Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter Goat price unit entries, Feeder Steer weight entry, Feeder Dairy Calf weight entry, Replacement Dairy Cattle Price Unit. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.79/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$127.79

26 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$4.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	412	130.66	538	8thin
Medium and Large 1	561	126.52	710	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.14/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale26 hd

127.79

—

MD average1 barns · 33 hd

121.26

+6.53

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	2,052	97.88	2,008	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,706	69.54	1,186	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	59.40	822	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,849	59.03	1,091	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	54.43	643	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	91.02	1,270	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,276	75.00	957	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,152	113.98	1,313	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,064	105.51	1,123	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	117.01	1,755	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	108.66	1,561	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,441	100.97	1,455	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	91.49/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.81/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	60	52.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 3	86	22.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	80.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Beef Cross	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	175	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	52.50/cwt	45.00–60.00	32	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	19	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	81.83/cwt	77.50–85.00	93	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	77.50/cwt	62.50–87.50	66	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	74	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	61	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	62	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	84.38/cwt	80.00–87.50	86	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	57	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	77.48/cwt	70.00–82.50	71	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	73.74/cwt	72.50–75.00	76	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	57.46/cwt	50.00–62.50	53	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.34/cwt	117.50–120.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.50/cwt	112.50–120.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	927	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	217	82.99/cwt	77.50–92.00	180	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	504	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	85.24/cwt	75.00–90.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.75/cwt	112.50–142.50	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.57/cwt	120.00–137.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.78/cwt	130.00–155.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	117.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	349	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	616	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,374	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	784	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,900	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,052	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	789	1
Bulls	—	—	2,052	97.88/cwt	85.00–113.00	2,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	62.33/cwt	61.50–63.00	884	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	57.94/cwt	55.00–60.00	792	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,849	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	1,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	50.49/cwt	45.00–55.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	58.36/cwt	57.50–59.00	766	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,276	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	957	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,395	91.02/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,270	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,706	69.54/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,152	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,064	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,123	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	108.66/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,561	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	117.01/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,755	6
Steers	Select	—	1,441	100.97/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	126	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	202	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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