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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Feb 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 50▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 72▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 18▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

59 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 67▲ 59 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 $109.07/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$109.07

43 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	111.56	560	39
Medium and Large 2	413	84.75	350	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $210 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 sale43 hd

109.07

—

MD average1 barns · 53 hd

107.02

+2.05

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	1,982	80.00	1,586	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	55.36	704	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	55.00	897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	45.44	501	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	60.00	876	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	120.62	1,655	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	115.00	1,550	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	96.00	1,142	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	111.04	1,481	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	68.52/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	101	51.85/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	114	27.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	23.75/cwt	2

Every lot

70 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	291	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	143.69/cwt	142.50–146.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	882	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,069	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	236	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	264	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	113.08/cwt	109.00–117.50	484	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	116.94/cwt	113.00–118.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	106.62/cwt	93.00–110.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	108.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	111.70/cwt	100.00–117.50	517	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	125.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	110.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	731	89.69/cwt	84.00–95.00	656	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	322	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	201	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	444	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	255	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	527	69.34/cwt	68.00–72.00	365	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	680	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	483	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	770	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	547	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	956	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	641	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,334	111.04/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,481	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,190	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,142	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,348	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,550	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,372	120.62/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,655	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,982	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,586	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	44.98/cwt	40.00–50.50	488	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	61.84/cwt	60.00–64.50	754	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	629	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	54.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	694	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	55.00/cwt	53.00–57.00	897	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,439	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,102	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,643	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,024	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	967	951.72/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,203	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,095	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,006.48/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,323	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,132	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,754	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	1,037.64/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,898	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,450	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	78	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.50	34	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	41.29/cwt	40.00–42.50	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	58.94/cwt	52.50–62.50	56	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	56.07/cwt	47.50–75.00	58	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	88.16/cwt	80.00–100.00	93	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	114	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	82.26/cwt	60.00–99.00	95	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 59Last week 67Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	72.00	72.00
1	—	264	97.00	97.00
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
1	—	236	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	113.00–118.00	116.94
5	—	627	106.00–110.00	108.43
5	—	472	105.00–115.00	109.86
4	—	372	121.00	121.00
1	—	778	91.00	91.00
5	—	553	93.00–110.00	106.62
1	—	954	75.00	75.00
9	—	428	109.00–117.50	113.08
1	—	344	122.50	122.50
1	—	236	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	666	110.00	110.00
3	—	731	84.00–95.00	89.69
1	—	444	120.00	120.00
4	—	623	108.00–115.00	110.70
1	—	576	116.00	116.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
4	—	463	100.00–117.50	111.70
4	—	528	120.00–129.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	68.00–72.00	69.34
2	—	770	71.00	71.00
2	—	680	71.00	71.00
1	—	322	62.50	62.50
1	—	444	57.50	57.50
1	—	956	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	708	100.00	100.00
1	—	328	137.50	137.50
1	—	224	130.00	130.00
1	—	582	127.50	127.50
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,126	90.00–100.00	94.98
3	—	423	142.50–146.00	143.69
1	—	630	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	882	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,982	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,219	60.00–64.50	61.84
16	—	1,281	50.00–60.00	54.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,258	50.00	50.00
10	—	1,086	40.00–50.50	44.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	53.00–57.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	107.00–118.00	111.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,372	118.00–123.00	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,348	115.00	115.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	35.00	35.00
1	—	78	12.50	12.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	52.50–62.50	58.94
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
3	—	105	80.00–100.00	88.16
3	—	83	40.00–42.50	40.89
3	—	115	60.00–99.00	82.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	27.50	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	47.50–75.00	56.07
2	—	93	40.00–42.50	41.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,408	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,026	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,102	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,132	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,125	800.00–1,175.00	1,006.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,243	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,037.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	967	900.00–1,025.00	951.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	850.00	850.00

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.