Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $88.34/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$88.34

34 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.42

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	95.43	470	25
Medium and Large 2	337	68.65	231	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $239 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 sale34 hd

88.34

—

MD average1 barns · 66 hd

67.92

+20.42

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	1,893	75.30	1,426	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	55.50	849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	50.49	831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	46.85	672	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	35.50	406	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,418	55.00	780	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,341	116.24	1,559	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,169	111.37	1,302	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	115.63	1,577	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,269	97.78	1,241	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	66.91/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	97	42.69/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	91	20.84/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	80	5.60/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	110.29/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	115.63/cwt	115.50–115.75	1,577	2
Steers	Select	—	1,269	97.78/cwt	89.00–106.50	1,241	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,169	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,341	116.24/cwt	114.50–118.25	1,559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	32.78/cwt	31.00–34.00	347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	38.21/cwt	32.00–42.00	469	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,418	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	780	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,530	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	46.28/cwt	44.00–48.50	662	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	50.49/cwt	48.50–53.00	831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	68.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,218	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	2,048	86.18/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	102.75/cwt	77.00–111.00	388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	806	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	108.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	93.53/cwt	75.00–103.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	82.88/cwt	70.00–93.00	258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	94.41/cwt	88.00–101.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	91.55/cwt	87.00–95.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	103.85/cwt	90.00–117.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	109.41/cwt	109.00–110.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	91.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	92.72/cwt	76.00–109.00	481	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	162	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	76	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	46.49/cwt	41.00–53.00	104	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	369	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	185	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	107.94/cwt	91.00–114.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	198	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	73.37/cwt	58.00–84.00	238	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	Utility	—	118	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	63	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	110.29/cwt	85.00–135.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	17.01/cwt	15.00–21.00	15	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	61.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	70	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	61.67/cwt	57.50–65.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	47.82/cwt	35.00–55.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	44.49/cwt	32.50–55.00	42	3

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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