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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 4

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 145▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 147▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

80 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 83▲ 80 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 $94.62/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$94.62

36 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$33.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	98.31	493	32
Medium and Large 2	419	65.13	273	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $221 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 sale36 hd

94.62

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

91.57

+3.06

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	1,647	68.28	1,125	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	52.52	822	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	52.14	741	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	41.44	459	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	73.00	1,035	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,490	60.33	899	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	113.66	1,508	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	116.89	1,840	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	114.58	1,564	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	95.00	1,330	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	69.96/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	101	48.95/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	86	16.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	76	6.01/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	81	58.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	92	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

81 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	244	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	239	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	107.08/cwt	103.00–111.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	116.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	779	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	103.00/cwt	97.00–105.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	976	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	98.57/cwt	85.00–112.00	967	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	148	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	78	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	158	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	142	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	234	81.42/cwt	80.00–83.00	191	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	285	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	92.80/cwt	85.00–100.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	430	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	90.90/cwt	75.00–107.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	100.22/cwt	85.00–106.00	526	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	105.44/cwt	96.00–111.50	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	228	84.69/cwt	79.00–90.00	193	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	192	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	93.00/cwt	76.00–107.00	302	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	106.78/cwt	97.00–110.00	381	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	77.12/cwt	69.00–85.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	98.04/cwt	89.00–101.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	762	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	554	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	377	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	664	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	372	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,365	114.58/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,564	3
Steers	—	Select	1,400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,330	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	116.89/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,840	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	113.66/cwt	112.50–114.50	1,508	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	52.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	69.18/cwt	61.00–76.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	82.85/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,539	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	32.90/cwt	29.00–37.00	324	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	43.52/cwt	41.00–46.50	486	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	47.99/cwt	47.50–48.50	603	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	50.47/cwt	45.00–53.50	710	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	54.81/cwt	54.00–55.50	790	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	52.52/cwt	50.50–55.00	822	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,418	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,035	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,490	60.33/cwt	56.00–63.00	899	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,140	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,193	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,064	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	710.56/cwt	635.00–775.00	9,571	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	58	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	126	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	64	3.45/cwt	2.00–5.00	2	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	15.50/cwt	11.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	—	Utility	76	7.08/cwt	4.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	37.41/cwt	30.00–42.50	35	3
Bulls	—	Utility	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	52.42/cwt	45.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	73.37/cwt	72.50–75.00	76	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	60.13/cwt	50.00–65.00	63	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	117	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.50	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	61.04/cwt	52.50–70.00	75	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	124	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	174	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 80Last week 83Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	41.00–46.50	43.52
3	—	986	29.00–37.00	32.90
2	—	1,256	47.50–48.50	47.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,565	50.50–55.00	52.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	54.00–55.50	54.81
8	—	1,407	45.00–53.50	50.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	112.50–114.50	113.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	56.00–63.00	60.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	113.00–116.50	114.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,574	115.50–118.50	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	81.00–85.00	82.85
2	—	1,688	61.00–76.00	69.18
2	—	1,396	50.00–56.00	52.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,158	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,028	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,347	635.00–775.00	710.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	60.00	60.00
2	—	581	69.00–85.00	77.12
1	—	464	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	97.00–110.00	106.78
1	—	538	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,018	78.00	78.00
1	—	160	70.00	70.00
1	—	468	117.00	117.00
3	—	325	76.00–107.00	93.00
1	—	420	88.00	88.00
2	—	712	101.00	101.00
4	—	668	89.00–101.00	98.04
2	—	228	79.00–90.00	84.69
3	—	762	83.00–85.00	84.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	102.00	102.00
9	—	627	96.00–111.50	105.44
1	—	702	106.00	106.00
8	—	525	85.00–106.00	100.22
2	—	795	105.00	105.00
3	—	310	92.00	92.00
2	—	375	85.00–100.00	92.80
1	—	158	90.00	90.00
2	—	459	75.00–107.00	90.90
2	—	234	80.00–83.00	81.42
1	—	272	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	71.00	71.00
1	—	148	52.50	52.50
1	—	414	66.00	66.00
1	—	514	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	981	85.00–112.00	98.57
2	—	563	103.00–111.00	107.08
1	—	624	97.00	97.00
4	—	757	97.00–105.00	103.00
1	—	484	110.00	110.00
1	—	416	96.00	96.00
8	—	671	110.00–122.00	116.04
1	—	1,024	100.00	100.00
1	—	882	112.00	112.00
1	—	244	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	976	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	56.00	56.00
1	—	554	68.00	68.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	52.50–70.00	61.04
1	—	84	45.00	45.00
2	—	117	70.00–72.50	71.24
3	—	103	72.50–75.00	73.37
2	—	95	45.00–60.00	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	11.00–20.00	15.50
1	—	106	18.00	18.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	50.00–65.00	60.13
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
3	—	94	30.00–42.50	37.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	4.00–10.00	7.08
1	—	94	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	64	2.00–5.00	3.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	140.00	140.00
1	—	102	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00

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.