Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2020-02-05

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Feb 5
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 120▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 133▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
67 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 74▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $88.35/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$88.35
6 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.39
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 160188.355316thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
88.35
—
MD average1 barns · 13 hd
98.74
−10.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,78177.771,3854thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52560.489227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39857.6280611
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09244.0948112
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,43464.509252thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300114.201,4855thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,39252.507311thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,390118.001,6402thin
SteersSelectAverage1,104102.001,1261thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110182.61/cwt19
BullsNumber 29749.38/cwt4
BullsNumber 38928.55/cwt3
BullsUtility896.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1106130.00/cwt1

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 11,076101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 11,150106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 137681.00/cwt81.00–81.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 153489.00/cwt89.00–89.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 156992.04/cwt85.00–99.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 168681.00/cwt81.00–81.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 187095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 225669.00/cwt69.00–69.001771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1346119.00/cwt119.00–119.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 239278.00/cwt78.00–78.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 160682.00/cwt82.00–82.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 177481.00/cwt81.00–81.006271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348856.00/cwt56.00–56.002731
Dairy Steers—Large 387852.00/cwt52.00–52.004571
Dairy Steers—Large 31,11672.00/cwt72.00–72.008041
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,104102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1261
Steers—Choice1,390118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6402
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,300114.20/cwt113.00–115.501,4855
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,39252.50/cwt52.50–52.507311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75582.69/cwt78.00–89.001,4513
Bulls——1,86063.00/cwt63.00–63.001,1721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86336.55/cwt34.00–41.003154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20647.86/cwt44.00–51.505778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37761.41/cwt61.00–63.008464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41055.46/cwt49.50–57.007827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52058.88/cwt55.00–61.008955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53664.49/cwt64.00–65.009912
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,23474.00/cwt74.00–74.009131
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,63455.00/cwt55.00–55.008991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1992762.22/cwt750.00–775.007,5612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,058655.86/cwt600.00–750.006,9394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,112700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,134535.00/cwt535.00–535.006,0671
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106130.00/cwt130.00–130.001381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey661.00/cwt1.00–1.0011
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred8030.00/cwt30.00–30.00241
Bulls—Number 18350.98/cwt45.00–55.00423
Bulls—Number 28847.50/cwt47.50–47.50421
Bulls—Number 39327.82/cwt17.50–37.50262
Bulls—Number 19685.29/cwt55.00–100.00826
Bulls—Number 29845.00/cwt45.00–45.00441
Bulls—Utility989.00/cwt9.00–9.0091
Bulls—Number 210052.50/cwt47.50–57.50532
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross10295.00/cwt95.00–95.00971
Bulls—Utility10210.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 110397.48/cwt95.00–100.001003
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred10682.50/cwt82.50–82.50871
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001541
Bulls—Number 111282.50/cwt82.50–82.50921
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross12085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred12045.00/cwt45.00–45.00541
Bulls—Number 112282.50/cwt82.50–82.501011
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers—MediumCrossbred882450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,9691

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.