Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.30/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$114.30

43 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	120.68	573	24
Medium and Large 2	507	106.25	539	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $34 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 sale43 hd

114.30

—

MD average1 barns · 54 hd

110.53

+3.77

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	—	High	1,803	90.52	1,632	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	61.04	1,021	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	54.55	728	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	50.12	585	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	78.69	1,188	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,295	65.93	854	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	104.44	1,304	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,124	99.00	1,113	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,353	116.50	1,576	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	113.80	1,659	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,146	107.00	1,226	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	106.88/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 2	93	83.00/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	81	37.03/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	73	13.63/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	130.83/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	77	19.92/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	—	242	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	116.22/cwt	112.50–120.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	113.62/cwt	107.50–120.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	90.40/cwt	85.00–96.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	83.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.11/cwt	115.00–127.50	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	88.13/cwt	83.00–92.50	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	121.06/cwt	107.00–135.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.90/cwt	133.00–156.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.34/cwt	130.00–147.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.13/cwt	117.50–125.00	694	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	308	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	223	110.63/cwt	96.00–120.00	247	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	404	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	194	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	384	64.36/cwt	58.00–71.00	247	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	822	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	717.95/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	56.24/cwt	47.00–70.00	636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	646	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,390	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	518	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	363	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	855	84.56/cwt	83.00–86.00	723	2
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	708	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	602	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	850	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	672	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,192	940.94/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	11,216	2
Bred Cows	Common	—	1,052	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,997	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,358	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,130	681.88/cwt	500.00–810.00	7,705	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	725	425.00/cwt	340.00–510.00	3,081	4
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	834	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	49.05/cwt	44.00–55.00	581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	57.11/cwt	54.50–59.00	688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	366	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	61.08/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,040	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	64.42/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,049	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	55.08/cwt	50.50–57.50	722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	58.50/cwt	57.00–60.50	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	47.29/cwt	45.00–49.50	606	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,199	68.81/cwt	66.00–74.00	825	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,468	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	892	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	78.69/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,188	2
Steers	Select	—	1,146	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,226	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,353	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,576	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,458	113.80/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	256	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	132.15/cwt	122.50–139.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	106.25/cwt	92.50–120.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	97.46/cwt	90.00–110.00	459	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	290	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	136.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	120.17/cwt	110.00–130.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	122.31/cwt	110.00–130.00	587	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	101.88/cwt	97.50–107.50	95	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	114	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	98	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	87.83/cwt	70.00–105.00	93	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	85.80/cwt	80.00–90.00	78	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	77.35/cwt	70.00–85.00	65	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	58	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	24.30/cwt	22.50–26.00	18	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	—	71	12.72/cwt	7.00–21.00	9	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	40	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	70	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	112	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	77	19.92/cwt	14.00–26.00	15	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	90.52/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,249	104.44/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,124	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,113	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	756	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,663	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	414	194.95/cwt	160.00–220.00	807	4
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	728	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,203	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,366	774.99/cwt	685.00–850.00	10,586	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	960	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,320	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	694	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,470	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	110	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	140	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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