Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2020-07-01

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 126▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 29▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
66 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 58▲ 66 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 units to (Per Head); Replacement Cattle price units to (Per Family) and (Per Head). Feeder pigs weight corrected.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.97/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$106.97
22 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$197
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2318108.773466thin
Medium and Large 1510106.2954216thin
One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale22 hd
106.97
—
MD average1 barns · 23 hd
104.93
+2.04
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—High1,85696.921,7986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,44762.5590512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74361.701,0754thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20346.465598thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,20780.659734thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19895.70/cwt11
BullsNumber 210173.50/cwt5
BullsNumber 310460.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 38660.00/cwt1

Every lot

60 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340107.50/cwt107.50–107.503661
Steers—Medium and Large 2413103.77/cwt95.00–112.504292
Steers—Medium and Large 249295.00/cwt95.00–95.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1524122.50/cwt122.50–122.506421
Steers—Medium and Large 1756122.50/cwt122.50–122.509261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2124131.37/cwt130.00–132.501632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2162135.00/cwt135.00–135.002191
Heifers—Medium and Large 225885.00/cwt85.00–85.002191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308115.00/cwt115.00–115.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394114.51/cwt112.50–115.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409110.87/cwt107.50–112.504533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586102.50/cwt102.50–102.506011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612102.50/cwt102.50–102.506272
Heifers—Medium and Large 261984.95/cwt82.50–87.505262
Heifers—Medium and Large 192286.00/cwt86.00–86.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 199677.00/cwt77.00–77.007671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462127.50/cwt127.50–127.505893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540111.25/cwt105.00–117.506012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575121.20/cwt117.50–125.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620117.50/cwt117.50–117.507291
Bulls—Medium and Large 171489.00/cwt89.00–89.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1812100.00/cwt100.00–100.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1866102.00/cwt102.00–102.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 290087.00/cwt87.00–87.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,036106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331290.00/cwt90.00–90.002811
Dairy Steers—Large 3400102.50/cwt102.50–102.504101
Dairy Steers—Large 366497.50/cwt97.50–97.506471
Dairy Steers—Large 375497.50/cwt97.50–97.507351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,766102.70/cwt96.00–109.001,8143
Bulls——1,94591.14/cwt88.00–94.001,7733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89736.38/cwt30.00–43.003263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33855.53/cwt55.00–56.007432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41950.50/cwt45.00–54.507173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42170.88/cwt66.00–75.001,0074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45959.66/cwt58.00–61.008706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46054.55/cwt54.00–55.007962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73960.27/cwt57.00–63.001,0483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75466.00/cwt66.00–66.001,1581
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,20780.65/cwt78.00–86.009734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1840485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,0741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,120650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,185740.81/cwt575.00–825.008,7793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,364900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,2761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,464900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,1761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,5001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,0001
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Crossbred8660.00/cwt60.00–60.00521
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 18575.18/cwt70.00–80.00642
Bulls—Number 19178.27/cwt70.00–85.00713
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92210.00/cwt210.00–210.001931
Bulls—Number 29875.00/cwt75.00–75.00741
Bulls—Number 210273.13/cwt67.50–82.50754
Bulls—Number 110392.52/cwt87.50–100.00953
Bulls—Number 310460.00/cwt60.00–60.00621
Bulls—Number 111085.00/cwt85.00–85.00941
Bulls—Number 112495.00/cwt95.00–95.001181

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.