Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

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 $112.23/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$112.23

15 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.46

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	116.37	853	10thin
Medium and Large 2	336	103.96	349	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $505 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 sale15 hd

112.23

—

MD average1 barns · 37 hd

81.78

+30.46

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,769	69.02	1,221	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	59.35	796	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	57.85	846	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	49.60	596	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,246	92.32	1,150	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	81.00	1,103	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,332	117.50	1,565	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	111.48	1,502	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	120.00	1,541	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,261	109.49	1,381	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	81.47/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	103	64.18/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	80	15.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	81	10.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	80	117.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	85	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	184	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.00	178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	81.50/cwt	74.00–89.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	291	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	996	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	259	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	914	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	622	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	367	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,242	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	133.54/cwt	127.50–142.50	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	650	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	1,064	737.88/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,851	2
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	850	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,400	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,100	632.73/cwt	600.00–660.00	6,960	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,133	641.53/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,269	3
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	496	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,232	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	786	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,616	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	840	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	57.52/cwt	52.00–60.00	783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	61.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	811	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	57.85/cwt	56.00–61.00	846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	46.87/cwt	40.00–54.00	549	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,769	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,221	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	55.07/cwt	54.00–56.00	695	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	111.48/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,332	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,565	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,284	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,541	1
Steers	Select	—	1,261	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,381	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,362	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,103	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,246	92.32/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,150	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	1	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	98	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	91.98/cwt	87.50–100.00	95	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	94	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	71.09/cwt	50.00–87.50	68	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	66	2

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.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →