Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

No Trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.94/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$104.94

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	108.35	624	39
Medium and Large 2	440	85.92	378	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $246 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 sale46 hd

104.94

—

MD average1 barns · 59 hd

96.63

+8.31

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	1,473	83.06	1,223	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	58.91	816	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	57.57	1,055	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	47.97	572	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	90.62	1,339	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,329	82.50	1,096	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,244	108.00	1,344	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	102.10	1,385	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	114.00	1,571	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,392	107.44	1,496	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	60.29/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	101	56.50/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	97	15.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	85	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	70.83/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	78	41.17/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	214	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	107.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	284	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	40.88/cwt	37.50–45.00	35	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	59.99/cwt	52.50–65.00	64	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	36	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	103	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	52.49/cwt	50.00–60.00	50	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	60.81/cwt	57.50–65.00	67	3
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	82	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	77	62.00/cwt	22.50–97.50	48	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	118	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	31.26/cwt	30.00–32.50	35	2
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	104	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	112.42/cwt	107.50–117.50	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	106.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	196	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	107.99/cwt	103.00–113.00	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	87.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	118.87/cwt	112.50–125.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	109.15/cwt	102.50–112.50	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	289	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	318	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	1,012	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,354	92.08/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	74.03/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	56.49/cwt	53.50–62.00	828	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	64.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	51.61/cwt	50.00–53.00	558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	57.57/cwt	56.00–60.00	1,055	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	90.62/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	46.76/cwt	44.00–48.50	575	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	102.10/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,244	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,344	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,571	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,392	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,496	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,329	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	198	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	439	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	386	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	72.98/cwt	62.50–83.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	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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