Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $97.22/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$97.22

29 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$1.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.86

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	97.80	394	19thin
Medium and Large 1	453	96.13	435	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale29 hd

97.22

—

MD average1 barns · 49 hd

79.36

+17.86

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	1,741	58.47	1,018	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	51.29	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	44.53	591	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	37.69	438	30
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,177	63.80	751	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,195	110.02	1,315	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	103.50	1,201	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,156	108.00	1,248	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	110	67.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 1	95	65.93/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	89	17.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,378	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	85.68/cwt	70.00–95.00	284	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	62.87/cwt	52.50–72.50	59	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	248	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	106.36/cwt	97.00–115.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	112.08/cwt	95.00–120.00	419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	296	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	419	2
Bulls	N/A	—	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	525	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,156	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	45.04/cwt	44.50–45.50	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	45.16/cwt	44.00–50.00	595	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	40.86/cwt	38.00–44.50	510	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	49.64/cwt	47.00–53.00	710	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	37.04/cwt	36.00–38.00	460	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	33.46/cwt	28.00–36.50	355	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	58.72/cwt	57.50–60.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,612	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	248	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	82.87/cwt	77.00–89.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	423	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,195	110.02/cwt	109.50–110.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,160	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	88.14/cwt	76.00–90.00	371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	55.16/cwt	44.00–63.00	985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	93.22/cwt	77.00–101.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	93.31/cwt	90.00–104.00	451	5
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	68	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	61	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	102	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	88	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	85.02/cwt	82.50–87.50	88	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,022	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	677	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,177	63.80/cwt	55.00–72.00	751	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	902	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,040	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	738	341.95/cwt	310.00–375.00	2,524	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	616	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,170	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	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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