Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

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 $103.29/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$103.29

24 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$4.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	105.81	458	11thin
Medium and Large 1	627	101.16	635	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale24 hd

103.29

—

MD average1 barns · 34 hd

101.92

+1.37

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	1,614	69.89	1,128	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,712	66.00	1,130	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	58.39	954	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	55.02	751	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	48.75	531	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	78.25	1,114	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,446	109.64	1,585	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,319	95.85	1,264	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	89.01	948	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	101.63	1,488	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	90.15	1,262	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	94.84/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 1	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.52/cwt	120.00–137.50	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	113.69/cwt	107.50–120.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	103.66/cwt	92.50–127.50	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	142	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	84	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	379	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	284	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	216	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	79.06/cwt	70.00–92.00	77	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	92	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	95.15/cwt	72.50–120.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	112.66/cwt	107.50–117.50	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	98.72/cwt	88.00–105.00	714	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	101.63/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,488	4
Steers	Select	—	1,400	90.15/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,319	95.85/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,065	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	948	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,446	109.64/cwt	108.50–111.00	1,585	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,712	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,130	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,424	78.25/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	48.75/cwt	46.00–51.00	531	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	58.39/cwt	55.50–62.00	954	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	55.02/cwt	53.00–56.00	751	8
Bulls	—	—	1,957	89.35/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	68.30/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,431	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.00	767	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	796	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	668.95/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	93.04/cwt	87.00–99.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.01/cwt	67.50–127.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	128.05/cwt	110.00–140.00	350	3

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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