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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 11

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 20▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 56▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

76 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 93▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 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 $88.83/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$88.83

31 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	99.24	428	19thin
Medium and Large 2	367	72.35	266	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $162 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 sale31 hd

88.83

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

88.55

+0.28

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	1,538	63.72	980	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	47.07	779	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	45.72	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	38.31	435	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	65.64	1,054	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,346	58.54	788	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	115.97	1,624	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	106.50	1,310	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,143	85.61	979	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	115.00	1,589	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	115.00	1,656	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	90.85	1,193	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	67.40/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	101	44.68/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	98	25.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	75	6.53/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	79	71.73/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	94	21.00/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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	96	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	244	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	246	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	168	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	97	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	239	63.47/cwt	61.00–66.00	152	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	71.34/cwt	68.00–76.00	193	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	91.24/cwt	77.00–99.00	263	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	96.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	323	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	85.22/cwt	66.00–103.00	326	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	101.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	103.48/cwt	90.00–118.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	112.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	77.60/cwt	59.00–92.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	190	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	87	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	228	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	249	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	258	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	391	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	341	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	118.24/cwt	86.00–136.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	104.04/cwt	99.00–110.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	824	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	618	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	220	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	123	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	422	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	131	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	944	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	990	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,313	90.85/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,589	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,143	85.61/cwt	76.00–96.00	979	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,230	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,310	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,624	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	52.13/cwt	48.00–57.00	745	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	66.91/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	82.11/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,363	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	34.79/cwt	29.00–38.00	358	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	42.27/cwt	40.00–45.00	530	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	45.72/cwt	43.00–47.50	662	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	47.07/cwt	44.00–50.00	779	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,346	58.54/cwt	56.00–62.00	788	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	65.64/cwt	56.00–75.00	1,054	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	77	82.60/cwt	75.00–90.00	64	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	94	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	20	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	6.73/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	125	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	78	4.00/cwt	4.00–4.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	50.21/cwt	35.00–80.00	47	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	48.19/cwt	35.00–55.00	49	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	69.43/cwt	57.50–75.00	72	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	68	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	83	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	624	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,808	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	792	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,168	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	850	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,230	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 76Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 16Last 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
4	—	580	99.00–110.00	104.04
4	—	495	124.00	124.00
3	—	318	123.00	123.00
1	—	824	75.00	75.00
3	—	431	86.00–136.00	118.24
2	—	375	101.00	101.00
1	—	228	109.00	109.00
1	—	634	112.00	112.00
1	—	504	110.00	110.00
3	—	673	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	80.00	80.00
1	—	258	60.00	60.00
1	—	320	61.00	61.00
1	—	568	65.00	65.00
1	—	190	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	168	58.00	58.00
1	—	630	66.00	66.00
3	—	270	68.00–76.00	71.34
3	—	519	59.00–92.00	77.60
2	—	239	61.00–66.00	63.47
2	—	383	66.00–103.00	85.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	77.00–99.00	91.24
1	—	580	86.00	86.00
1	—	738	90.00	90.00
3	—	336	90.00–100.00	96.24
2	—	480	90.00–118.00	103.48
2	—	384	91.00–95.00	92.95
4	—	519	106.00–114.00	112.07
3	—	402	98.00–104.00	101.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	117.00	117.00
1	—	816	107.00	107.00
1	—	324	129.00	129.00
3	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	852	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00
1	—	244	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	48.00	48.00
1	—	664	65.00	65.00
1	—	514	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	56.00	56.00
1	—	944	69.00	69.00
1	—	422	31.00	31.00
1	—	990	72.00	72.00

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	1	—	624	450.00	450.00
—	Open	2	—	850	380.00	380.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	792	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	61.00–72.00	66.91
4	—	1,430	48.00–57.00	52.13
2	—	1,660	78.00–89.50	82.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,448	43.00–47.50	45.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	44.00–50.00	47.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,029	29.00–38.00	34.79
8	—	1,254	40.00–45.00	42.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,382	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	84.00–97.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	56.00–75.00	65.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,346	56.00–62.00	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	115.00–117.50	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	104.00–109.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	76.00–96.00	85.61

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	32.50	32.50
1	—	114	60.00	60.00
1	—	94	27.50	27.50
4	—	102	35.00–55.00	48.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	25.00	25.00
2	—	94	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	100.00	100.00
1	—	76	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	4.00	4.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	35.00–80.00	50.21
4	—	103	57.50–75.00	69.43
2	—	123	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	5.00–10.00	6.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	75.00–90.00	82.60
1	—	82	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	21.00	21.00

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.