

MD average1 barns · 49 hd

79.36

+17.86

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	—	Average	1,741	58.47	1,018	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	51.29	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	44.53	591	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	37.69	438	30
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,177	63.80	751	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,195	110.02	1,315	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	103.50	1,201	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,156	108.00	1,248	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	110	67.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 1	95	65.93/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	89	17.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	5.00/cwt	1

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	303	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	876	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,082	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,017	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	248	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	85.68/cwt	70.00–95.00	284	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	292	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	82.87/cwt	77.00–89.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	88.14/cwt	76.00–90.00	371	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	466	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	248	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	201	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	296	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	314	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	214	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	106.36/cwt	97.00–115.00	395	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	112.08/cwt	95.00–120.00	419	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	416	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	93.22/cwt	77.00–101.00	439	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	93.31/cwt	90.00–104.00	451	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	544	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	381	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	495	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	902	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	532	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,022	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,050	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	677	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,156	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,160	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,201	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,195	110.02/cwt	109.50–110.50	1,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	55.16/cwt	44.00–63.00	985	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	33.46/cwt	28.00–36.50	355	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	37.04/cwt	36.00–38.00	460	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	40.86/cwt	38.00–44.50	510	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	45.04/cwt	44.50–45.50	572	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	45.16/cwt	44.00–50.00	595	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	49.64/cwt	47.00–53.00	710	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	58.72/cwt	57.50–60.00	920	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,612	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,177	63.80/cwt	55.00–72.00	751	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,168	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,665	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,775	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	68	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	62.87/cwt	52.50–72.50	59	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Crossbred	102	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	85.02/cwt	82.50–87.50	88	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	61	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	88	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	1,378	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,819	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	616	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,170	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	738	341.95/cwt	310.00–375.00	2,524	4

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 166Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,378	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,140	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	738	310.00–375.00	341.95
—	Open	1	—	616	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	725	400.00	400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	70.00–95.00	85.68
1	—	776	60.00	60.00
1	—	248	88.00	88.00
2	—	374	77.00–89.00	82.87
1	—	278	81.00	81.00
3	—	455	88.00	88.00
1	—	586	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	83.00	83.00
2	—	475	89.00	89.00
8	—	421	76.00–90.00	88.14
1	—	344	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	86.00	86.00
2	—	371	97.00–115.00	106.36
2	—	428	96.00–100.00	98.00
5	—	483	90.00–104.00	93.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	101.00	101.00
1	—	544	70.00	70.00
1	—	248	81.00	81.00
7	—	374	95.00–120.00	112.08
1	—	582	85.00	85.00
1	—	296	86.00	86.00
3	—	471	77.00–101.00	93.22
1	—	314	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	632	83.00	83.00
1	—	876	81.00	81.00
1	—	404	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,082	94.00	94.00
1	—	564	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,130	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,022	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,050	64.50	64.50
1	—	902	59.00	59.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	52.50–72.50	62.87
1	—	86	40.00	40.00
2	—	103	82.50–87.50	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	18.00	18.00
1	—	102	19.00	19.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	57.50	57.50
1	—	114	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,156	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	44.50–45.50	45.04
14	—	1,249	38.00–44.50	40.86
14	—	1,060	28.00–36.50	33.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,317	44.00–50.00	45.16
2	—	1,242	36.00–38.00	37.04
1	—	1,612	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	47.00–53.00	49.64
2	—	1,566	57.50–60.00	58.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	109.50–110.50	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,518	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,786	44.00–63.00	55.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	55.00–72.00	63.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,168	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	525.00	525.00

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.