Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

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 $88.83/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$88.83

31 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	99.24	428	19thin
Medium and Large 2	367	72.35	266	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $162 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 sale31 hd

88.83

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

88.55

+0.28

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	1,538	63.72	980	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	47.07	779	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	45.72	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	38.31	435	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	65.64	1,054	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,346	58.54	788	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	115.97	1,624	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	106.50	1,310	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,143	85.61	979	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	115.00	1,589	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	115.00	1,656	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	90.85	1,193	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	67.40/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	101	44.68/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	98	25.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	75	6.53/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	79	71.73/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	94	21.00/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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	104.04/cwt	99.00–110.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	168	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	97	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	71.34/cwt	68.00–76.00	193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	118.24/cwt	86.00–136.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	624	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,808	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	792	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,168	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	850	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,230	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	66.91/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	52.13/cwt	48.00–57.00	745	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	82.11/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	45.72/cwt	43.00–47.50	662	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	47.07/cwt	44.00–50.00	779	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	34.79/cwt	29.00–38.00	358	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,589	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,605	65.64/cwt	56.00–75.00	1,054	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,346	58.54/cwt	56.00–62.00	788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	42.27/cwt	40.00–45.00	530	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,624	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,143	85.61/cwt	76.00–96.00	979	3
Steers	Select	—	1,313	90.85/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,193	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	77.60/cwt	59.00–92.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	91.24/cwt	77.00–99.00	263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	63.47/cwt	61.00–66.00	152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	96.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	85.22/cwt	66.00–103.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	96	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	103.48/cwt	90.00–118.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	112.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	101.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	410	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	123	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	944	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	422	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	246	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	990	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	195	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	84	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	77	82.60/cwt	75.00–90.00	64	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	125	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	4.00/cwt	4.00–4.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	50.21/cwt	35.00–80.00	47	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	69.43/cwt	57.50–75.00	72	4
Bulls	Utility	—	75	6.73/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	83	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	48.19/cwt	35.00–55.00	49	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	190	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	87	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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