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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 22

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Jan 15Jan 22Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 62▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 128▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

74 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 85▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 23▲ 4 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 $102.74/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$102.74

31 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	106.81	551	26
Medium and Large 2	361	81.60	294	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $257 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

102.74

—

MD average1 barns · 38 hd

97.43

+5.31

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	1,560	70.49	1,099	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	59.22	1,004	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	51.91	678	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	43.36	497	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	91.23	1,253	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,259	110.44	1,390	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	120.61	1,834	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	116.06	1,562	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,161	109.24	1,268	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	66.57/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	101	44.96/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	83	16.54/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	4.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	105	73.63/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	2.00/cwt	1

Every lot

77 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	341	112.42/cwt	102.00–115.00	383	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	146	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	120	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	192	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	163	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	226	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	262	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	109.00/cwt	103.00–115.00	283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	110.70/cwt	104.00–117.50	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	114.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	114.21/cwt	113.00–116.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	100.54/cwt	92.00–114.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	97.04/cwt	95.00–99.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	226	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	172	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	408	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	80.43/cwt	61.00–101.00	338	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	684	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	804	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	691	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	538	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	301	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,056	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	602	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,161	109.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,268	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,346	116.06/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,562	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,521	120.61/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,834	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,259	110.44/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,390	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	70.68/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,071	10
Bulls	—	—	1,691	60.30/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	39.30/cwt	39.00–40.00	352	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	43.50/cwt	42.00–46.00	534	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	48.98/cwt	48.50–49.50	608	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	51.91/cwt	49.00–55.00	678	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	61.88/cwt	60.50–63.50	978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,771	57.44/cwt	53.50–60.00	1,017	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,373	91.23/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,253	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	760.63/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,025	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	96	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	104	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	118	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	201	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	62	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	139	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	16.54/cwt	13.00–20.00	14	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	42.95/cwt	37.50–47.50	37	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	49.03/cwt	40.00–57.50	46	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	43.33/cwt	35.00–55.00	42	3
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	98	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	74.93/cwt	67.50–82.50	78	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	52.36/cwt	45.00–60.00	54	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	81	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	132	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	66	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	1,196	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,475	1
Springer Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	1,232	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,700	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 62Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

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)	5	—	1,055	725.00–800.00	760.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	88.00	88.00
1	—	338	74.00	74.00
1	—	686	79.00	79.00
1	—	146	82.00	82.00
1	—	192	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	113.00–116.00	114.21
2	—	417	104.00–117.50	110.70
2	—	675	95.00–99.00	97.04
3	—	563	92.00–114.00	100.54
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
1	—	226	116.00	116.00
2	—	326	110.00–111.00	110.53
1	—	996	78.00	78.00
2	—	260	103.00–115.00	109.00
4	—	455	110.00–119.00	114.46
2	—	610	100.00–107.00	103.44
1	—	754	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	96.00	96.00
2	—	420	61.00–101.00	80.43
1	—	226	76.00	76.00
1	—	672	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	91.00–92.00	91.49
1	—	804	86.00	86.00
3	—	625	87.00	87.00
2	—	314	120.00–140.00	130.00
2	—	420	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	524	126.00	126.00
2	—	684	84.00–89.00	86.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	88.00	88.00
1	—	972	87.00	87.00
5	—	341	102.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	467	117.00	117.00
1	—	632	125.00	125.00
2	—	500	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,056	57.00	57.00
1	—	538	56.00	56.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	568	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,232	625.00	625.00

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)	1	—	700	270.00	270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,196	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,515	67.00–76.00	70.68
2	—	1,691	59.00–62.00	60.30
1	—	1,742	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,306	49.00–55.00	51.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,581	60.50–63.50	61.88
3	—	1,771	53.50–60.00	57.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,242	48.50–49.50	48.98
3	—	895	39.00–40.00	39.30
7	—	1,227	42.00–46.00	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,161	107.00–111.00	109.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	114.00–119.00	116.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,521	119.50–121.50	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	90.00–93.50	91.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,259	108.00–113.00	110.44

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	7.00	7.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	80.00	80.00
1	—	120	67.50	67.50
1	—	74	30.00	30.00
2	—	93	40.00–57.50	49.03
7	—	104	67.50–82.50	74.93
5	—	85	37.50–47.50	42.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	13.00–20.00	16.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	62	1.00	1.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	35.00–55.00	43.33
2	—	104	45.00–60.00	52.36
1	—	132	50.00	50.00
1	—	82	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	2.00	2.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	170.00	170.00
1	—	98	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	15.00	15.00
1	—	98	12.00	12.00

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.