Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.97/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$139.97

13 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.14

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	139.97	798	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

139.97

—

MD average1 barns · 14 hd

135.83

+4.14

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	—	Low	1,680	87.44	1,469	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	63.02	1,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	61.43	791	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,223	53.51	655	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	94.00	1,357	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,358	79.18	1,075	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,170	96.52	1,129	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,329	77.57	1,031	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,050	82.00	861	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	80.31/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	98	62.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	100	31.03/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	82	14.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	57.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,358	79.18/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,075	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	55.86/cwt	55.00–56.50	593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	51.74/cwt	49.00–53.00	696	4
Bulls	—	—	2,506	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,329	77.57/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,031	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,170	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,129	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	63.02/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	781	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	66.34/cwt	64.00–71.00	806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	98.06/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.94/cwt	124.00–140.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.07/cwt	127.50–145.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	727	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	647	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	146	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	89	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.16/cwt	127.50–150.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	118.60/cwt	107.50–130.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	51.25/cwt	47.50–55.00	45	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	52	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	31.55/cwt	21.00–42.50	33	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	102	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	88.87/cwt	82.50–95.00	94	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	70.14/cwt	50.00–105.00	65	5
Bulls	Utility	—	82	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	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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