Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head; replacement stock cows price unit changed from per family 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 $124.01/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$124.01

21 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	124.95	591	19thin
Medium and Large 2	376	115.00	432	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $159 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 sale21 hd

124.01

—

MD average1 barns · 50 hd

106.46

+17.54

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	—	High	1,481	83.79	1,241	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	67.21	962	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	60.37	837	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	47.74	570	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,197	76.16	912	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,622	65.00	1,054	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	102.25	1,271	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	103.47	1,436	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,248	102.00	1,273	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	117.16/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	91	71.73/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	68	3.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	83	96.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	200.85/cwt	180.00–220.00	189	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	93.21/cwt	90.00–100.00	97	3
Bulls	Utility	—	66	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	105.06/cwt	102.50–107.50	110	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	119	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	40	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	106.55/cwt	97.50–110.00	102	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	46	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	248	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.21/cwt	107.50–132.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.50	367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.27/cwt	100.00–122.50	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	133.42/cwt	115.00–147.50	626	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	572	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	440	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	497	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	772	66.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	632	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,197	76.16/cwt	75.00–77.00	912	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	103.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,436	6
Steers	Select	—	1,248	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	102.25/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,271	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	49.02/cwt	44.00–54.00	587	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	37.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	425	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,622	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	67.21/cwt	66.00–68.00	962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	65.35/cwt	61.00–71.00	914	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	56.64/cwt	52.00–60.00	781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,559	84.72/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,321	3
Bulls	—	—	1,246	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,009	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,252.27/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	13,775	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,150.38/cwt	1,100.00–1,235.00	15,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	946	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	118.72/cwt	115.00–122.50	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	196	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	201	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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