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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Sep 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 133▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 105▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

77 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 89▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 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. 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 $116.30/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$116.30

14 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	117.86	586	13thin
Medium and Large 2	372	96.00	357	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about $229 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 sale14 hd

116.30

—

MD average1 barns · 22 hd

104.58

+11.72

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	1,836	96.98	1,781	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,322	73.56	972	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	61.34	902	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	59.94	767	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	49.49	613	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	71.82	999	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,236	107.50	1,329	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	100.76/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	99	73.54/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	102	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	96	80.72/cwt	7

Every lot

53 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	115.01/cwt	112.50–117.50	742	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	168	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	151	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	374	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	277	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	72.04/cwt	70.00–75.00	375	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	712	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	864	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,236	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,836	96.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,167	69.22/cwt	68.00–70.00	808	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	486	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	48.76/cwt	44.00–52.00	602	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	57.31/cwt	54.00–60.00	722	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	709	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	62.56/cwt	61.00–63.00	813	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,322	73.56/cwt	71.50–76.00	972	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	57.40/cwt	53.00–62.00	932	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,391	71.82/cwt	67.00–78.00	999	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	64	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	54	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	109	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	49	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	130	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	101	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	68	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	172	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	78.77/cwt	75.00–85.00	69	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	91	58.76/cwt	57.50–60.00	53	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	94.71/cwt	75.00–107.50	90	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	109.56/cwt	97.50–122.50	112	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	83.40/cwt	75.00–90.00	87	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	107	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	766	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,064	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	1,162	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,217	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	1,232	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,856	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	MediumJersey	1,232	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,591	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 105Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

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
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,391	67.00–78.00	71.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,236	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	44.00–52.00	48.76
2	—	1,277	55.00–56.00	55.55
1	—	1,186	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,322	71.50–76.00	73.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	54.00–60.00	57.31
6	—	1,299	61.00–63.00	62.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,167	68.00–70.00	69.22
4	—	1,623	53.00–62.00	57.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,836	90.00–100.00	96.98

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	766	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,162	535.00	535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,232	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,232	535.00	535.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	130.00	130.00
1	—	468	125.00	125.00
1	—	324	152.50	152.50
2	—	526	130.00–132.50	131.20
1	—	550	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	794	113.00	113.00
2	—	319	120.00–125.00	122.62
1	—	564	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	122.50	122.50
1	—	268	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	872	105.00	105.00
4	—	474	117.50–120.00	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	74.00	74.00
7	—	520	70.00–75.00	72.04
1	—	864	76.00	76.00
1	—	168	90.00	90.00
1	—	712	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	169.00	169.00
2	—	645	112.50–117.50	115.01
1	—	426	115.00	115.00
2	—	531	120.00	120.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	77.50	77.50
1	—	108	45.00	45.00
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
1	—	94	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	130.00–132.50	131.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	75.00–90.00	83.40
2	—	91	57.50–60.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	75.00–107.50	94.71
5	—	102	97.50–122.50	109.56
1	—	116	92.50	92.50
4	—	88	75.00–85.00	78.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	195.00	195.00
1	—	72	95.00	95.00

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.