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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 27

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← May 20May 27Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 114▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 43▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

74 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 64▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goat price unit entries to Per Head and to add Last Reported receipts. 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 $141.44/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$141.44

17 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$49.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.24

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	144.34	701	16thin
Medium and Large 2	644	95.00	612	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $89 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 sale17 hd

141.44

—

MD average1 barns · 38 hd

106.20

+35.24

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	1,304	85.50	1,115	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	73.47	1,234	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	64.11	873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	58.89	1,001	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	50.25	602	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	89.00	1,355	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	84.00	1,213	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,518	65.00	987	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	117.35	1,726	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	107.99	1,261	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	119.67	1,836	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	113.39	1,676	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,182	106.17	1,255	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	98.68/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 2	96	63.02/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	86	31.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	85	106.25/cwt	4

Every lot

59 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	396	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	138.08/cwt	132.50–140.00	906	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	180	135.36/cwt	110.00–165.00	244	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	124.06/cwt	117.00–127.50	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	204	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	296	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	158.25/cwt	152.50–161.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	159.41/cwt	152.50–162.50	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	151.26/cwt	147.50–162.50	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	644	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	836	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	196	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	198	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	284	93.36/cwt	93.00–94.00	265	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	376	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	834	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,182	106.17/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,255	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	113.39/cwt	112.50–115.50	1,676	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,534	119.67/cwt	115.50–122.00	1,836	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,168	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,261	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,471	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,726	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,304	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,115	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	43.54/cwt	41.00–46.00	464	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	54.88/cwt	54.00–56.00	619	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	51.08/cwt	46.50–54.00	653	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	69.17/cwt	63.00–80.00	923	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	58.04/cwt	52.00–60.00	810	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,679	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,234	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	58.89/cwt	56.00–60.00	1,001	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,444	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,213	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,518	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	987	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,522	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,355	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	72	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	72	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	74	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	96	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	82	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	49	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	60.21/cwt	50.00–70.00	57	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	154	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	96.87/cwt	90.00–112.50	99	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	73	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	74	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	90.83/cwt	87.50–97.50	105	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 74Last week 64Year ago 0

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goat price unit entries to Per Head and to add Last Reported receipts. Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	644	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	147.50–162.50	151.26
3	—	432	152.50–162.50	159.41
1	—	204	145.00	145.00
1	—	556	122.50	122.50
2	—	608	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	371	152.50–161.00	158.25
1	—	836	104.00	104.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	132.50–140.00	138.08
2	—	528	152.50	152.50
1	—	748	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	136.00	136.00
1	—	396	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	284	93.00–94.00	93.36
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
2	—	196	101.00	101.00
1	—	430	87.50	87.50
1	—	834	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
3	—	180	110.00–165.00	135.36
3	—	631	117.00–127.50	124.06
1	—	518	122.50	122.50
2	—	845	114.00	114.00
1	—	486	125.00	125.00
2	—	357	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	111.00	111.00
1	—	262	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	63.00–80.00	69.17
5	—	1,396	52.00–60.00	58.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	56.00–60.00	58.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	41.00–46.00	43.54
5	—	1,279	46.50–54.00	51.08
2	—	1,128	54.00–56.00	54.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,679	73.00–74.00	73.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,304	85.00–86.00	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	107.00–109.00	107.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,471	116.00–120.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	112.50–115.50	113.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	115.50–122.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,182	105.00–107.00	106.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,518	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,444	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,522	89.00	89.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	102	90.00–112.50	96.87
3	—	116	87.50–97.50	90.83
1	—	88	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	70.00	70.00
1	—	114	65.00	65.00
1	—	78	62.50	62.50
3	—	94	50.00–70.00	60.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	22.50	22.50
1	—	102	30.00	30.00
1	—	72	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	100.00	100.00
1	—	82	90.00	90.00
1	—	96	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	150.00	150.00

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.