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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 19

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 0▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

95 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 0▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goats price unit from 'Per CTW' to 'Per Head. 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 $105.05/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$105.05

10 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$6.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	106.31	776	8thin
Medium and Large 2	412	100.00	412	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.31/cwt here — about $364 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

105.05

—

MD average1 barns · 17 hd

99.83

+5.22

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	1,733	85.21	1,476	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	65.11	1,081	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	60.79	843	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,231	47.86	589	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	72.25	975	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,267	67.26	852	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	100.86	1,411	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	92.81/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	94	57.51/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	102	50.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	100	12.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	74	92.38/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	52	30.00/cwt	1

Every lot

50 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	182	93.54/cwt	87.50–100.00	170	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	322	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	258	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,399	100.86/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,334	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	94.78/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	82.04/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,464	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	41.68/cwt	40.00–44.00	508	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	47.72/cwt	45.00–53.00	584	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	67.31/cwt	64.00–72.50	865	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	57.06/cwt	54.00–61.00	825	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	61.44/cwt	58.00–66.00	1,000	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	70.01/cwt	68.50–72.00	1,194	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	72.25/cwt	64.00–78.00	975	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,267	67.26/cwt	62.00–73.00	852	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	52	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	62	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	62	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	65	55.92/cwt	35.00–75.00	36	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	116	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	83	72.41/cwt	65.00–80.00	60	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	61.97/cwt	52.50–72.50	53	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	42	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	91	67.58/cwt	60.00–75.00	61	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	60.85/cwt	47.50–75.00	58	3
Bulls	—	Utility	100	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	104.13/cwt	102.50–105.00	108	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	97.63/cwt	92.50–102.50	110	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	126	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	101	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	468	588.25/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,753	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	618	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	4,542	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	746	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,737	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	1,122	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,696	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	808	750.52/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,064	3
Bred Cows	—	Approved	1,534	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,806	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 95Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goats price unit from 'Per CTW' to 'Per Head. Feeder pig weights corrected'

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	752	95.00	95.00
1	—	334	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	841	109.00	109.00
1	—	638	105.00	105.00
1	—	444	110.00	110.00
1	—	964	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	97.50	97.50
2	—	659	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	97.50	97.50
1	—	496	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	182	87.50–100.00	93.54
1	—	322	80.00	80.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	468	575.00–600.00	588.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	440	350.00	350.00
—	Open	1	—	618	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	746	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,122	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	808	700.00–800.00	750.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,534	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,784	76.00–87.00	82.04
4	—	1,755	93.00–97.00	94.78
1	—	1,334	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	64.00–72.50	67.31
7	—	1,445	54.00–61.00	57.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	68.50–72.00	70.01
4	—	1,627	58.00–66.00	61.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,219	40.00–44.00	41.68
2	—	1,269	54.00–55.00	54.52
7	—	1,224	45.00–53.00	47.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	64.00–78.00	72.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,399	98.00–105.00	100.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,267	62.00–73.00	67.26

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	35.00–75.00	55.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	100.00	100.00
1	—	52	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	65.00–80.00	72.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	12.00	12.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	52.50–72.50	61.97
2	—	113	92.50–102.50	97.63
2	—	91	60.00–75.00	67.58
3	—	104	102.50–105.00	104.13
1	—	126	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	96	47.50–75.00	60.85
1	—	88	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	205.00	205.00

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.