Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder dairy calves 210 to 270 lbs deleted. Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.83/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$116.83

14 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$28.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.99

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	128.93	612	8thin
Medium and Large 2	345	100.70	348	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.23/cwt here — about $265 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 sale14 hd

116.83

—

MD average1 barns · 90 hd

87.84

+28.99

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	1,548	84.83	1,313	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,616	63.79	1,031	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	61.08	750	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	52.63	617	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,419	85.92	1,219	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,348	58.00	782	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	678	54.00	366	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	113.35	1,681	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	110	108.62/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	106	83.09/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	91	56.39/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	75	23.53/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	80	46.25/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	168	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	134.96/cwt	127.50–142.50	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	103.86/cwt	100.00–107.50	280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	598	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	334	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	276	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	776	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	90	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	594	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	73	10.28/cwt	2.00–18.00	8	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	62	13.69/cwt	11.00–16.00	8	4
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	165	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	169	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	170	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	183	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	190	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	214	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	75.57/cwt	57.60–90.00	69	5
Bulls	Utility	—	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	153	93.73/cwt	92.50–95.00	143	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	60	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	53	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	40.00/cwt	32.50–52.50	34	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	58.16/cwt	50.00–67.50	48	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	105.95/cwt	95.00–120.00	99	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	56.61/cwt	50.00–60.00	53	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	60	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	126	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	85.50/cwt	72.50–97.50	86	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	84.50/cwt	72.50–95.00	93	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	56.52/cwt	47.50–70.00	58	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	115.71/cwt	112.50–122.50	117	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	114.95/cwt	107.50–122.50	128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.72/cwt	105.00–112.50	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	120.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	90.42/cwt	84.00–97.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	103.31/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,074	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	947.95/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	13,887	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	872	450.64/cwt	385.00–575.00	3,930	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,366	1,037.55/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	14,173	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,081	693.24/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,494	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	948	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	664	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	1,212	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	727	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	1,444	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,184	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	1,168	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	934	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	652	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,673	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	1,223	682.02/cwt	635.00–725.00	8,341	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	449	532.91/cwt	425.00–640.00	2,393	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	568	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,550	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	1,348	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,119	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	1,430	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,588	1
Bulls	N/A	—	729	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	605	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,266	901.30/cwt	860.00–950.00	11,410	2
Bulls	N/A	—	1,194	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,051	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,232	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	96.72/cwt	92.00–103.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,224	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,186	80.85/cwt	80.00–82.00	959	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	54.63/cwt	53.00–58.00	637	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	766	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	68.95/cwt	67.00–71.00	947	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	113.35/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,681	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,419	85.92/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,219	2
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,348	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	782	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	678	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	366	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	62.76/cwt	60.00–66.50	1,046	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	70.27/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,010	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	56.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	1,012	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	53.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	58.12/cwt	57.00–60.00	746	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	46.80/cwt	44.00–51.00	502	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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