Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

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 $94.44/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$94.44

20 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.70

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	100.25	511	15thin
Medium and Large 2	603	77.00	464	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $47 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 sale20 hd

94.44

—

MD average1 barns · 61 hd

65.74

+28.70

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	1,927	70.70	1,362	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,711	55.65	952	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	51.12	858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	49.11	628	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,255	40.85	513	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	77.93	1,126	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,445	68.24	986	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,432	119.92	1,717	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,317	120.42	1,586	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,287	116.91	1,505	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	97.25	1,298	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	65.19/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	104	42.58/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	106	27.50/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	87	8.99/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	86	175.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	78	32.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	1,287	116.91/cwt	116.25–117.25	1,505	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	119.92/cwt	119.50–120.25	1,717	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,711	55.65/cwt	54.50–57.00	952	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	36.41/cwt	32.00–38.50	439	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,445	68.24/cwt	62.00–72.50	986	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,445	77.93/cwt	74.50–80.50	1,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	43.81/cwt	41.00–48.00	564	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	51.12/cwt	48.50–52.50	858	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	47.52/cwt	44.00–53.50	628	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	55.86/cwt	54.00–59.00	613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,624	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	—	2,129	65.17/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,387	3
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	700	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,025	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	846	381.43/cwt	325.00–435.00	3,227	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	906	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,851	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	4
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	216	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,034	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,429	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,138	532.78/cwt	285.00–700.00	6,063	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	812	244.01/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,981	3
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	1,030	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,378	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	731	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	297	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	956	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	103.52/cwt	95.00–112.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	56.99/cwt	56.00–58.00	197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	786	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	47.90/cwt	41.00–55.00	327	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	982	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	852	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	389	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	391	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	502	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	191	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	98.38/cwt	86.00–111.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.00	368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	73.31/cwt	65.00–77.50	77	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	72.03/cwt	62.50–80.00	82	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	57.35/cwt	45.00–75.00	54	6
Bulls	Utility	—	76	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	54.94/cwt	50.00–60.00	62	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	25	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	151	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	13.48/cwt	11.00–16.00	14	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	34.67/cwt	29.00–40.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	46.49/cwt	32.50–65.00	47	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,317	120.42/cwt	120.00–121.25	1,586	3
Steers	Select	—	1,335	97.25/cwt	89.00–109.50	1,298	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	134	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	54	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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