Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

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 $94.62/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$94.62

36 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$33.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	98.31	493	32
Medium and Large 2	419	65.13	273	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $221 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 sale36 hd

94.62

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

91.57

+3.06

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	1,647	68.28	1,125	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	52.52	822	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	52.14	741	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	41.44	459	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	73.00	1,035	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,490	60.33	899	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	113.66	1,508	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	116.89	1,840	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	114.58	1,564	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	95.00	1,330	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	69.96/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	101	48.95/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	86	16.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	76	6.01/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	81	58.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	92	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	43.52/cwt	41.00–46.50	486	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	32.90/cwt	29.00–37.00	324	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	113.66/cwt	112.50–114.50	1,508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	47.99/cwt	47.50–48.50	603	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,490	60.33/cwt	56.00–63.00	899	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,418	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,035	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	114.58/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,564	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	52.52/cwt	50.50–55.00	822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	54.81/cwt	54.00–55.50	790	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	50.47/cwt	45.00–53.50	710	8
Bulls	—	—	1,858	82.85/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	69.18/cwt	61.00–76.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,396	52.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	710.56/cwt	635.00–775.00	9,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	106.78/cwt	97.00–110.00	381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	105.44/cwt	96.00–111.50	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	93.00/cwt	76.00–107.00	302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	100.22/cwt	85.00–106.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	148	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	78	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	92.80/cwt	85.00–100.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	98.57/cwt	85.00–112.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	107.08/cwt	103.00–111.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	158	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	90.90/cwt	75.00–107.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	103.00/cwt	97.00–105.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	81.42/cwt	80.00–83.00	191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	976	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	779	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	664	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	372	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	98.04/cwt	89.00–101.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	84.69/cwt	79.00–90.00	193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	77.12/cwt	69.00–85.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	404	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	61.04/cwt	52.50–70.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	15.50/cwt	11.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	60.13/cwt	50.00–65.00	63	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	117	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.50	83	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	58	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	126	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	7.08/cwt	4.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	37.41/cwt	30.00–42.50	35	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	73.37/cwt	72.50–75.00	76	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	52.42/cwt	45.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	64	3.45/cwt	2.00–5.00	2	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	66	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	116.89/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,840	2
Steers	Select	—	1,400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,330	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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