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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Sep 9

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 87▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 69▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

89 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 78▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head; replacement stock cows price unit changed from per family 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 $124.01/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$124.01

21 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	124.95	591	19thin
Medium and Large 2	376	115.00	432	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $159 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 sale21 hd

124.01

—

MD average1 barns · 50 hd

106.46

+17.54

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	—	High	1,481	83.79	1,241	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	67.21	962	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	60.37	837	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	47.74	570	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,197	76.16	912	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,622	65.00	1,054	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	102.25	1,271	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	103.47	1,436	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,248	102.00	1,273	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	117.16/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	91	71.73/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	68	3.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	83	96.25/cwt	4

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	222	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	133.42/cwt	115.00–147.50	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	196	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	201	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	118.72/cwt	115.00–122.50	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	248	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	310	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	284	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.50	367	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	434	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	504	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	114.27/cwt	100.00–122.50	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	121.21/cwt	107.50–132.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	946	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,078	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	572	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	440	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	690	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	497	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	772	66.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	517	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,248	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,273	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,388	103.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,436	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,243	102.25/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,271	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,246	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	84.72/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,321	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	37.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	425	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	49.02/cwt	44.00–54.00	587	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	728	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	56.64/cwt	52.00–60.00	781	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	65.35/cwt	61.00–71.00	914	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	67.21/cwt	66.00–68.00	962	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,197	76.16/cwt	75.00–77.00	912	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,622	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,054	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,252.27/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	13,775	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,150.38/cwt	1,100.00–1,235.00	15,243	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	119	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	40	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	46	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	200.85/cwt	180.00–220.00	189	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	106.55/cwt	97.50–110.00	102	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	93.21/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	105.06/cwt	102.50–107.50	110	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	2

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 89Last week 78Year ago 0

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head; replacement stock cows price unit changed from per family to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	225.00	225.00
2	—	94	180.00–220.00	200.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	60.00	60.00
3	—	104	90.00–100.00	93.21
2	—	76	52.50	52.50
1	—	80	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	2.00	2.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	102.50–107.50	105.06
5	—	96	97.50–110.00	106.55
1	—	88	85.00	85.00
2	—	112	110.00	110.00
1	—	78	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	72	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	30.00–40.00	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	—	248	125.00	125.00
1	—	504	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	107.50–132.00	121.21
4	—	284	125.00–132.50	129.29
3	—	518	100.00–122.50	114.27
2	—	412	132.50	132.50
2	—	463	132.50	132.50
1	—	946	114.00	114.00
2	—	337	125.00–132.50	128.65
1	—	620	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	120.00	120.00
1	—	222	132.50	132.50
1	—	366	122.50	122.50
1	—	590	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	115.00–147.50	133.42
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	346	115.00	115.00
3	—	521	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	402	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	77.00	77.00
1	—	690	72.00	72.00
2	—	772	65.00–69.00	66.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	272	112.50	112.50
1	—	502	100.00	100.00
1	—	196	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	110.00–120.00	117.29
1	—	402	120.00	120.00
1	—	266	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	107.50	107.50
1	—	980	89.00	89.00
1	—	732	96.00	96.00
2	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	468	115.00–122.50	118.72
2	—	370	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,197	75.00–77.00	76.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,622	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	100.00–106.00	103.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,248	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	95.00–106.00	102.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,198	44.00–54.00	49.02
2	—	1,138	35.00–40.00	37.33
1	—	1,278	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	66.00–68.00	67.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	61.00–71.00	65.35
4	—	1,379	52.00–60.00	56.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,559	82.00–88.00	84.72
1	—	1,246	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,252.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,325	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,150.38

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.