Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction issued to change Slaughter Goats price unit from 'Per CTW' to 'Per Head'. Feeder pigs weight corrected.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.39/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$110.39

10 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	114.44	482	8thin
Medium and Large 2	276	94.20	260	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $222 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 sale10 hd

110.39

—

MD average1 barns · 11 hd

103.09

+7.31

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	1,608	86.99	1,399	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	63.67	1,042	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	60.86	831	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,221	49.19	600	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,232	80.00	986	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,120	71.00	795	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,303	96.42	1,256	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,365	84.75	1,157	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	99.38/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	98	74.44/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	92	44.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	82	30.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,904	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	504	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,772	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	662	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,369	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	660	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	3,927	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	196	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,532	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	82.65/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	64.04/cwt	61.00–67.00	837	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	57.68/cwt	53.00–60.00	822	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	68.82/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,006	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	58.52/cwt	57.00–60.00	1,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	40.90/cwt	40.00–42.00	447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	51.55/cwt	51.00–53.00	623	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,303	96.42/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,256	4
Steers	Select	—	1,365	84.75/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,157	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,232	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	874	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	94.20/cwt	87.50–100.00	260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	108.81/cwt	100.00–113.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	187	103.52/cwt	97.50–110.00	194	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	169	81.11/cwt	80.00–85.00	137	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	583	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	551	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	517	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,004	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	773	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	124	68.06/cwt	62.50–75.00	84	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	972	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	135.55/cwt	125.00–145.00	314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	80.03/cwt	77.50–82.50	78	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	86.95/cwt	80.00–100.00	82	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	59	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	51.25/cwt	42.50–60.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	197	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	41	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	96.81/cwt	85.00–102.50	109	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	94.81/cwt	87.50–102.50	100	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	76.08/cwt	67.50–85.00	81	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	34	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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