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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 8

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 162▼ 43 vs year ago 182 · −23.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

89 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 120▲ 4 vs year ago 85 · +4.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold unevenly on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter lambs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter ewes sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter lamb/sheep sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold steady. Slaughter sows sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter hog sales. No comparison on all other commodities.

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	163.89	2,173	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	126.74	2,057	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	122.68	1,687	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	108.18	1,200	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	114.59	2,063	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,519	112.48	1,708	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,251	105.75	1,323	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,411	176.25	2,487	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	177.00	2,682	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	668.81/cwt	37

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,682	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,411	176.25/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,487	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,089	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	116.05/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	122.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,687	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,109	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	121.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,002	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,326	163.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,173	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	116.01/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,386	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	103.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,298	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,319	96.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,273	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,598	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	115.50/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,771	9
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	117.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,035	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,096	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	77	583.26/cwt	550.00–600.00	449	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	670.23/cwt	635.00–685.00	576	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	93	667.78/cwt	625.00–695.00	621	15
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	955.00/cwt	950.00–960.00	898	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	102	922.50/cwt	910.00–935.00	941	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	603.05/cwt	580.00–635.00	621	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	573.65/cwt	550.00–585.00	642	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 May 8, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 162Year ago 182

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 89Last week 120Year ago 85

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	77	550.00–600.00	583.26
5	80–90	86	635.00–685.00	670.23
15	90–100	93	625.00–695.00	667.78
4	100–110	103	580.00–635.00	603.05
4	110–120	112	550.00–585.00	573.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	950.00–960.00	955.00
2	100–110	102	910.00–935.00	922.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	160.00–168.00	163.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	93.00–99.00	96.55
6	—	1,195	111.00–122.00	116.01
8	—	1,250	100.00–108.00	103.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	114.00–120.00	117.65
2	—	1,905	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	111.00–119.00	115.50
5	—	1,493	104.00–110.00	107.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,239	112.00–119.00	116.05
6	—	1,045	100.00–110.00	104.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	118.00–125.00	122.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	130.00–135.00	131.76
5	—	1,645	118.00–128.00	121.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	171.00–180.00	176.25

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.