Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.13/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$103.13

23 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.57

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	115.00	620	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	99.83	557	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $64 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

103.13

—

MD average1 barns · 77 hd

74.56

+28.57

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	1,560	109.48	1,708	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,689	65.43	1,105	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	63.55	836	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,263	51.03	644	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	90.74	1,328	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	88.00	1,352	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	114.06	1,622	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,411	106.75	1,506	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	77.27/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	94	49.16/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	90	32.50/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	76	15.21/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	86	86.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	77.55/cwt	74.00–81.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	86.86/cwt	81.00–91.00	318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	444	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	323	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,124	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	910	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,191	78.34/cwt	75.00–85.00	933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	109.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,708	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	68.09/cwt	63.00–76.00	842	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	60.37/cwt	57.50–62.00	827	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	70.54/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,105	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	43	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	754	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	108.16/cwt	98.00–118.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.26/cwt	86.00–117.00	619	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	804	642.57/cwt	550.00–735.00	5,166	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	904	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	109.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,044	93.50/cwt	74.00–108.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	904	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	796	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	244	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	534	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	61.78/cwt	59.50–64.50	1,097	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,418	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,436	43.15/cwt	39.00–45.50	620	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	58.62/cwt	56.00–60.50	722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	51.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	611	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	114.06/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,622	5
Steers	Select	—	1,411	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,506	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,352	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	90.74/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	87.10/cwt	80.00–94.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	86.35/cwt	75.00–98.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	73.25/cwt	62.50–84.00	255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	708	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	68.75/cwt	57.50–80.00	56	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	25	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	17.08/cwt	11.00–20.00	12	3
Bulls	Utility	—	87	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	Utility	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	30.50/cwt	25.00–35.00	29	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	33.77/cwt	32.50–35.00	28	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	25	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	49.72/cwt	40.00–65.00	47	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	45.83/cwt	42.50–50.00	40	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	52.45/cwt	47.50–57.50	54	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	122	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	62.07/cwt	60.00–67.50	64	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	51.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	47	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	66.25/cwt	65.00–67.50	73	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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