Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2025-08-20

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 20
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 106▲ 159 vs year ago 176 · +90.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 88▲ 9 vs year ago 83 · +10.8%
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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 HeifersSelectAverage1,228194.812,3922thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,482230.003,4093thin
Bulls—Average1,853205.043,7997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453182.272,64823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295168.762,18522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,170150.781,76416
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,709161.142,7542thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,462153.602,2465thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,333142.231,8966thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,407241.173,3932thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,394231.863,2325thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,229216.332,6593thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1911,114.47/cwt33
BullsNumber 2991,012.82/cwt10
BullsNumber 3108707.48/cwt7
BullsUtility79255.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1851,365.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 2981,096.15/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing68300.00/cwt1

Every lot

44 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,229216.33/cwt214.00–219.002,6593
Heifers—Choice1,394231.86/cwt228.00–236.003,2325
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,407241.17/cwt239.00–243.003,3932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,853205.04/cwt194.00–215.003,7997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128142.98/cwt140.00–145.001,6134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,184153.38/cwt148.00–157.001,81612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295168.76/cwt159.00–175.002,18522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453182.27/cwt170.00–200.002,64823
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,333142.23/cwt130.00–157.001,8966
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,462153.60/cwt151.00–157.002,2465
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,709161.14/cwt160.00–162.002,7542
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,482230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,4093
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select1,228194.81/cwt190.00–199.002,3922
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers60–70Utility/Non-TubingJersey68300.00/cwt300.00–300.002041
Heifers70–80Number 2Beef Cross721,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.008641
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross781,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,2481
Heifers70–80Number 278450.00/cwt450.00–450.003511
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross821,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,2301
Heifers80–90Number 1821,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.008411
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross981,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.001,3081
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross1051,224.52/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,2864
Heifers110–120Number 2Beef Cross1181,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.001,3281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls60–70Number 1Beef Cross661,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.001,0071
Bulls70–80Number 272850.00/cwt850.00–850.006121
Bulls70–80UtilityJersey72160.00/cwt160.00–160.001151
Bulls70–80Number 1761,005.13/cwt1,000.00–1,010.007642
Bulls70–80Number 376652.63/cwt550.00–750.004962
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross781,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,2481
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,1201
Bulls80–90Number 282850.00/cwt850.00–850.006971
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross841,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.001,0711
Bulls80–90Number 1851,037.91/cwt950.00–1,085.008826
Bulls80–90UtilityBrown Swiss86350.00/cwt350.00–350.003011
Bulls90–100Number 1941,020.42/cwt975.00–1,100.0095912
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross951,410.19/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,3405
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross981,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.001,3231
Bulls100–110Number 1102943.73/cwt925.00–975.009635
Bulls100–110Number 2104879.23/cwt860.00–900.009142
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1061,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.001,2991
Bulls110–120Number 2113829.87/cwt825.00–835.009382
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross1141,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.001,3221
Bulls110–120Number 3115745.69/cwt700.00–775.008583
Bulls120–130Number 3126710.00/cwt710.00–710.008951
Bulls130–140Number 3130700.00/cwt700.00–700.009101

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.