Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.97/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$101.97

43 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	117.75	494	8thin
Medium and Large 2	424	98.37	417	35

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $77 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

101.97

—

MD average1 barns · 48 hd

97.76

+4.21

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	1,786	83.71	1,495	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	63.84	926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	61.82	932	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	51.26	649	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,174	67.45	792	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	93.00	1,097	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	116.00	1,566	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	106	117.71/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	99	70.15/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	89	44.22/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	88	16.43/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	98	53.71/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	518	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,709	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	842	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,294	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	214	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	332	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	838	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,263	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,116	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,127	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,352	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,082	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,298	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	883	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,138	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	910	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	934	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	971	1
Bulls	N/A	—	882	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	785	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	76.80/cwt	73.00–92.00	269	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	563	72.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	407	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	249	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	205	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	184	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	177	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	212	106.55/cwt	101.00–112.00	226	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	488	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	266	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	97.05/cwt	95.00–99.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.33/cwt	106.00–120.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	91.38/cwt	70.00–106.00	348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	102.07/cwt	79.00–116.00	338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	110.82/cwt	97.50–117.50	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	86.17/cwt	72.00–95.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	81.51/cwt	77.00–86.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	107.93/cwt	90.00–129.00	349	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	113.08/cwt	100.00–127.50	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	89.41/cwt	84.00–95.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	136.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.84/cwt	137.50–142.50	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	101.81/cwt	95.00–109.00	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	52.71/cwt	49.00–56.50	639	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	44.64/cwt	40.50–48.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.50	814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	62.37/cwt	58.00–65.00	933	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	59.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	880	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	65.38/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,020	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	79.52/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	89.29/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,656	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,174	67.45/cwt	64.00–70.00	792	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	91	49.94/cwt	42.50–55.00	45	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	118	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	77	1
Bulls	Utility	—	93	23.08/cwt	16.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	Utility	—	108	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	9.00/cwt	9.00–9.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	32.53/cwt	30.00–35.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	55.91/cwt	52.00–60.00	48	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	79.43/cwt	62.50–90.00	73	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	117	65.61/cwt	55.00–82.00	77	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	54.40/cwt	37.50–77.50	47	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	82.02/cwt	70.00–95.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	126.44/cwt	115.00–135.00	140	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	118	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	107.43/cwt	100.00–112.50	103	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	134	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	124	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	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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