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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 68▲ 9 vs year ago 87 · +10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 81▲ 16 vs year ago 96 · +16.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

77 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 66▼ 3 vs year ago 80 · −3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goat price unit to 'Per Head". Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.11/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$123.11

14 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$21.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	126.13	550	12thin
Medium and Large 2	480	105.00	504	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.13/cwt here — about $46 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

123.11

—

MD average1 barns · 16 hd

119.48

+3.63

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	1,482	89.21	1,322	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,691	63.08	1,067	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	61.33	785	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	50.40	583	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,301	84.02	1,093	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	79.00	1,011	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	94.82	1,161	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,134	94.04	1,066	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	88.48/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	94	59.01/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	100	23.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	73	8.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	99	73.75/cwt	2

Every lot

49 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	282	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	119.04/cwt	102.50–151.00	444	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	130.49/cwt	122.50–137.00	616	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	661	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	120.99/cwt	118.00–130.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	116.84/cwt	112.50–123.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	131.57/cwt	104.00–145.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	132.18/cwt	114.00–141.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	734	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	981	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	271	95.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	258	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	338	94.21/cwt	92.50–96.00	318	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	626	83.99/cwt	82.00–86.00	526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,134	94.04/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,066	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	94.82/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,161	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	86.00/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	93.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,495	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	398	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	51.01/cwt	48.00–54.00	579	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	65.91/cwt	64.00–70.00	774	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	58.27/cwt	52.00–60.00	787	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,468	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,136	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	61.50/cwt	57.50–65.00	1,051	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,301	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,093	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	51	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	10	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	43.33/cwt	40.00–47.50	37	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	59.94/cwt	57.50–62.50	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	85.95/cwt	77.50–95.00	82	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	74.68/cwt	60.00–85.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	95.00/cwt	92.50–97.50	100	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	102	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	124	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	167	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	128	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	99	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 68Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 81Year ago 96

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 66Year ago 80

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goat price unit to 'Per Head". Feeder pig weights corrected.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,301	82.00–86.00	84.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,134	91.00–97.00	94.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,709	57.50–65.00	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,468	56.50	56.50
1	—	994	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,135	48.00–54.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,350	52.00–60.00	58.27
6	—	1,175	64.00–70.00	65.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,224	86.00–101.00	94.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	81.00–91.00	86.00
5	—	1,606	90.00–95.00	93.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	122.50–137.00	130.49
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
3	—	373	102.50–151.00	119.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	97.50	97.50
1	—	282	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	112.50	112.50
4	—	352	118.00–130.00	120.99
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
3	—	460	112.50–123.00	116.84
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
1	—	604	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	271	90.00–100.00	95.37
2	—	626	82.00–86.00	83.99
2	—	338	92.50–96.00	94.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	114.00–141.00	132.18
2	—	880	109.00–114.00	111.48
3	—	393	104.00–145.00	131.57
1	—	572	107.50	107.50
1	—	734	104.00	104.00
1	—	538	125.00	125.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	1.00	1.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	60.00–85.00	74.68
3	—	85	40.00–47.50	43.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	77.50–95.00	85.95
3	—	105	92.50–97.50	95.00
3	—	111	90.00–95.00	91.65
2	—	86	57.50–62.50	59.94
1	—	128	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	30.00	30.00
1	—	104	17.00	17.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	13.00	13.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	100.00	100.00

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.