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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Oct 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Sep 23Oct 14Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 193▲ 257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 111▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

71 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 88▲ 71 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 $100.88/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$100.88

38 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	101.71	604	36
Medium and Large 2	594	86.00	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/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 sale38 hd

100.88

—

MD average1 barns · 42 hd

101.51

−0.63

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	1,791	78.11	1,399	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	55.02	915	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	50.17	703	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	43.45	481	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	76.72	1,061	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,445	65.37	945	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	95.00	1,454	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	81.00	940	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	106.93/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	94	52.49/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	106	17.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	107.50/cwt	4

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	131.28/cwt	117.50–142.50	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	135.84/cwt	120.00–147.50	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	137.16/cwt	127.50–139.00	721	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	104.60/cwt	94.00–110.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	100.97/cwt	90.00–111.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,067	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	158	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	122.93/cwt	117.50–130.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	106.56/cwt	97.50–115.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	94.63/cwt	82.50–100.00	496	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	96.71/cwt	85.00–115.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	107.30/cwt	98.00–110.00	789	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	93.50/cwt	89.00–98.00	930	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	254	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	127.36/cwt	110.00–147.50	469	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	131.53/cwt	130.00–132.50	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	113.57/cwt	95.00–120.00	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	108.68/cwt	100.00–117.50	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	822	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	832	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,160	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	940	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,454	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	82.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	75.07/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,400	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	501	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	32.84/cwt	30.00–35.00	360	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	45.40/cwt	43.50–48.00	512	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	53.22/cwt	53.00–54.00	684	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	48.65/cwt	46.00–52.00	709	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	55.02/cwt	52.00–59.00	915	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,383	76.72/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,061	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,445	65.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	945	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	82	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	53	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	116	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	75	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	126	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	65.15/cwt	60.00–75.00	55	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	158.12/cwt	140.00–175.00	134	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	81.01/cwt	62.50–100.00	76	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	54.97/cwt	52.50–57.50	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	182	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	102.48/cwt	87.50–115.00	106	6
Bulls	—	Utility	106	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	110	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	80	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 88Year ago 0

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT 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
2	—	605	100.00–117.50	108.68
5	—	510	95.00–120.00	113.57
5	—	472	130.00–132.50	131.53
1	—	736	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
6	—	368	110.00–147.50	127.36
1	—	832	92.00	92.00
1	—	968	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	254	102.50	102.50
1	—	514	107.50	107.50
1	—	822	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	98.00	98.00
1	—	150	100.00	100.00
1	—	944	103.00	103.00
3	—	723	94.00–110.00	104.60
2	—	788	117.00	117.00
8	—	526	127.50–139.00	137.16
2	—	576	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,175	104.00	104.00
4	—	390	117.50–142.50	131.28
1	—	1,078	99.00	99.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
3	—	454	120.00–147.50	135.84
3	—	888	90.00–111.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	378	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	97.50–115.00	106.56
2	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	158	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	97.50–100.00	98.71
1	—	884	88.00	88.00
3	—	384	100.00–105.00	103.38
3	—	266	117.50–130.00	122.93
1	—	684	93.00	93.00
5	—	624	85.00–115.00	96.71
6	—	735	98.00–110.00	107.30
5	—	524	82.50–100.00	94.63
2	—	995	89.00–98.00	93.50
1	—	1,144	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,002	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	92.00	92.00
1	—	524	80.00	80.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	135.00	135.00
1	—	94	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	65.00	65.00
1	—	82	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	17.00	17.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	52.50–57.50	54.97
1	—	114	70.00	70.00
1	—	70	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	60.00–75.00	65.15
2	—	110	95.00–105.00	100.00
6	—	103	87.50–115.00	102.48
4	—	94	62.50–100.00	81.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	190.00	190.00
2	—	85	140.00–175.00	158.12
2	—	74	165.00–175.00	169.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	72.00–77.00	75.07
2	—	1,680	81.00–85.00	82.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	53.00–54.00	53.22
8	—	1,458	46.00–52.00	48.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,663	52.00–59.00	55.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	43.50–48.00	45.40
2	—	1,096	30.00–35.00	32.84
1	—	982	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	74.00–80.00	76.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	63.00–67.00	65.37

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.