Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

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 $121.06/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$121.06

15 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+36.96

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	121.06	764	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

121.06

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

84.10

+36.96

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	1,632	94.00	1,534	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	60.02	927	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	60.02	818	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	46.93	534	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,112	82.99	923	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	91.97	1,288	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	110.17	1,539	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,186	105.03	1,246	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	72.61/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	104	62.84/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	99	37.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	103	9.12/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	123.74/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,401	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,288	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,112	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	923	3
Steers	Select	—	1,186	105.03/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,246	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,397	110.17/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	35.63/cwt	32.00–42.00	394	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	48.91/cwt	43.00–54.00	564	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	55.94/cwt	54.00–57.00	624	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	57.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	788	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	899	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	60.02/cwt	54.00–65.00	927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,626	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	910	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,006	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,067	740.90/cwt	400.00–975.00	7,905	6
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,201	762.14/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,153	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,056	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,128	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,176	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	107.36/cwt	102.50–112.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	304	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	220	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	242	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	215	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	858	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.63/cwt	135.00–154.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	146.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	104.81/cwt	90.00–119.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.50	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	758	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	56.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	51	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	96.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	102	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	55.71/cwt	40.00–70.00	47	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	94.35/cwt	40.00–145.00	80	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	170	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	157	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Utility	—	103	9.12/cwt	5.00–13.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	91	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	36	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	57	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	69.04/cwt	60.00–77.50	71	5

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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