Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-09-04

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Sep 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 176▼ 13 vs year ago 150 · −8.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
99 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 83▼ 3 vs year ago 102 · −2.9%
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,613172.422,7812thin
Bulls—Average1,766160.362,8328thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,618141.302,2877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,492136.802,04111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,197125.971,50825
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,910125.122,3903thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,429113.811,6266thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,218110.851,35013
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,602184.492,9554thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,439182.682,6295thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,529187.302,8643thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,478182.912,7034thin
SteersSelectAverage1,389172.312,3933thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194515.37/cwt54

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,389172.31/cwt170.00–174.002,3933
Steers—Choice1,478182.91/cwt181.00–185.002,7034
Steers—Choice and Prime1,529187.30/cwt186.00–188.002,8643
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,439182.68/cwt179.00–186.002,6295
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,558185.99/cwt184.00–188.002,8983
Heifers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,732180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,1181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,9492
Bulls——1,751146.33/cwt144.00–151.002,5623
Bulls——1,835164.64/cwt162.00–168.003,0213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119117.50/cwt115.00–119.001,3156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193125.54/cwt120.00–129.001,49811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,262132.90/cwt130.00–136.001,6778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453128.51/cwt128.00–129.001,8672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,493145.99/cwt145.00–147.002,1802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,503136.54/cwt131.00–139.002,0527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579136.95/cwt136.00–138.002,1623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648144.56/cwt143.00–147.002,3824
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140105.87/cwt100.00–109.001,2073
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17493.94/cwt90.00–97.001,1033
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224114.47/cwt112.00–118.001,4013
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,304124.56/cwt120.00–129.001,6244
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356106.66/cwt101.00–110.001,4464
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575128.10/cwt126.00–130.002,0182
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,910125.12/cwt123.00–127.002,3903
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,613172.42/cwt171.00–174.002,7812
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls70–80Number 175508.41/cwt500.00–525.003813
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross85928.36/cwt900.00–960.007893
Bulls80–90Number 185443.11/cwt400.00–485.0037710
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross91816.79/cwt800.00–850.007433
Bulls90–100Number 193461.56/cwt425.00–510.0042918
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross103736.68/cwt700.00–785.007593
Bulls100–110Number 1103430.45/cwt375.00–460.0044311
Bulls110–120Number 1112461.67/cwt435.00–475.005173

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.