Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $86.94/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$86.94

15 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	105.36	462	5thin
Medium and Large 2	456	77.73	354	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $108 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 sale15 hd

86.94

—

MD average1 barns · 18 hd

80.45

+6.49

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	—	Low	1,518	77.56	1,178	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	62.32	955	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	54.89	823	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,269	48.69	618	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,286	76.45	983	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,483	64.18	952	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	109.00	1,456	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,310	111.00	1,454	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	55.53/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	96	43.08/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	81	23.10/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	11.77/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	78	17.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Choice	—	1,286	76.45/cwt	75.00–78.00	983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	55.00/cwt	53.00–59.00	809	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	39.22/cwt	32.00–46.00	457	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,483	64.18/cwt	60.00–71.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	249	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	17.55/cwt	13.00–25.00	13	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	43.04/cwt	40.00–50.00	45	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	37	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	36.22/cwt	35.00–37.50	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	36.25/cwt	32.50–40.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	50.89/cwt	40.00–60.00	49	8
Bulls	Utility	—	72	8.54/cwt	7.00–10.00	6	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.80/cwt	61.00–62.50	771	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	294	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	138	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	58.73/cwt	50.00–63.00	117	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	682	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	432	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	99.95/cwt	95.00–105.00	570	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	52.61/cwt	46.00–60.00	170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	414	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	20.70/cwt	15.00–28.00	17	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	45.85/cwt	39.00–55.00	43	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	58.34/cwt	50.00–65.00	61	4
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	744	57.83/cwt	55.00–61.00	430	2
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,152	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	789	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,249	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	742	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	378	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,428	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,072	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	48.59/cwt	45.00–52.00	614	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	58.26/cwt	56.00–62.00	967	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,675	51.24/cwt	50.00–53.00	858	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,310	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,372	56.60/cwt	53.00–59.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	66.38/cwt	64.00–73.00	933	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	84.86/cwt	82.00–87.50	198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	212	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,252	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	94.70/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	77.70/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,216	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	88.75/cwt	87.50–90.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	114.01/cwt	109.00–119.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	77.13/cwt	65.00–90.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	101.88/cwt	90.00–112.50	235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	89.00/cwt	82.50–95.00	371	2

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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