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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Nov 20

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Nov 13Nov 20Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 136▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 119▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 61▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

83 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 80▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 21 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 $90.76/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$90.76

33 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.32

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	391	91.48	357	17thin
Medium and Large 1	394	90.00	354	16thin

One grade step is worth $1.49/cwt here — about $3 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 sale33 hd

90.76

—

MD average1 barns · 73 hd

73.44

+17.32

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	1,646	70.57	1,161	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,696	56.51	958	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	51.59	870	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	50.07	659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	40.93	469	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	120.02	1,661	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	119.07	1,829	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,310	112.00	1,467	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,218	92.44	1,126	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	71.91/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	96	49.46/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	90	24.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	73	5.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	87	150.83/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

83 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	77.03/cwt	75.00–79.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	95.22/cwt	81.00–110.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	95.59/cwt	87.00–104.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	174	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	253	79.42/cwt	66.00–86.00	201	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	56.87/cwt	52.00–62.00	150	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	82.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	86.61/cwt	80.00–91.00	368	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	76.59/cwt	71.00–88.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	160	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	136	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	211	92.77/cwt	75.00–104.00	196	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	238	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	254	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	264	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	253	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	303	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	316	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	234	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	104.02/cwt	65.00–110.00	378	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	100.17/cwt	96.00–112.00	388	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	606	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	73.96/cwt	72.00–76.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	762	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	549	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	326	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	98	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	476	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,218	92.44/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,126	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,467	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,536	119.07/cwt	117.00–121.25	1,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,384	120.02/cwt	118.50–121.25	1,661	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	65.69/cwt	54.00–71.00	993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	80.32/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	272	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	42.72/cwt	40.00–45.50	514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	48.51/cwt	45.00–53.00	636	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	54.77/cwt	52.50–56.00	729	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,687	51.59/cwt	48.00–55.50	870	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,696	56.51/cwt	55.00–58.00	958	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,455	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	556.24/cwt	485.00–610.00	5,618	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,069	561.81/cwt	485.00–650.00	6,006	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	524.61/cwt	475.00–560.00	5,823	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,298	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,437	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	91	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	160	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Utility	84	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	38.71/cwt	37.50–40.00	33	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	59.96/cwt	40.00–80.00	56	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	51.21/cwt	47.50–55.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	56.19/cwt	50.00–62.50	57	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	173	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	76.49/cwt	70.00–80.00	80	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	71.68/cwt	67.50–77.50	80	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	2
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	500	360.00/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,800	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	610	543.69/cwt	470.00–615.00	3,317	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	666	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,166	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	986	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,656	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	1,032	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,966	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	1,213	703.03/cwt	525.00–875.00	8,528	2

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	71.00	71.00
2	—	723	72.00–76.00	73.96
1	—	264	96.00	96.00
3	—	211	75.00–104.00	92.77
1	—	606	72.00	72.00
2	—	434	95.00–97.00	96.01
1	—	312	97.00	97.00
4	—	387	96.00–112.00	100.17
1	—	160	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	238	40.00	40.00
3	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	762	72.00	72.00
1	—	316	74.00	74.00
1	—	254	59.00	59.00
10	—	363	65.00–110.00	104.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	64.00	64.00
2	—	263	52.00–62.00	56.87
3	—	464	71.00–88.00	76.59
1	—	180	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	66.00–86.00	79.42
1	—	698	90.00	90.00
1	—	558	86.00	86.00
1	—	174	85.00	85.00
2	—	396	111.00	111.00
2	—	314	80.00–86.00	82.89
4	—	425	80.00–91.00	86.61
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
1	—	744	71.00	71.00
1	—	812	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	103.00	103.00
1	—	642	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	97.00	97.00
2	—	720	81.00–110.00	95.22
2	—	774	87.00–104.00	95.59
1	—	846	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	726	63.00	63.00
1	—	578	79.00	79.00
2	—	529	75.00–79.00	77.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	30.00	30.00
1	—	476	28.00	28.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	165.00–170.00	167.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	25.00	25.00
1	—	94	20.00	20.00
1	—	102	26.00	26.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	70.00–80.00	76.49
9	—	94	40.00–80.00	59.96
3	—	111	67.50–77.50	71.68
1	—	76	32.50	32.50
2	—	85	37.50–40.00	38.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	32.50	32.50
2	—	97	47.50–55.00	51.21
2	—	101	50.00–62.50	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	2.00	2.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	100.00	100.00
2	—	91	175.00–177.50	176.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	500	330.00–390.00	360.00
—	Open	2	—	400	290.00	290.00
—	Open	2	—	610	470.00–615.00	543.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	582	150.00	150.00
—	Open	1	—	666	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,032	675.00	675.00
—	Open	1	—	986	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	1,213	525.00–875.00	703.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	450.00	450.00

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)	5	—	1,069	485.00–650.00	561.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,010	485.00–610.00	556.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,110	475.00–560.00	524.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,298	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	88.00–99.00	92.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,536	117.00–121.25	119.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	118.50–121.25	120.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,696	55.00–58.00	56.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	32.00	32.00
5	—	1,204	40.00–45.50	42.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,687	48.00–55.50	51.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	45.00–53.00	48.51
3	—	1,331	52.50–56.00	54.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	76.00–84.00	80.32
4	—	1,512	54.00–71.00	65.69

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.