Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

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 $89.79/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$89.79

33 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	93.16	498	29
Medium and Large 2	263	65.31	171	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $327 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 sale33 hd

89.79

—

MD average1 barns · 42 hd

86.12

+3.67

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	1,410	57.67	813	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	59.50	1,041	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	51.30	827	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	49.67	656	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	41.02	501	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	74.00	981	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,315	61.36	807	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	115.50	1,414	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,351	115.03	1,554	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,396	118.17	1,650	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,351	76.69	1,036	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	67.25/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	99	46.16/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	83	4.68/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	85	70.33/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	85	13.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Select	—	1,351	76.69/cwt	64.00–89.00	1,036	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,396	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,351	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,554	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	42.40/cwt	39.50–45.50	523	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,315	61.36/cwt	54.00–72.00	807	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,326	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	981	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	51.30/cwt	50.00–52.50	827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	48.23/cwt	46.00–51.50	632	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	35.64/cwt	31.00–38.50	417	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	48.24/cwt	48.00–48.50	628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	57.67/cwt	54.00–61.00	813	4
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	308	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	724	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	454	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,362	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	326	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	245	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	530.65/cwt	510.00–550.00	6,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	846	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	728	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	48.63/cwt	35.00–62.50	56	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	47.72/cwt	37.50–57.50	46	4
Bulls	Utility	—	98	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	4.52/cwt	4.00–5.00	3	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	80.66/cwt	55.00–105.00	61	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	108	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	47.66/cwt	37.50–55.00	44	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	884	63.08/cwt	57.00–69.00	558	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	978	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	186	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	113.60/cwt	107.50–120.00	321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	76.36/cwt	62.50–90.00	197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	99.07/cwt	87.50–105.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	93.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	88.40/cwt	82.50–92.50	228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	98.62/cwt	80.00–107.50	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	94	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	89.22/cwt	80.00–107.50	335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	186	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	102.96/cwt	91.00–106.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	113.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	262	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	186	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	37.67/cwt	21.00–55.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	99	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	75.51/cwt	65.00–85.00	88	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	71.74/cwt	65.00–80.00	75	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	196	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	88	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	514	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	278	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	64.92/cwt	60.00–67.50	281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	477	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,178	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	942	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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