Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cows deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $85.62/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$85.62

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	102.29	526	7thin
Medium and Large 2	563	80.32	452	22

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $74 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 sale29 hd

85.62

—

MD average1 barns · 34 hd

91.17

−5.55

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	1,649	89.50	1,476	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,632	73.00	1,191	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	61.71	1,025	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	58.38	791	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	48.05	575	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,449	66.20	959	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,206	71.00	856	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	59.25/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	103	52.61/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	95	37.45/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	70	12.64/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	96	147.68/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	74	26.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,449	66.20/cwt	60.00–71.00	959	3
Steers	Select	—	1,206	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	35.50/cwt	33.00–37.00	331	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	55.44/cwt	54.00–57.00	710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	49.98/cwt	46.00–54.00	632	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,632	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	60.07/cwt	58.00–62.00	906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	58.04/cwt	55.00–60.00	769	10
Bulls	—	—	1,708	94.88/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,412	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	960	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	65.28/cwt	63.00–68.00	988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	59.93/cwt	57.00–62.00	1,039	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	1,008	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,032	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	953	629.94/cwt	610.00–650.00	6,003	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	1,128	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,742	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	606	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,818	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,386	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	6,722	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	54.47/cwt	48.00–59.00	685	4
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	1,216	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	596	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	941.57/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,478	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	981	65.09/cwt	52.00–70.00	639	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	741.29/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,388	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	82.98/cwt	68.00–110.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,756	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	944	64.66/cwt	55.00–73.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	96.41/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	84.51/cwt	74.00–90.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	89.98/cwt	87.00–96.00	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	79.22/cwt	71.00–88.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	81.54/cwt	66.00–103.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	71.51/cwt	67.00–76.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	72.44/cwt	65.00–80.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	80.75/cwt	77.50–84.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	99.51/cwt	98.00–101.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	76.16/cwt	71.00–81.00	280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	942	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	982	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	66.55/cwt	63.00–70.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	728	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	234	49.92/cwt	47.00–53.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,018	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	784	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	848	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	982	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	717	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	854	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	95.98/cwt	87.50–105.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	802	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	314	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	55.97/cwt	52.50–60.00	53	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	36.19/cwt	30.00–42.50	37	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	11.39/cwt	7.00–26.00	7	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	142	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	178	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	160.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	133	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	43.84/cwt	40.00–47.50	37	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	52.62/cwt	40.00–60.00	55	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	53.47/cwt	47.50–60.00	51	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	66.19/cwt	60.00–72.50	69	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	13.73/cwt	8.00–19.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	58	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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