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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 26

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 56▼ 62 vs year ago 149 · −41.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 131▲ 32 vs year ago 37 · +86.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

78 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 95▼ 10 vs year ago 88 · −11.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.49/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$133.49

24 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$20.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.73

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	137.85	648	19thin
Medium and Large 2	475	116.90	555	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.95/cwt here — about $93 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 sale24 hd

133.49

—

MD average1 barns · 62 hd

104.76

+28.73

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	1,423	83.12	1,183	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,696	67.97	1,153	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	60.37	1,012	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	57.15	764	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	46.15	520	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	66.85	1,036	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	113.46	1,734	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	108.20	1,644	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,171	97.98	1,147	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	100.79/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	96	70.37/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	93	23.75/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	80	37.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	62	35.00/cwt	1

Every lot

61 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,154	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	123.84/cwt	109.00–132.50	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	118.20/cwt	110.00–122.50	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	993	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	212	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	318	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	136.73/cwt	125.00–142.50	433	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	150.86/cwt	111.00–165.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	125.65/cwt	115.00–129.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	928	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	919	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	357	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,171	97.98/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,519	108.20/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,644	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,528	113.46/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,734	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	75.72/cwt	72.00–79.00	862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	90.91/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,457	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	62.38/cwt	61.00–63.00	677	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	609	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	45.05/cwt	42.00–47.50	504	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	39.49/cwt	39.00–40.00	467	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	55.40/cwt	51.00–61.00	787	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	60.37/cwt	57.50–65.00	1,012	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,696	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,549	66.85/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,036	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,793	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	62	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	22	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	30	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	35	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	46	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	76.34/cwt	72.50–80.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	92.87/cwt	75.00–112.50	87	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	77.55/cwt	70.00–82.50	75	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	107.47/cwt	95.00–122.50	111	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	78.43/cwt	70.00–85.00	83	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	160.53/cwt	130.00–190.00	183	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	107	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	122	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	116	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 56Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 131Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 88

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	104.00–110.00	108.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	113.00–114.00	113.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,171	97.00–99.00	97.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	72.00–79.00	75.72
1	—	1,090	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,603	88.00–95.00	90.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	42.00–47.50	45.05
2	—	1,183	39.00–40.00	39.49
2	—	1,096	55.00–56.00	55.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,676	57.50–65.00	60.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	61.00–63.00	62.38
9	—	1,420	51.00–61.00	55.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,696	67.00–69.00	67.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,549	63.00–71.00	66.85

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	130.00–190.00	160.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	70.00–82.50	77.55
3	—	106	70.00–85.00	78.43
1	—	84	55.00	55.00
1	—	74	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	75.00–112.50	92.87
7	—	103	95.00–122.50	107.47
1	—	122	95.00	95.00
2	—	86	72.50–80.00	76.34
1	—	78	45.00	45.00
1	—	116	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	30.00	30.00
1	—	104	17.50	17.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	35.00	35.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	117.50	117.50
1	—	474	117.50	117.50
1	—	760	87.00	87.00
1	—	510	112.50	112.50
1	—	212	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,018	109.00	109.00
4	—	576	115.00–129.00	125.65
3	—	317	125.00–142.50	136.73
1	—	218	147.50	147.50
1	—	928	99.00	99.00
4	—	413	111.00–165.00	150.86
2	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	390	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	986	117.00	117.00
1	—	658	126.00	126.00
1	—	822	130.00	130.00
1	—	578	140.00	140.00
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	440	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	88.00	88.00
1	—	410	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	110.00–122.50	118.20
1	—	394	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,098	109.00	109.00
1	—	946	105.00	105.00
1	—	534	107.50	107.50
3	—	408	109.00–132.50	123.84
1	—	268	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.