Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.73/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$87.73

29 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	96.29	536	15thin
Medium and Large 2	408	78.57	320	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $216 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

87.73

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

85.34

+2.39

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	1,787	79.68	1,424	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	60.07	823	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	57.90	975	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	47.24	569	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	75.00	1,067	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,398	59.53	832	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,196	110.58	1,323	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	105.48	1,438	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	110.94	1,712	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	108.58	1,586	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,224	102.20	1,251	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	80.33/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	102	54.97/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	22.69/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	81	13.79/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	92	89.59/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	93	34.19/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	72	13.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Open Heifers	Common	—	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	848	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,731	1
Bulls	N/A	—	978	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	626	1
Bulls	N/A	—	750	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	435	1
Bulls	N/A	—	836	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,826	72.96/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	86.40/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	62.37/cwt	55.00–67.00	866	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	54.66/cwt	52.00–59.00	901	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,171	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	34.43/cwt	20.00–41.00	339	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	108.58/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,586	9
Steers	Select	—	1,224	102.20/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,251	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,422	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,067	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,398	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	48.14/cwt	44.00–51.00	627	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	58.16/cwt	54.00–60.00	787	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	105.48/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,438	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	55.88/cwt	52.50–60.00	671	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,196	110.58/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,323	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	110.94/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	882	56.64/cwt	53.00–60.00	500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	99.74/cwt	90.00–110.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	166	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	81.67/cwt	56.00–95.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	92.43/cwt	90.00–97.50	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	192	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	144	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,034	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	786	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	234	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	477	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	964	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	105.78/cwt	100.00–111.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	286	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	229	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	11.73/cwt	10.00–14.00	9	3
Bulls	Utility	—	105	21.57/cwt	19.00–24.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	60.62/cwt	50.00–67.50	69	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	23.33/cwt	16.00–30.00	20	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	73.71/cwt	72.50–75.00	76	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	83	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	16.00/cwt	15.00–17.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	59.97/cwt	52.50–65.00	62	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	48.03/cwt	42.50–52.50	45	5
Bulls	Utility	—	91	16.53/cwt	14.00–19.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	45.12/cwt	40.00–50.00	39	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	71	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	53.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	46	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	66.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	82	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	50.83/cwt	40.00–62.50	48	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	164	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	64	7.06/cwt	6.00–8.00	5	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	72	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	36.28/cwt	27.00–45.00	34	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	62.36/cwt	50.00–75.00	57	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	110	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	36	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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