Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.23/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$119.23

51 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	121.80	622	22
Medium and Large 2	377	117.29	442	29

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

119.23

—

MD average1 barns · 55 hd

116.02

+3.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,099	61.51	676	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	55.18	768	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	53.05	783	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	47.34	576	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,398	86.50	1,209	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	80.00	1,125	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,288	63.00	811	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	119.50	1,580	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,256	73.00	917	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	121.38	1,799	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	113.21	1,742	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	84.64	1,111	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$700	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	98.33/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	97	84.53/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	84	41.13/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	89	17.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	98	75.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	70	32.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.86/cwt	110.00–127.50	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.94/cwt	102.50–147.50	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	151.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	117.66/cwt	116.00–122.50	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.35/cwt	109.00–117.50	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	405	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	984	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,384	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	51.67/cwt	49.50–53.00	733	5
Bulls	—	—	1,081	57.34/cwt	56.00–59.00	620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,152	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,606	55.43/cwt	55.00–56.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.93/cwt	34.00–50.00	448	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,322	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,580	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,539	113.21/cwt	102.00–118.50	1,742	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	121.38/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,799	4
Steers	Select	—	1,313	84.64/cwt	72.00–99.00	1,111	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,288	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,406	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	86.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,209	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,617	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	55.73/cwt	52.50–58.50	757	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	50.34/cwt	49.00–51.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	50.06/cwt	48.00–52.00	603	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,256	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	124.68/cwt	115.00–130.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	110.29/cwt	105.00–122.50	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.57/cwt	112.50–122.50	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.19/cwt	121.00–137.50	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	119.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	138.51/cwt	120.00–150.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	123.77/cwt	115.00–137.50	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	108.05/cwt	102.50–111.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	128.00/cwt	127.50–129.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	109.05/cwt	105.00–112.00	735	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	343	100.84/cwt	85.00–110.00	346	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	724	71.34/cwt	65.00–80.00	517	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	69.98/cwt	66.00–74.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	122.92/cwt	120.00–127.50	344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	68.91/cwt	64.00–78.00	424	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	79.63/cwt	71.00–85.00	373	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	77.17/cwt	70.00–82.00	321	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	271	88.73/cwt	72.50–112.50	240	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	373	96.94/cwt	70.00–112.50	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	135.02/cwt	127.50–142.50	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.17/cwt	132.50–150.00	682	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	43.47/cwt	35.00–60.00	36	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	123	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	67.44/cwt	62.50–72.50	57	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	117	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	118.75/cwt	110.00–127.50	126	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	98	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	70	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	23	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	32.50/cwt	25.00–40.00	25	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	46.25/cwt	42.50–50.00	43	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	81.25/cwt	75.00–87.50	67	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	86.06/cwt	72.50–105.00	83	7
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	73.74/cwt	72.50–75.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	108	1

How this sale compares

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.

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