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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 12

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Aug 6Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 39▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 107▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

89 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 66▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.57/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$115.57

28 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	119.32	544	24
Medium and Large 2	369	93.13	344	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $200 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 sale28 hd

115.57

—

MD average1 barns · 41 hd

114.72

+0.85

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	1,626	88.07	1,432	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	62.90	904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,739	60.80	1,057	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	46.98	562	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	80.00	1,117	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	79.00	1,040	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	109.00	1,345	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	116.00	1,582	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	110.09	1,677	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,126	88.49	996	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	116.77/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	88	51.64/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	78	77.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	50	55.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	76	47.50/cwt	1

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	134.98/cwt	122.50–147.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	145.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	824	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	266	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	115.10/cwt	112.50–117.50	440	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.00	622	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	135.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	429	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	133.66/cwt	129.00–144.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	544	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,555	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	164	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	168	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	484	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	424	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	658	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	526	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,126	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	996	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,364	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,582	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,523	110.09/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,677	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,234	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	82.08/cwt	74.00–89.50	1,230	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	2,006	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	25.89/cwt	18.00–37.00	279	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	48.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	574	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	702	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	69.24/cwt	66.00–74.00	947	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	58.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	870	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	938	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,803	65.60/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,183	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,317	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,040	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,396	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,117	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	50	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	28	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	68	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	65	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	76	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	36	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	167	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	68.81/cwt	67.50–70.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	80.07/cwt	75.00–85.00	74	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	56.21/cwt	52.50–60.00	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	157.50/cwt	130.00–185.00	148	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	98.84/cwt	90.00–107.50	100	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	96	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 107Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 89Last week 66Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	102.50	102.50
1	—	422	82.50	82.50
1	—	458	87.50	87.50
1	—	266	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	125.00	125.00
13	—	535	115.00–117.00	116.17
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
4	—	382	112.50–117.50	115.10
4	—	415	126.00–130.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	396	130.00	130.00
1	—	594	115.00	115.00
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
1	—	632	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,296	120.00	120.00
1	—	464	137.50	137.50
6	—	433	129.00–144.00	133.66
6	—	509	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	316	130.00–145.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	105.00	105.00
1	—	544	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	140.00–147.00	145.25
1	—	998	113.00	113.00
1	—	396	150.00	150.00
3	—	275	142.50	142.50
2	—	434	122.50–147.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	824	111.00	111.00
1	—	302	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	658	80.00	80.00
1	—	484	87.50	87.50
1	—	164	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	66.00–74.00	69.24
6	—	1,483	55.00–61.00	58.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	64.00–67.00	65.60
2	—	1,675	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,196	45.00–52.00	48.03
4	—	1,255	54.00–58.00	55.94
2	—	1,077	18.00–37.00	25.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	74.00–89.50	82.08
2	—	1,946	100.00–106.00	103.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,126	88.00–89.00	88.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,364	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	109.00–111.00	110.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,317	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,234	109.00	109.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	67.50–70.00	68.81
1	—	124	77.50	77.50
1	—	110	110.00	110.00
3	—	93	75.00–85.00	80.07
2	—	101	90.00–107.50	98.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	52.50–60.00	56.21
1	—	78	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	225.00	225.00
2	—	94	130.00–185.00	157.50
1	—	86	215.00	215.00

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.