Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.57/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$115.57

28 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	119.32	544	24
Medium and Large 2	369	93.13	344	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $200 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 sale28 hd

115.57

—

MD average1 barns · 41 hd

114.72

+0.85

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	1,626	88.07	1,432	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	62.90	904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,739	60.80	1,057	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	46.98	562	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	80.00	1,117	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	79.00	1,040	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	109.00	1,345	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	116.00	1,582	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	110.09	1,677	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,126	88.49	996	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	116.77/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	88	51.64/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	78	77.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	50	55.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	76	47.50/cwt	1

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	69.24/cwt	66.00–74.00	947	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	82.08/cwt	74.00–89.50	1,230	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	2,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	65.60/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	48.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	702	4
Steers	Select	—	1,126	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,317	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,040	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	25.89/cwt	18.00–37.00	279	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,234	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	58.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	870	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	938	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	115.10/cwt	112.50–117.50	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	526	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	484	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	424	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	164	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	134.98/cwt	122.50–147.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	133.66/cwt	129.00–144.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	135.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	430	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	50	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	28	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	68	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	68.81/cwt	67.50–70.00	58	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	80.07/cwt	75.00–85.00	74	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	36	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	98.84/cwt	90.00–107.50	100	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	56.21/cwt	52.50–60.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	33	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	167	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	157.50/cwt	130.00–185.00	148	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	185	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,523	110.09/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,677	2

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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