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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-07-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 3

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 126▼ 7 vs year ago 139 · −5.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

89 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 86▼ 25 vs year ago 114 · −21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold lower. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold lower. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter nannnies/does sold lower on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold firm. Slaughter sows sold firm on a light comparison. Slaughter boars sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale. 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 and Prime	Average	1,494	192.35	2,874	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,013	186.78	3,760	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	144.18	2,362	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,492	138.56	2,067	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	130.15	1,549	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,695	160.38	2,718	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,484	123.51	1,833	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,211	117.08	1,417	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	198.00	2,895	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	183.12	2,683	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,458	175.54	2,559	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	696.65/cwt	36
Heifers	Number 1	85	925.20/cwt	3

Every lot

24 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	—	Select	1,458	175.54/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,559	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,462	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,895	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	183.12/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,013	186.78/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,760	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	113.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,092	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	127.39/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,561	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	142.27/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,834	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,107	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	135.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,040	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	144.18/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,362	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,695	160.38/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,718	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	122.65/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,461	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,398	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,690	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	132.65/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,950	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,581	113.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,494	192.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,874	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	925.20/cwt	900.00–950.00	786	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	87	673.14/cwt	650.00–750.00	586	7
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	961.31/cwt	950.00–975.00	904	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	648.85/cwt	600.00–700.00	616	12
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	919.41/cwt	875.00–960.00	929	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	632.11/cwt	600.00–650.00	651	9
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	700	2

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 Jul 3, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 126Year ago 139

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 89Last week 86Year ago 114

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	155.00–167.00	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,013	180.00–192.00	186.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	140.00–145.00	142.84
6	—	1,503	130.00–138.00	135.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	141.00–149.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	137.00–146.00	142.27
6	—	1,225	122.00–134.00	127.39
4	—	966	110.00–117.00	113.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,581	110.00–117.00	113.31
3	—	1,470	132.00–134.00	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	110.00–119.00	114.69
3	—	1,191	121.00–124.00	122.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,462	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	180.00–186.00	183.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	175.00–176.00	175.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,494	190.00–195.00	192.35

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	87	650.00–750.00	673.14
12	90–100	95	600.00–700.00	648.85
9	100–110	103	600.00–650.00	632.11
2	110–120	112	625.00	625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	94	950.00–975.00	961.31
3	100–110	101	875.00–960.00	919.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	900.00–950.00	925.20

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.