Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

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 $102.74/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$102.74

31 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	106.81	551	26
Medium and Large 2	361	81.60	294	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $257 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

102.74

—

MD average1 barns · 38 hd

97.43

+5.31

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	1,560	70.49	1,099	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	59.22	1,004	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	51.91	678	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	43.36	497	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	91.23	1,253	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,259	110.44	1,390	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	120.61	1,834	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	116.06	1,562	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,161	109.24	1,268	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	66.57/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	101	44.96/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	83	16.54/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	4.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	105	73.63/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	2.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	760.63/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,025	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	80.43/cwt	61.00–101.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	804	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	114.21/cwt	113.00–116.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	110.70/cwt	104.00–117.50	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	97.04/cwt	95.00–99.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	146	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	100.54/cwt	92.00–114.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	192	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	109.00/cwt	103.00–115.00	283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	114.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	754	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,056	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	602	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	112.42/cwt	102.00–115.00	383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	592	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	1
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	1,232	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,700	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,196	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	70.68/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,071	10
Bulls	—	—	1,691	60.30/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	51.91/cwt	49.00–55.00	678	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	61.88/cwt	60.50–63.50	978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,771	57.44/cwt	53.50–60.00	1,017	3
Steers	Select	—	1,161	109.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,268	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	91.23/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,253	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	48.98/cwt	48.50–49.50	608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	39.30/cwt	39.00–40.00	352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	43.50/cwt	42.00–46.00	534	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,259	110.44/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,390	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,346	116.06/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,562	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,521	120.61/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,834	3
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	98	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	81	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	74	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	49.03/cwt	40.00–57.50	46	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	74.93/cwt	67.50–82.50	78	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	16.54/cwt	13.00–20.00	14	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	201	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	96	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	42.95/cwt	37.50–47.50	37	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	43.33/cwt	35.00–55.00	42	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	52.36/cwt	45.00–60.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	132	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	139	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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