Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.17/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$120.17

15 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.94

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	121.43	502	14thin
Medium and Large 2	278	102.50	285	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $217 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 sale15 hd

120.17

—

MD average1 barns · 41 hd

87.23

+32.94

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	1,701	91.79	1,562	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,846	63.50	1,172	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,761	57.62	1,015	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	56.17	766	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	44.84	549	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	79.00	1,146	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	88.51	1,279	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	82.00	1,087	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,439	65.51	943	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	111.96	1,506	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	108.17	1,458	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	81.00	980	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	83.65/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	102	65.02/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	82	27.42/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	82	14.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	91	44.50/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	646.69/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,885	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	412	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,854	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,325	861.49/cwt	810.00–900.00	11,415	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	57.62/cwt	54.00–60.50	1,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	61.11/cwt	60.00–62.00	830	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	26.52/cwt	26.00–27.00	284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,937	101.68/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	54.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	740	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,326	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,087	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	88.51/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,279	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,439	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	943	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,846	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	49.42/cwt	45.00–52.50	624	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,458	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,345	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,506	2
Steers	Select	—	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	119.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	206	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	102.50/cwt	97.50–107.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	118.63/cwt	117.50–120.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	385	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	176	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	153	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	859	79.50/cwt	77.00–82.00	683	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	718	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	239	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	125.71/cwt	112.50–132.50	392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	285	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	66.69/cwt	60.00–77.50	70	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	88.95/cwt	77.50–102.50	102	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	84.64/cwt	67.50–102.50	80	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	29.80/cwt	13.00–47.50	23	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	74	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	105	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	84.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	85	3
Bulls	Utility	—	82	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	72.56/cwt	67.50–77.50	63	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	74	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	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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