Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

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 $109.07/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$109.07

43 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	111.56	560	39
Medium and Large 2	413	84.75	350	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $210 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 sale43 hd

109.07

—

MD average1 barns · 53 hd

107.02

+2.05

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	1,982	80.00	1,586	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	55.36	704	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	55.00	897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	45.44	501	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	60.00	876	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	120.62	1,655	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	115.00	1,550	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	96.00	1,142	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	111.04	1,481	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	68.52/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	101	51.85/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	114	27.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	23.75/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,982	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	61.84/cwt	60.00–64.50	754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	54.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	694	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	629	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	78	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	58.94/cwt	52.50–62.50	56	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	31	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	88.16/cwt	80.00–100.00	93	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	56.07/cwt	47.50–75.00	58	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	41.29/cwt	40.00–42.50	38	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.50	34	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	82.26/cwt	60.00–99.00	95	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,334	111.04/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,481	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	55.00/cwt	53.00–57.00	897	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,190	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	120.62/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	44.98/cwt	40.00–50.50	488	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	89.69/cwt	84.00–95.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	690	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	69.34/cwt	68.00–72.00	365	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	547	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	116.94/cwt	113.00–118.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	444	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	956	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	108.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.69/cwt	142.50–146.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	106.62/cwt	93.00–110.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	113.08/cwt	109.00–117.50	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	111.70/cwt	100.00–117.50	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	189	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,006.48/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,323	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,037.64/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,898	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	967	951.72/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,203	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,102	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,132	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,754	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,095	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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