Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.68/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$100.68

23 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	103.42	517	20
Medium and Large 2	447	82.41	368	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $149 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 sale23 hd

100.68

—

MD average1 barns · 29 hd

98.74

+1.94

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	1,452	90.44	1,313	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	68.06	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	63.53	853	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	52.77	668	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,678	97.00	1,628	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	77.93	1,172	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,308	71.98	941	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	104.72	1,377	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,186	99.00	1,174	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	106.50	1,476	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,252	96.51	1,208	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	92	68.94/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 1	99	68.53/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	84	20.95/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	89	14.93/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	76	30.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	—	—	1,638	104.24/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	68.29/cwt	67.50–70.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	60.67/cwt	55.50–64.50	811	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	52.77/cwt	52.00–53.50	668	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,504	77.93/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,186	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	104.72/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,377	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,476	1
Steers	Select	—	1,252	96.51/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,208	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,308	71.98/cwt	71.00–73.00	941	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,678	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,411	87.37/cwt	68.00–113.00	1,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	83.26/cwt	82.50–84.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	101.79/cwt	92.50–107.50	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	976	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	115.52/cwt	102.50–127.50	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	104.05/cwt	90.00–116.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	81.11/cwt	77.50–85.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	117.40/cwt	107.50–130.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	114.13/cwt	108.00–125.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	99.14/cwt	90.00–105.00	576	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	259	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	234	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	130.60/cwt	122.50–139.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	898	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	484	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	45.21/cwt	40.00–50.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	55.03/cwt	52.50–57.50	48	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	64.65/cwt	57.50–75.00	60	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	23.04/cwt	21.00–25.00	22	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	18.85/cwt	15.00–22.50	14	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	86	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	76	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	118	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	80	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	17.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	81.62/cwt	77.50–85.00	84	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	82	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	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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