Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

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 $93.81/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$93.81

14 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$271

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.01

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	286	100.00	286	1thin
Medium and Large 1	597	93.34	557	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale14 hd

93.81

—

MD average1 barns · 59 hd

70.81

+23.01

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	1,548	71.45	1,106	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	51.31	787	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	48.93	695	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	40.70	442	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	50.00	655	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	118.72	1,605	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,228	109.12	1,340	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	103.52	1,175	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	118.00	1,584	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,638	108.13	1,771	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,312	90.03	1,181	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	76.83/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	104	48.45/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	91	19.17/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	96	137.11/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

71 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%	—	1,111	42.69/cwt	40.00–45.00	474	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,342	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,584	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	36.71/cwt	35.00–38.00	381	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	109.12/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	118.72/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,605	5
Steers	Select	—	1,312	90.03/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,135	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,175	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,638	108.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	166	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	52.05/cwt	30.00–67.50	55	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	134	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	17	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	179	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	50.25/cwt	47.50–53.00	820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	48.93/cwt	44.00–52.00	695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	69.36/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,048	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,485	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,056	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	686	1
Bulls	N/A	—	904	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,814	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	960	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,184	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	1,044	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,412	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	742	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,526	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	1,182	646.83/cwt	475.00–775.00	7,646	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,190	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,223	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	955	716.36/cwt	575.00–825.00	6,841	2
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	621	472.92/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	95.30/cwt	87.00–101.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	84.53/cwt	79.00–90.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	124.35/cwt	101.00–129.00	473	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	722	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	172	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	401	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	35	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	59.07/cwt	52.50–67.50	56	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	128	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	88.94/cwt	60.00–175.00	92	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	80.83/cwt	75.00–85.00	89	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	172	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	154	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	59.38/cwt	32.50–150.00	49	5
Bulls	Utility	—	78	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	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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