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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 10

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 132▼ 24 vs year ago 139 · −17.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

83 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 89▼ 31 vs year ago 114 · −27.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold higher on a light comparison. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold steady. Slaughter nannies/does sold higher on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder pig sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold steady on a light comparison. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,878	173.89	3,266	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	125.21	1,374	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	124.55	1,432	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,468	149.15	2,190	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,904	143.94	2,741	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,567	120.63	1,890	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,188	97.63	1,160	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,152	131.84	1,519	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	193.49	2,755	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	154.51	1,987	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	594.03/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 1	88	798.94/cwt	4

Every lot

21 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,286	154.51/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,987	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,424	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,878	173.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,266	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,328	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	118.26/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,283	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	133.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,526	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	124.55/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,432	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,468	149.15/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,190	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	91.80/cwt	65.00–109.00	1,072	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,501	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	115.08/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,758	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,619	128.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,073	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,904	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,741	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectLight Weight	1,077	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,438	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,302	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,673	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	82	680.00/cwt	675.00–685.00	558	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	917.87/cwt	900.00–935.00	863	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	75	611.74/cwt	575.00–660.00	459	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	84	623.04/cwt	585.00–660.00	523	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	615.24/cwt	575.00–660.00	578	8
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	103	559.47/cwt	535.00–585.00	576	12

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 10, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 132Year ago 139

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 89Year ago 114

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	143.00–155.00	149.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	170.00–176.00	173.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,619	126.00–131.00	128.02
4	—	1,528	109.00–119.00	115.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,168	65.00–109.00	91.80
3	—	1,261	118.00–120.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,904	142.00–146.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,424	193.00–194.00	193.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,286	153.00–156.00	154.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	128.00–129.00	128.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,077	132.00–135.00	133.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	124.00–125.00	124.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	130.00–138.00	133.83
6	—	1,073	120.00–128.00	123.81
5	—	1,085	116.00–120.00	118.26

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	575.00–660.00	611.74
6	80–90	84	585.00–660.00	623.04
8	90–100	94	575.00–660.00	615.24
12	100–110	103	535.00–585.00	559.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	82	675.00–685.00	680.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	94	900.00–935.00	917.87

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.