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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Nov 15Dec 6Dec 27 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 195▼ 3 vs year ago 128 · −2.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

68 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 85▲ 1 vs year ago 67 · +1.5%

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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	1,883	107.09	2,017	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	96.50	1,572	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,491	86.14	1,284	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	80.37	953	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	175.83	2,437	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	164.37	2,226	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,387	156.06	2,165	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	180.25	2,583	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	172.52	2,572	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,662	164.72	2,738	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	336.36/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	83	288.31/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	70	180.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	72	75.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	397.80/cwt	9

Every lot

33 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,433	180.25/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,583	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,491	172.52/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,572	5
Steers	—	Select	1,662	164.72/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,738	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,354	164.37/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,226	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,386	175.83/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,437	5
Heifers	—	Select	1,387	156.06/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,165	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,766	3
Bulls	—	—	2,023	112.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,284	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	64.18/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	75.35/cwt	73.00–78.00	868	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	85.53/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,049	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	92.88/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,284	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	76.87/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,144	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,576	84.53/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,332	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	101.76/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,614	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,657	93.00/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,541	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	72	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	274	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	475.06/cwt	470.00–480.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	193	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	98	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	147	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	126	1
Bulls	—	Utility	72	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	54	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	214	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	82	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	205	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	84	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	277	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	260	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	261	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	267	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	320.57/cwt	305.00–335.00	301	15
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	490.20/cwt	470.00–510.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	322.11/cwt	300.00–390.00	332	11

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 6, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 195Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 68Last week 85Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	155.00–157.00	156.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	173.00–179.00	175.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	162.00–170.00	164.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	60.00–67.00	64.18
17	—	1,227	80.00–88.00	85.53
11	—	1,152	73.00–78.00	75.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,657	90.00–97.00	93.00
6	—	1,586	99.00–107.00	101.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	75.00–79.00	76.87
10	—	1,382	89.00–96.00	92.88
13	—	1,576	82.00–87.00	84.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,662	163.00–167.00	164.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	178.00–182.00	180.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	169.00–176.00	172.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	100.00–104.00	101.31
3	—	2,023	110.00–115.00	112.88

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	290.00	290.00
1	—	84	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	470.00–510.00	490.20
1	—	94	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	290.00	290.00
1	—	82	250.00	250.00
2	—	75	280.00–290.00	284.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	300.00–305.00	302.50
15	—	94	305.00–335.00	320.57
11	—	103	300.00–390.00	322.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	470.00–480.00	475.06
2	—	93	460.00	460.00
1	—	72	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	230.00	230.00
1	—	98	150.00	150.00

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.