Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT 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 $133.49/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$133.49

24 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$20.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.73

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	137.85	648	19thin
Medium and Large 2	475	116.90	555	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.95/cwt here — about $93 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 sale24 hd

133.49

—

MD average1 barns · 62 hd

104.76

+28.73

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	1,423	83.12	1,183	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,696	67.97	1,153	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	60.37	1,012	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	57.15	764	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	46.15	520	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	66.85	1,036	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	113.46	1,734	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	108.20	1,644	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,171	97.98	1,147	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	100.79/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	96	70.37/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	93	23.75/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	80	37.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	62	35.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,519	108.20/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,644	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	113.46/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	160.53/cwt	130.00–190.00	183	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	77.55/cwt	70.00–82.50	75	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	78.43/cwt	70.00–85.00	83	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	92.87/cwt	75.00–112.50	87	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	107.47/cwt	95.00–122.50	111	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	30	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	62	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	76.34/cwt	72.50–80.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	107	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	18	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	125.65/cwt	115.00–129.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	118.20/cwt	110.00–122.50	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	136.73/cwt	125.00–142.50	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	123.84/cwt	109.00–132.50	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	212	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.86/cwt	111.00–165.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	75.72/cwt	72.00–79.00	862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,090	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	90.91/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	45.05/cwt	42.00–47.50	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	39.49/cwt	39.00–40.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	609	2
Steers	Select	—	1,171	97.98/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,147	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,549	66.85/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,036	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	60.37/cwt	57.50–65.00	1,012	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	62.38/cwt	61.00–63.00	677	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	55.40/cwt	51.00–61.00	787	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,696	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,153	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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