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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Feb 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 136▲ 54 vs year ago 120 · +45.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

60 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 23 vs year ago 37 · +62.2%

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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	—	Low	2,008	137.73	2,765	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,265	112.90	1,428	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	109.50	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,465	105.07	1,539	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	97.91	1,184	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	186.38	2,835	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,547	181.09	2,801	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	185.01	2,955	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	174.61	2,422	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,666	166.00	2,766	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	484.62/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	92	455.71/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	86	250.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	89	93.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	600.12/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	75	253.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	110.00/cwt	1

Every lot

40 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	1,387	174.61/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,422	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,597	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,955	5
Steers	—	Select	1,666	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,521	186.38/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,835	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,547	181.09/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,801	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,841	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,444	3
Bulls	—	—	2,133	141.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	3,017	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,077	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,106	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	93.18/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,068	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,180	111.19/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,312	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,356	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,416	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,678	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	105.07/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,539	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	114.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,740	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	104.38/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,708	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	66	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	92	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	86	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	80	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	84	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	92	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	720.23/cwt	710.00–730.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	245	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	60	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	68	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	279	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	74	450.14/cwt	400.00–490.00	333	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	495.02/cwt	450.00–540.00	426	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	267	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	215	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	359	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	482.70/cwt	450.00–500.00	449	10
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	96	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	469.36/cwt	450.00–490.00	479	8
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	104	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Utility	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	469.03/cwt	445.00–485.00	530	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	118	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	130	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	533	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 136Year ago 120

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 83Year ago 37

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	750.00	750.00
1	—	68	410.00	410.00
1	—	104	540.00	540.00
1	—	78	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	86	450.00–540.00	495.02
4	—	74	400.00–490.00	450.14
10	—	93	450.00–500.00	482.70
1	—	130	410.00	410.00
8	—	102	450.00–490.00	469.36
6	—	113	445.00–485.00	469.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	310.00	310.00
1	—	118	390.00	390.00
1	—	92	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	130.00	130.00
1	—	60	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	880.00	880.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	720.00	720.00
2	—	86	710.00–730.00	720.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	140.00	140.00
1	—	78	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	184.00–186.00	185.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	172.00–177.00	174.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,666	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,077	100.00–105.00	102.70
9	—	1,180	109.00–114.00	111.19
10	—	1,416	116.00–121.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	100.00–109.00	104.52
7	—	1,146	90.00–98.00	93.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	90.00–114.00	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,636	101.00–109.00	104.38
4	—	1,518	110.00–118.00	114.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,547	178.00–183.00	181.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,521	185.00–188.00	186.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,841	130.00–136.00	132.77
4	—	2,133	140.00–144.00	141.45

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.