Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $108.80/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$108.80

14 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	113.84	864	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	90.33	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $374 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 sale14 hd

108.80

—

MD average1 barns · 17 hd

106.42

+2.38

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	1,547	77.50	1,199	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	64.23	947	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	61.49	858	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	52.83	591	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	86.00	1,321	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	75.60	978	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,237	65.99	816	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,564	95.33	1,491	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	105.71/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	99	63.72/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	99	33.94/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	82	13.24/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	27.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	82	21.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

69 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%	—	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	61.05/cwt	58.00–67.00	836	8
Bulls	—	—	1,365	71.88/cwt	67.00–76.00	981	2
Bulls	—	—	1,171	62.09/cwt	54.00–66.00	727	3
Bulls	N/A	—	718	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	524	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	690.00/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,096	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	910	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,210	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	956	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	724.36/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	108.80/cwt	106.00–117.50	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	72.02/cwt	68.00–75.00	619	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	158	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	243	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	660	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	39.97/cwt	27.50–50.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	24.89/cwt	20.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	117	68.49/cwt	62.00–72.50	80	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	82.74/cwt	75.00–90.00	79	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	62.77/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	60.83/cwt	47.50–85.00	51	3
Bulls	Utility	—	71	11.48/cwt	10.00–13.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	86.48/cwt	85.00–89.00	91	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	64.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	947	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	96.66/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,977	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,237	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	816	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	52.82/cwt	49.00–57.00	595	14
Steers	Select	—	1,564	95.33/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,491	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,294	75.60/cwt	74.00–77.00	978	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,536	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	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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