Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2020-03-04

Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Mar 4

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Feb 19Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 79▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 23▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

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

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

45 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

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 $103.29/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$103.29

24 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$4.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	105.81	458	11thin
Medium and Large 1	627	101.16	635	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale24 hd

103.29

—

MD average1 barns · 34 hd

101.92

+1.37

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	1,614	69.89	1,128	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,712	66.00	1,130	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	58.39	954	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	55.02	751	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	48.75	531	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	78.25	1,114	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,446	109.64	1,585	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,319	95.85	1,264	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	89.01	948	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	101.63	1,488	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	90.15	1,262	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	94.84/cwt	5

Every lot

57 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	323	95.15/cwt	72.50–120.00	307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	124.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	112.66/cwt	107.50–117.50	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	117.01/cwt	67.50–127.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	93.04/cwt	87.00–99.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	98.72/cwt	88.00–105.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	128.05/cwt	110.00–140.00	350	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	128.52/cwt	120.00–137.50	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	113.69/cwt	107.50–120.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	103.66/cwt	92.50–127.50	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	654	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	142	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	84	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	216	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	379	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	284	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	706	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,400	90.15/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,262	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,464	101.63/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,488	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,065	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	948	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,319	95.85/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,264	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,446	109.64/cwt	108.50–111.00	1,585	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.00	767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	68.30/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	89.35/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	48.75/cwt	46.00–51.00	531	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	55.02/cwt	53.00–56.00	751	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	58.39/cwt	55.50–62.00	954	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,712	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,424	78.25/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,114	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,906	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	796	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,383	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	840	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,954	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	668.95/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,847	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,980	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	128	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	79.06/cwt	70.00–92.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	100	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	92	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 79Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	135.00	135.00
2	—	406	120.00	120.00
1	—	536	132.00	132.00
1	—	666	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
3	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.92
1	—	608	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	119.00	119.00
2	—	323	72.50–120.00	95.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	120.00–137.50	128.52
2	—	485	107.50–120.00	113.69
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
3	—	533	92.50–127.50	103.66
1	—	350	117.50	117.50
1	—	808	81.00	81.00
3	—	273	110.00–140.00	128.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	142	59.00	59.00
1	—	706	81.00	81.00
2	—	379	75.00	75.00
1	—	216	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	796	89.00	89.00
1	—	452	107.50	107.50
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
2	—	372	107.50–117.50	112.66
3	—	723	88.00–105.00	98.72
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
3	—	685	87.00–99.00	93.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	100.00	100.00
1	—	236	90.00	90.00
1	—	306	85.00	85.00
6	—	423	67.50–127.00	117.01
2	—	576	90.00–97.00	93.44

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	70.00–92.00	79.06
1	—	100	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	94.00–108.00	101.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	84.00–97.00	90.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	89.00–105.00	95.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	88.00–90.00	89.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,446	108.50–111.00	109.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,712	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	46.00–51.00	48.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	55.50–62.00	58.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,365	53.00–56.00	55.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	74.00–80.00	78.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,957	79.00–98.00	89.35
4	—	1,533	64.00–75.00	68.30
2	—	1,431	52.00–55.00	53.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	898	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	796	425.00	425.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,298	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,106	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	600.00–710.00	668.95

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.