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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 123▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 97▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

85 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 4▲ 23 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 $93.81/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$93.81

14 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$271

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.01

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	286	100.00	286	1thin
Medium and Large 1	597	93.34	557	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale14 hd

93.81

—

MD average1 barns · 59 hd

70.81

+23.01

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	1,548	71.45	1,106	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	51.31	787	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	48.93	695	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	40.70	442	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	50.00	655	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	118.72	1,605	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,228	109.12	1,340	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	103.52	1,175	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	118.00	1,584	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,638	108.13	1,771	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,312	90.03	1,181	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	76.83/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	104	48.45/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	91	19.17/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	137.11/cwt	6

Every lot

71 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	124.35/cwt	101.00–129.00	473	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	618	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	296	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	84.53/cwt	79.00–90.00	637	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	248	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	255	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	286	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	286	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	401	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	95.30/cwt	87.00–101.00	625	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	702	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	555	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	358	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	172	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	722	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,312	90.03/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,181	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,342	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,584	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,638	108.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,135	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,175	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,228	109.12/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,340	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,352	118.72/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,605	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,511	69.36/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,048	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,485	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	36.71/cwt	35.00–38.00	381	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	42.69/cwt	40.00–45.00	474	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,244	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	678	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	48.93/cwt	44.00–52.00	695	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	50.25/cwt	47.50–53.00	820	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	154	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	179	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	59.38/cwt	32.50–150.00	49	5
Bulls	—	Utility	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	35	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	59.07/cwt	52.50–67.50	56	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	88.94/cwt	60.00–175.00	92	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	52.05/cwt	30.00–67.50	55	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	80.83/cwt	75.00–85.00	89	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	128	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	134	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	67	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	904	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,814	1
Bulls	—	N/A	1,056	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	686	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	742	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,526	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	960	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,184	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	1,044	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,412	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Medium	1,182	646.83/cwt	475.00–775.00	7,646	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	955	716.36/cwt	575.00–825.00	6,841	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	1,190	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,223	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	621	472.92/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,937	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 23Last week 4Year 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	—	1,111	40.00–45.00	42.69
3	—	1,037	35.00–38.00	36.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,244	54.50	54.50
3	—	1,631	47.50–53.00	50.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	44.00–52.00	48.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,342	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	85.00–94.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	105.00–115.00	108.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	106.00–111.00	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	116.00–120.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	103.00–104.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	62.00–74.00	69.36
1	—	1,768	84.00	84.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	175.00	175.00
1	—	104	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	30.00–67.50	52.05
1	—	112	45.00	45.00
1	—	94	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	134	50.00	50.00
4	—	95	52.50–67.50	59.07
1	—	76	27.50	27.50
1	—	128	60.00	60.00
7	—	104	60.00–175.00	88.94
3	—	110	75.00–85.00	80.83
5	—	82	32.50–150.00	59.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	17.00	17.00
1	—	74	13.00	13.00
1	—	96	27.50	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	78	5.00	5.00
1	—	88	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	162.50	162.50
1	—	104	165.00	165.00
2	—	95	160.00–165.00	162.58
1	—	78	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,056	65.00	65.00
—	N/A	1	—	904	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	960	540.00	540.00
—	Open	2	—	1,044	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	742	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,182	475.00–775.00	646.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,190	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	955	575.00–825.00	716.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	621	460.00–485.00	472.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	60.00	60.00
1	—	614	77.00	77.00
1	—	296	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	652	95.00	95.00
1	—	648	94.00	94.00
1	—	528	92.00	92.00
2	—	754	79.00–90.00	84.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	87.00–101.00	95.30
1	—	248	103.00	103.00
1	—	544	91.00	91.00
1	—	702	79.00	79.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	456	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	728	65.00	65.00
1	—	678	69.00	69.00
1	—	782	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	101.00–129.00	124.35
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
3	—	515	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	722	70.00	70.00
1	—	358	48.00	48.00
1	—	800	68.00	68.00

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.