Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goat price unit entries to Per Head and to add Last Reported receipts. Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.44/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$141.44

17 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$49.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.24

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	144.34	701	16thin
Medium and Large 2	644	95.00	612	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $89 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 sale17 hd

141.44

—

MD average1 barns · 38 hd

106.20

+35.24

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	1,304	85.50	1,115	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	73.47	1,234	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	64.11	873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	58.89	1,001	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	50.25	602	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	89.00	1,355	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	84.00	1,213	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,518	65.00	987	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	117.35	1,726	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	107.99	1,261	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	119.67	1,836	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	113.39	1,676	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,182	106.17	1,255	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	98.68/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 2	96	63.02/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	86	31.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	85	106.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Medium and Large 2	—	644	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.26/cwt	147.50–162.50	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	159.41/cwt	152.50–162.50	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	204	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	138.08/cwt	132.50–140.00	906	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	93.36/cwt	93.00–94.00	265	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	196	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	376	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	834	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	135.36/cwt	110.00–165.00	244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	124.06/cwt	117.00–127.50	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.25/cwt	152.50–161.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	836	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	69.17/cwt	63.00–80.00	923	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	58.89/cwt	56.00–60.00	1,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,304	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	58.04/cwt	52.00–60.00	810	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,168	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	43.54/cwt	41.00–46.00	464	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	113.39/cwt	112.50–115.50	1,676	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,518	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	987	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,444	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,213	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	51.08/cwt	46.50–54.00	653	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	54.88/cwt	54.00–56.00	619	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,679	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,234	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	119.67/cwt	115.50–122.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,726	3
Steers	Select	—	1,182	106.17/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	96.87/cwt	90.00–112.50	99	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	19	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	31	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	72	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	72	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	82	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	90.83/cwt	87.50–97.50	105	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	74	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	49	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	60.21/cwt	50.00–70.00	57	3
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	62	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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