Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2020-06-17

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jun 17
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 88▼ 34 vs year ago 87 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 102▲ 52 vs year ago 13 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
76 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 74▲ 2 vs year ago 74 · +2.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 3 · +1,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder dairy calves 210 to 270 lbs deleted. Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.83/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$116.83
14 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.99
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475128.936128thin
Medium and Large 2345100.703486thin
One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $265 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 sale14 hd
116.83
—
MD average1 barns · 90 hd
87.84
+28.99
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—High1,54884.831,3135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61663.791,03114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22861.0875024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17252.6361713
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41985.921,2192thin
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,34858.007821thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage67854.003661thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,483113.351,6812thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1110108.62/cwt27
BullsNumber 210683.09/cwt15
BullsNumber 39156.39/cwt10
BullsUtility7523.53/cwt10
HeifersNumber 18046.25/cwt2

Every lot

91 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2493108.34/cwt105.00–110.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 2528112.50/cwt112.50–112.505941
Steers—Medium and Large 1548135.00/cwt135.00–135.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 2563106.27/cwt105.00–107.505982
Steers—Medium and Large 261290.00/cwt90.00–90.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1672125.00/cwt125.00–125.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 271892.50/cwt92.50–92.506641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398115.00/cwt115.00–115.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405120.22/cwt115.00–122.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472110.00/cwt110.00–110.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504110.50/cwt110.50–110.505571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623108.72/cwt105.00–112.506772
Heifers—Medium and Large 267081.00/cwt81.00–81.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1764100.00/cwt100.00–100.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 276890.42/cwt84.00–97.006942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2168105.00/cwt105.00–105.001761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270103.86/cwt100.00–107.502802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310127.50/cwt127.50–127.503951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2344105.00/cwt105.00–105.003611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366134.96/cwt127.50–142.504942
Bulls—Medium and Large 246884.00/cwt84.00–84.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1494126.27/cwt122.50–130.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2552102.50/cwt102.50–102.505661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563131.99/cwt130.00–134.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1644117.50/cwt117.50–117.507571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 333482.50/cwt82.50–82.502761
Dairy Heifers—Large 377672.00/cwt72.00–72.005591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 315060.00/cwt60.00–60.00901
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,483113.35/cwt110.00–117.001,6812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18680.85/cwt80.00–82.009592
Bulls——1,22469.00/cwt69.00–69.008451
Bulls——2,07396.72/cwt92.00–103.002,0052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07246.80/cwt44.00–51.005025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15153.21/cwt50.00–55.006123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16654.63/cwt53.00–58.006378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22162.76/cwt60.00–65.0076612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28458.12/cwt57.00–60.007465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37468.95/cwt67.00–71.009474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43870.27/cwt68.00–72.501,0105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66762.76/cwt60.00–66.501,0465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77656.96/cwt54.00–59.001,0124
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select67854.00/cwt54.00–54.003661
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,34858.00/cwt58.00–58.007821
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,41985.92/cwt83.00–88.001,2192
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040103.31/cwt100.00–106.001,0746
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465947.95/cwt850.00–1,025.0013,8872
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 16040.00/cwt40.00–40.00241
Heifers—Number 110052.50/cwt52.50–52.50531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 160115.00/cwt115.00–115.00691
Bulls—UtilityJersey6213.69/cwt11.00–16.0084
Bulls—UtilityJersey7310.28/cwt2.00–18.0082
Bulls—Number 175105.00/cwt105.00–105.00791
Bulls—Number 37550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 38258.16/cwt50.00–67.50483
Bulls—Number 18490.00/cwt90.00–90.00761
Bulls—Utility8540.00/cwt32.50–52.50343
Bulls—Number 29175.57/cwt57.60–90.00695
Bulls—Number 193105.95/cwt95.00–120.00998
Bulls—Number 39356.61/cwt50.00–60.00533
Bulls—Number 210085.50/cwt72.50–97.50865
Bulls—Utility10040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
Bulls—Number 1101115.71/cwt112.50–122.501174
Bulls—Number 310256.52/cwt47.50–70.00583
Bulls—Number 211084.50/cwt72.50–95.00933
Bulls—Number 1111114.95/cwt107.50–122.501285
Bulls—Number 1120105.00/cwt100.00–110.001262
Bulls—Number 114075.00/cwt75.00–75.001051
Bulls—Number 1150130.00/cwt130.00–130.001951
Bulls—Number 2Jersey15393.73/cwt92.50–95.001432
Bulls—Number 1Jersey165102.50/cwt102.50–102.501691
Bulls—Number 1Jersey170107.50/cwt107.50–107.501831
Bulls—Number 1Jersey190112.50/cwt112.50–112.502141
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—N/A72983.00/cwt83.00–83.006051
Bulls—N/A1,19488.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0511
Bulls—N/A1,23277.00/cwt77.00–77.009491
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey872450.64/cwt385.00–575.003,9305
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved1,081693.24/cwt650.00–775.007,4944
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme1,3661,037.55/cwt1,025.00–1,050.0014,1732
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—ApprovedJersey378400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5121
Open Heifers—ApprovedJersey449532.91/cwt425.00–640.002,3934
Open Heifers—ApprovedJersey568625.00/cwt625.00–625.003,5501
Open Heifers—Medium652410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6731
Open Heifers—Approved94870.00/cwt70.00–70.006641
Open Heifers—Approved1,01079.00/cwt79.00–79.007981
Open Heifers—Approved1,16880.00/cwt80.00–80.009341
Open Heifers—Approved1,21260.00/cwt60.00–60.007271
Open Heifers—Approved1,34883.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1191
Open Heifers—Supreme1,4301,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0016,5881
Open Heifers—Approved1,44482.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1841
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows2 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows—Medium1,223682.02/cwt635.00–725.008,3412
Springer Cows—Approved1,266901.30/cwt860.00–950.0011,4102

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.