Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.24/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$101.24

10 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	107.17	459	8thin
Medium and Large 2	276	77.50	214	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $245 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 sale10 hd

101.24

—

MD average1 barns · 19 hd

99.50

+1.73

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	1,713	82.09	1,406	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,656	59.48	985	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	56.11	800	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	45.40	514	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	102.09	1,362	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	95.00	1,229	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,212	89.00	1,079	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,275	90.88	1,159	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	67.60/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	99	31.89/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	78	17.50/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	86	10.07/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	105	116.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	64	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,334	102.09/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,362	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,229	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	60.97/cwt	60.00–62.00	880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	54.49/cwt	53.00–58.00	774	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	63.13/cwt	61.00–65.50	1,080	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,212	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,079	1
Steers	Select	—	1,275	90.88/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	35.49/cwt	30.00–41.00	345	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	116.83/cwt	57.50–175.00	118	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	129	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	102	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	112	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	—	64	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	186	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	122	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	31.28/cwt	30.00–32.50	29	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	9.49/cwt	9.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	97.66/cwt	52.50–180.00	108	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	31.63/cwt	30.00–35.00	27	3
Bulls	Utility	—	74	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	50.67/cwt	47.50–52.50	53	4
Bulls	Utility	—	100	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	33	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	152	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	234	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	758	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	515	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	574	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	244	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	117.45/cwt	112.00–125.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	103.79/cwt	100.00–107.50	403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	822	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,727	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	674.68/cwt	640.00–710.00	8,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	815.01/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	8,574	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,735	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,293	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	916	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	972	589.25/cwt	375.00–800.00	5,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	949.46/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	12,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,924	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	816	60.09/cwt	55.00–65.00	490	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	2
Bulls	N/A	—	1,004	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	643	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	876	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	76.45/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,586	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	57.05/cwt	54.00–60.50	924	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	47.22/cwt	44.00–50.00	560	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	53.88/cwt	52.00–55.50	640	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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