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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Feb 19

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Feb 12Feb 19Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 115▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

60 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 59▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 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 $112.23/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$112.23

15 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.46

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	116.37	853	10thin
Medium and Large 2	336	103.96	349	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $505 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 sale15 hd

112.23

—

MD average1 barns · 37 hd

81.78

+30.46

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,769	69.02	1,221	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	59.35	796	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	57.85	846	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	49.60	596	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,246	92.32	1,150	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	81.00	1,103	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	117.50	1,565	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	111.48	1,502	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	120.00	1,541	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,261	109.49	1,381	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	81.47/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	103	64.18/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	80	15.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	81	10.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	80	117.50/cwt	1

Every lot

62 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 2	264	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,128	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	184	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	291	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	213	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.00	178	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	133.54/cwt	127.50–142.50	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	81.50/cwt	74.00–89.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	656	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	367	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	914	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	622	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	996	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,242	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,261	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,381	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,284	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,332	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,565	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,347	111.48/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,502	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	46.87/cwt	40.00–54.00	549	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	55.07/cwt	54.00–56.00	695	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	61.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	811	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	57.52/cwt	52.00–60.00	783	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	57.85/cwt	56.00–61.00	846	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,769	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,221	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,246	92.32/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,150	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,362	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,103	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	94	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	66	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Utility	80	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	72	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	71.09/cwt	50.00–87.50	68	3
Bulls	—	UtilityCrossbred	98	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	91.98/cwt	87.50–100.00	95	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	85	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	496	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,232	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	786	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,616	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	840	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,864	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	1,064	737.88/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,851	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Springer Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	850	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,400	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	1,100	632.73/cwt	600.00–660.00	6,960	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	1,133	641.53/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,269	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year 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	—	96	75.00	75.00
2	—	113	75.00	75.00
1	—	82	35.00	35.00
2	—	106	60.00–65.00	62.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	1.00	1.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	22.00	22.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	88	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	90.00	90.00
4	—	103	87.50–100.00	91.98
1	—	84	45.00	45.00
3	—	96	50.00–87.50	71.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	8.00	8.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	117.50	117.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	744	100.00–107.00	103.50
1	—	424	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	184	90.00	90.00
2	—	333	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	80.00–87.00	83.65
1	—	374	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	578	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,062	74.00–89.00	81.50
1	—	1,282	99.00	99.00
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
1	—	568	140.00	140.00
5	—	492	127.50–142.50	133.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	264	89.00	89.00
2	—	467	116.00	116.00
1	—	372	113.00	113.00
1	—	308	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.60
1	—	1,206	105.00	105.00
1	—	492	135.00	135.00
1	—	404	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,044	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
1	—	996	68.00	68.00
1	—	914	68.00	68.00
1	—	656	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,242	72.00	72.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	1,064	725.00–750.00	737.88
—	Open	1	—	646	270.00	270.00
—	Open	1	—	786	460.00	460.00
—	Open	1	—	840	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	496	450.00	450.00

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	—	850	400.00	400.00

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	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	600.00–660.00	632.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,133	600.00–660.00	641.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	52.00–60.00	57.52
6	—	1,313	60.00–65.00	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,462	56.00–61.00	57.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	40.00–54.00	46.87
3	—	1,262	54.00–56.00	55.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,769	68.00–70.00	69.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	107.00–115.00	111.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,284	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,261	109.00–110.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,362	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,246	92.00–93.00	92.32

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.