Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2020-07-15

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 15
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 96▲ 9 vs year ago 43 · +20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 112▲ 13 vs year ago 9 · +144.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
84 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 77▲ 22 vs year ago 62 · +35.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goats price unit from 'Per CTW' to '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 $110.39/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$110.39
10 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.31
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422114.444828thin
Medium and Large 227694.202602thin
One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $222 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 sale10 hd
110.39
—
MD average1 barns · 11 hd
103.09
+7.31
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—Average1,60886.991,3994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63663.671,0424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36660.868318thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,22149.196008thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,23280.009861thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,12071.007951thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,30396.421,2564thin
SteersSelectAverage1,36584.751,1574thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110299.38/cwt13
BullsNumber 29874.44/cwt5
BullsNumber 39244.50/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28230.00/cwt1

Every lot

62 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 228295.00/cwt95.00–95.002681
Steers—Medium and Large 247882.50/cwt82.50–82.503941
Steers—Medium and Large 1829108.81/cwt100.00–113.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1938109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1964102.00/cwt102.00–102.009831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1187103.52/cwt97.50–110.001942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228155.00/cwt155.00–155.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 227694.20/cwt87.50–100.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298130.00/cwt130.00–130.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324117.50/cwt117.50–117.503811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476105.00/cwt105.00–105.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792101.00/cwt101.00–101.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880100.00/cwt100.00–100.008801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1232135.55/cwt125.00–145.003143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382115.00/cwt115.00–115.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1539125.51/cwt125.00–126.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672107.50/cwt107.50–107.507221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 312468.06/cwt62.50–75.00845
Dairy Steers—Large 316981.11/cwt80.00–85.001375
Dairy Steers—Large 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002752
Dairy Steers—Large 360885.00/cwt85.00–85.005171
Dairy Steers—Large 367282.00/cwt82.00–82.005511
Dairy Steers—Large 373879.00/cwt79.00–79.005831
Dairy Steers—Large 397284.00/cwt84.00–84.008161
Dairy Steers—Large 31,00477.00/cwt77.00–77.007731
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,30396.42/cwt92.00–105.001,2564
Steers—Select1,36584.75/cwt78.00–90.001,1574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60182.65/cwt78.00–89.001,3233
Bulls——1,630100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09440.90/cwt40.00–42.004472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20951.55/cwt51.00–53.006235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30764.04/cwt61.00–67.008374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42557.68/cwt53.00–60.008224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46268.82/cwt67.50–70.001,0062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,53254.00/cwt54.00–54.008271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81058.52/cwt57.00–60.001,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,12071.00/cwt71.00–71.007951
Dairy Steers—Choice1,23280.00/cwt80.00–80.009861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2874750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,010810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,030520.00/cwt520.00–520.005,3561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2121,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0012,9681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1958825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,9041
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28230.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37247.50/cwt47.50–47.50341
Bulls—Number 28660.00/cwt60.00–60.00521
Bulls—Number 38647.50/cwt47.50–47.50411
Bulls—Number 18867.50/cwt67.50–67.50591
Bulls—Number 19486.95/cwt80.00–100.00824
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96205.00/cwt205.00–205.001971
Bulls—Number 29780.03/cwt77.50–82.50782
Bulls—Number 39851.25/cwt42.50–60.00502
Bulls—Number 110594.81/cwt87.50–102.501003
Bulls—Number 210676.08/cwt67.50–85.00812
Bulls—Number 310625.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
Bulls—Number 111396.81/cwt85.00–102.501094
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium196200.00/cwt200.00–200.003921
Open Heifers—MediumJersey504550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,7721
Open Heifers—MediumCrossbred660595.00/cwt595.00–595.003,9271
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey662660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,3691

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.