Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.21/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$126.21

42 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	126.71	708	20
Medium and Large 1	542	125.77	681	22

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about $27 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 sale42 hd

126.21

—

MD average1 barns · 47 hd

122.10

+4.12

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	—	Average	1,894	73.57	1,393	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	57.26	798	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	53.16	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	44.22	459	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,302	94.52	1,231	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	80.12	1,150	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,278	64.00	818	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,196	120.00	1,435	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	112.00	1,615	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	111	143.03/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 2	94	78.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	85	47.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	78	18.22/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	116	106.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	52.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	57.20/cwt	54.50–59.50	637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	47.26/cwt	47.00–47.50	522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,889	64.73/cwt	61.50–71.00	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,901	86.84/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,651	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,278	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	818	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,302	94.52/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,231	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,435	80.12/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,150	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,196	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	118	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	80	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	29	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	128	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	205	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	55	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	23.75/cwt	15.00–32.50	21	2
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.55/cwt	7.00–14.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	82	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	129.81/cwt	110.00–150.00	136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	52.44/cwt	49.00–56.50	669	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	56.33/cwt	54.50–58.50	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	25.14/cwt	21.00–28.00	212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,352	53.44/cwt	52.00–55.50	723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	40.26/cwt	35.00–44.00	356	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	48.54/cwt	46.00–51.50	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.50	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	194	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	330	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.32/cwt	125.00–147.50	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	776	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	838	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	114.53/cwt	102.50–125.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	139.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	214	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.55/cwt	130.00–142.50	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	101.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	141.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.60/cwt	110.00–135.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.50/cwt	117.50–145.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.23/cwt	137.50–140.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.10/cwt	147.50–159.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.66/cwt	122.50–160.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	648	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	994	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	696	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,006	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	724	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,152	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	876	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	422	70.53/cwt	69.00–72.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	358	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	213	72.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	155	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	243	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	358	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	66.99/cwt	66.00–67.50	342	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,077	69.39/cwt	65.00–74.00	747	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,130	75.39/cwt	70.00–78.00	852	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	252	74.86/cwt	60.00–78.00	189	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	781	64.74/cwt	44.00–71.00	506	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	918	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,249	98.80/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	136	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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