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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 1

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Dec 18Jan 1Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 104▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 29▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

63 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 101▲ 63 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 $95.02/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$95.02

16 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	95.69	450	15thin
Medium and Large 2	302	85.00	257	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $193 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 sale16 hd

95.02

—

MD average1 barns · 19 hd

98.57

−3.54

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	1,844	72.80	1,343	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	50.16	698	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,757	48.37	850	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	40.22	512	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	117.46	1,538	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,427	121.99	1,741	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,341	118.69	1,592	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,376	108.00	1,486	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	53.35/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 2	103	42.53/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	91	22.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	76	1.00/cwt	1

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	257	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	405	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	148	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	85	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	386	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	527	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	886	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	629	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	904	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,341	118.69/cwt	115.50–120.50	1,592	7
Steers	—	Select	1,376	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,486	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,427	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.75	1,741	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,309	117.46/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	69.06/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	2,076	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	43.97/cwt	40.00–49.00	549	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	35.54/cwt	30.00–38.00	463	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	46.92/cwt	45.00–51.50	633	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	55.02/cwt	53.00–57.50	801	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,757	48.37/cwt	47.50–49.50	850	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	76	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	81	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	50.11/cwt	45.00–57.50	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	38.84/cwt	30.00–47.50	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	48.77/cwt	47.50–50.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	56.59/cwt	50.00–60.00	64	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	57	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 Jan 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 63Last week 101Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	45.00	45.00
1	—	120	47.50	47.50
1	—	88	30.00	30.00
2	—	102	47.50–50.00	48.77
2	—	97	30.00–47.50	38.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	30.00	30.00
2	—	81	20.00	20.00
2	—	95	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	1.00	1.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	45.00–57.50	50.11
3	—	113	50.00–60.00	56.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	120.00–124.75	121.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	115.50–120.50	118.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,376	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,309	115.50–119.50	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	40.00–49.00	43.97
4	—	1,302	30.00–38.00	35.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,757	47.50–49.50	48.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	53.00–57.50	55.02
6	—	1,349	45.00–51.50	46.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,076	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,767	68.00–70.00	69.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	988	96.00	96.00
1	—	312	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,094	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.50	107.50
10	—	419	95.00–99.00	96.64
2	—	511	92.50–95.00	93.74
1	—	896	79.00	79.00
1	—	642	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	904	68.00	68.00
1	—	886	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	148	57.50	57.50
1	—	732	72.00	72.00
1	—	522	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	322	122.50	122.50

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.