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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Oct 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Oct 14Oct 28Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 257▲ 29 vs year ago 92 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 121▼ 2 vs year ago 94 · −2.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

76 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 71▲ 2 vs year ago 74 · +2.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Price unit changed from per CWT to per head for replacement dairy cattle and slaughter goats. 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 $98.30/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$98.30

19 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	106.64	561	13thin
Medium and Large 2	343	80.25	275	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $286 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 sale19 hd

98.30

—

MD average1 barns · 21 hd

93.46

+4.84

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	1,902	75.59	1,438	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	50.94	663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	50.28	850	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	41.53	497	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	80.83	1,234	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	69.55	926	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,236	67.00	828	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	97.64	1,368	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	89.50/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	92	48.23/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	85	25.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	89	47.50/cwt	2

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	100.42/cwt	96.00–106.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	206	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	248	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	262	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	109.94/cwt	107.50–112.50	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	118.94/cwt	112.50–125.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	110.00/cwt	105.00–112.50	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	812	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	274	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	276	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	116.92/cwt	95.00–122.50	546	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	872	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	654	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	230	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,058	76.50/cwt	76.00–77.00	809	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,240	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,401	97.64/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,368	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	80.24/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,906	70.93/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,352	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	33.00/cwt	28.00–37.00	318	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	46.52/cwt	46.00–47.00	535	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	48.66/cwt	46.00–52.00	599	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,291	42.71/cwt	39.00–46.00	551	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	54.94/cwt	54.00–56.00	782	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	893	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	48.37/cwt	46.00–53.00	833	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,236	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,332	69.55/cwt	67.00–74.00	926	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,527	80.83/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,234	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	86	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	37	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	92	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	48	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	74	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	37	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	76	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	43.88/cwt	40.00–47.50	37	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	54.84/cwt	50.00–60.00	52	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	94.12/cwt	82.50–100.00	90	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	107	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	108	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	99.52/cwt	97.50–101.00	112	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	136	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	156	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	830	479.59/cwt	380.00–625.00	3,981	4

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 257Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 121Year ago 94

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 76Last week 71Year ago 74

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 7

Correction: Price unit changed from per CWT to per head for replacement dairy cattle and slaughter goats. 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	—	654	107.50	107.50
1	—	872	75.00	75.00
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	403	130.00	130.00
10	—	467	95.00–122.50	116.92
1	—	642	112.50	112.50
1	—	276	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	592	125.00	125.00
1	—	708	98.00	98.00
1	—	474	122.50	122.50
1	—	936	109.00	109.00
2	—	517	122.50–125.00	123.75
3	—	773	96.00–106.00	100.42
3	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	362	122.50	122.50
1	—	890	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	120.00	120.00
1	—	418	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	57.50	57.50
1	—	1,240	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,058	76.00–77.00	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	426	107.50–112.50	109.94
1	—	694	100.00	100.00
1	—	318	82.50	82.50
2	—	466	112.50–125.00	118.94
1	—	902	90.00	90.00
1	—	602	106.00	106.00
5	—	509	105.00–112.50	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	284	72.50	72.50
1	—	536	94.00	94.00
1	—	400	70.00	70.00
2	—	300	82.50	82.50
1	—	236	80.00	80.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	35.00	35.00
2	—	95	50.00–60.00	54.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	97.50–101.00	99.52
2	—	85	40.00–47.50	43.88
5	—	96	82.50–100.00	94.12
2	—	102	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
1	—	92	30.00	30.00

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	—	74	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	100.00	100.00
1	—	136	115.00	115.00
1	—	108	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	52.50	52.50
1	—	86	42.50	42.50

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	4	—	830	380.00–625.00	479.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	76.00–86.00	80.24
3	—	1,906	70.00–72.00	70.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	46.00–52.00	48.66
4	—	1,424	54.00–56.00	54.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	28.00–37.00	33.00
6	—	1,291	39.00–46.00	42.71
2	—	1,149	46.00–47.00	46.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	46.00–53.00	48.37
1	—	1,594	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,236	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	67.00–74.00	69.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	79.00–84.00	80.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,401	94.00–100.00	97.64

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.