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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Nov 13

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 92▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 94▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

79 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 74▲ 79 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $88.34/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$88.34

34 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.42

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	95.43	470	25
Medium and Large 2	337	68.65	231	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $239 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 sale34 hd

88.34

—

MD average1 barns · 66 hd

67.92

+20.42

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	1,893	75.30	1,426	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	55.50	849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	50.49	831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	46.85	672	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	35.50	406	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,418	55.00	780	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,341	116.24	1,559	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,169	111.37	1,302	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	115.63	1,577	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,269	97.78	1,241	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	66.91/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	97	42.69/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	91	20.84/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	80	5.60/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	110.29/cwt	2

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	103.85/cwt	90.00–117.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	92.72/cwt	76.00–109.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	257	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	109.41/cwt	109.00–110.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,103	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	91.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	261	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	102.75/cwt	77.00–111.00	388	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	108.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	91.55/cwt	87.00–95.00	523	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	629	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	198	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	311	82.88/cwt	70.00–93.00	258	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	73.37/cwt	58.00–84.00	238	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	356	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	214	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	93.53/cwt	75.00–103.00	341	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	107.94/cwt	91.00–114.00	457	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	300	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	94.41/cwt	88.00–101.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	806	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	856	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	890	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	162	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	76	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	223	46.49/cwt	41.00–53.00	104	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	369	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	185	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,180	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,269	97.78/cwt	89.00–106.50	1,241	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,364	115.63/cwt	115.50–115.75	1,577	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,169	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,302	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,341	116.24/cwt	114.50–118.25	1,559	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	68.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	86.18/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,765	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	32.78/cwt	31.00–34.00	347	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	38.21/cwt	32.00–42.00	469	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	46.28/cwt	44.00–48.50	662	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	761	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	849	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	50.49/cwt	48.50–53.00	831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,418	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	780	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	87	110.29/cwt	85.00–135.00	96	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	68	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	17.01/cwt	15.00–21.00	15	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	47.82/cwt	35.00–55.00	45	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	44.49/cwt	32.50–55.00	42	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	106	61.67/cwt	57.50–65.00	65	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	61.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	70	3
Bulls	—	Utility	118	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	63	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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 94Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 79Last week 74Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,364	115.50–115.75	115.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,269	89.00–106.50	97.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,169	110.00–113.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	114.50–118.25	116.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,059	31.00–34.00	32.78
3	—	1,228	32.00–42.00	38.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	44.00–48.50	46.28
1	—	1,464	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,646	48.50–53.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	65.00–70.00	68.05
2	—	2,048	83.00–89.00	86.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	77.00–111.00	102.75
3	—	485	104.00–110.00	108.04
5	—	431	111.00–115.00	113.64
1	—	686	86.00	86.00
1	—	606	83.00	83.00
1	—	314	78.00	78.00
9	—	571	87.00–95.00	91.55
1	—	702	85.00	85.00
2	—	284	90.00–94.00	91.90
1	—	786	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	106.00	106.00
1	—	806	80.00	80.00
2	—	626	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,060	84.00	84.00
1	—	856	80.00	80.00
3	—	365	75.00–103.00	93.53
3	—	311	70.00–93.00	82.88
2	—	517	88.00–101.00	94.41
2	—	275	100.00	100.00
6	—	423	91.00–114.00	107.94
1	—	724	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	60.00	60.00
1	—	198	51.00	51.00
2	—	428	70.00	70.00
5	—	324	58.00–84.00	73.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	90.00–117.00	103.85
5	—	875	109.00–110.00	109.41
1	—	684	85.00	85.00
1	—	922	90.00	90.00
1	—	572	91.00	91.00
1	—	492	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,012	109.00	109.00
2	—	519	76.00–109.00	92.72
1	—	774	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	71.00	71.00
1	—	642	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	162	47.00	47.00
2	—	223	41.00–53.00	46.49
2	—	369	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,180	56.00	56.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	40.00	40.00
1	—	78	15.00	15.00
3	—	91	15.00–21.00	17.01
1	—	86	19.00	19.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	5.00	5.00
1	—	68	2.00	2.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	30.00	30.00
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
3	—	95	32.50–55.00	44.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	52.50	52.50
3	—	114	60.00–65.00	61.67
3	—	106	57.50–65.00	61.67
3	—	95	35.00–55.00	47.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	1.00	1.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	85.00–135.00	110.29

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.