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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 9

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Nov 25Dec 9Dec 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 42▼ 20 vs year ago 150 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 36▼ 59 vs year ago 89 · −66.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

45 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 31 vs year ago 76 · −40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weight corrections.

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 $103.44/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$103.44

28 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	105.71	481	23
Medium and Large 2	389	93.00	362	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $120 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 sale28 hd

103.44

—

MD average1 barns · 29 hd

100.57

+2.88

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	1,892	69.03	1,306	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	50.04	820	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	49.98	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,236	38.93	481	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	82.00	1,291	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	75.33	1,059	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	105.18	1,535	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,451	88.09	1,278	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	84.15/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	96	47.21/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	76	12.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot

64 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 2	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	133.44/cwt	125.00–137.50	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	104.09/cwt	92.00–116.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	895	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	246	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	271	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	279	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	352	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	101.45/cwt	95.00–107.50	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	111.29/cwt	95.00–127.50	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	116.21/cwt	110.00–122.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	113.16/cwt	105.00–117.50	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	99.22/cwt	90.00–117.50	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	94.55/cwt	86.00–112.50	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	88.86/cwt	87.00–92.50	551	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	188	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	249	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	244	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	121.07/cwt	110.00–131.00	511	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	104.95/cwt	97.50–112.50	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	946	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	312	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	237	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	424	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	233	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	235	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	554	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	429	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	844	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,451	88.09/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,278	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,459	105.18/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,535	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,892	69.03/cwt	61.00–79.00	1,306	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	41.79/cwt	39.00–45.00	507	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	34.17/cwt	29.00–37.00	435	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	49.98/cwt	44.00–54.00	667	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	50.04/cwt	47.00–55.00	820	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,406	75.33/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,059	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,574	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,291	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	76	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	49.31/cwt	40.00–55.00	41	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	175	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	63.40/cwt	60.00–67.50	60	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	80.02/cwt	77.50–82.50	81	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	60.82/cwt	50.00–72.50	63	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	100	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 42Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 89

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 76

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weight corrections.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,574	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,406	75.00–76.00	75.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	101.00–108.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,451	85.00–91.00	88.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	29.00–37.00	34.17
5	—	1,214	39.00–45.00	41.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	47.00–55.00	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	44.00–54.00	49.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,892	61.00–79.00	69.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	117.50	117.50
1	—	244	132.50	132.50
1	—	188	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,038	78.00	78.00
1	—	544	125.00	125.00
2	—	614	97.50–112.50	104.95
1	—	388	127.50	127.50
1	—	456	125.00	125.00
2	—	667	96.00	96.00
1	—	732	79.00	79.00
7	—	422	110.00–131.00	121.07
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	316	140.00	140.00
1	—	946	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	55.00	55.00
1	—	470	50.00	50.00
1	—	554	77.50	77.50
1	—	844	87.00	87.00
2	—	375	78.00	78.00
1	—	312	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	120.00	120.00
1	—	484	120.00	120.00
1	—	714	97.50	97.50
1	—	844	106.00	106.00
2	—	667	92.00–116.00	104.09
5	—	429	125.00–137.50	133.44
1	—	784	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
1	—	536	98.00	98.00
1	—	566	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	80.00	80.00
2	—	487	92.50	92.50
2	—	279	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	291	121.00	121.00
1	—	246	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	90.00–117.50	99.22
3	—	620	87.00–92.50	88.86
4	—	476	105.00–117.50	113.16
2	—	312	95.00–107.50	101.45
3	—	581	86.00–112.50	94.55
2	—	377	95.00–127.50	111.29
2	—	431	110.00–122.00	116.21

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	190.00	190.00
1	—	112	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	12.00	12.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	87.50	87.50
3	—	94	60.00–67.50	63.40
2	—	101	77.50–82.50	80.02
3	—	83	40.00–55.00	49.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	50.00–72.50	60.82
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

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.