Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT 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 $138.87/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$138.87

42 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.67

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	138.87	769	42

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 sale42 hd

138.87

—

MD average1 barns · 47 hd

135.20

+3.67

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	1,530	89.98	1,377	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	60.71	984	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	58.92	759	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	44.24	551	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,449	88.11	1,277	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	112.57	1,539	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,462	109.16	1,596	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	115.00	1,488	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	104.58	1,502	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,638	93.00	1,523	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	88.68/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	94	66.85/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	94	54.02/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	91.25/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	253	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.24/cwt	127.50–157.50	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.71/cwt	140.00–160.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.17/cwt	135.00–157.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,302	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	46.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	577	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	91.98/cwt	83.50–105.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,367	112.57/cwt	111.50–113.50	1,539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	58.08/cwt	56.00–60.00	933	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	64.65/cwt	63.00–66.50	1,062	2
Steers	Select	—	1,638	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,523	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	104.58/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,502	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,449	88.11/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,277	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	57.48/cwt	55.00–59.50	729	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	54.55/cwt	53.00–56.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	121.32/cwt	119.00–122.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.47/cwt	110.00–127.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	149.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	147.61/cwt	140.00–157.50	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	123.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	145.50/cwt	145.00–147.50	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	146.59/cwt	135.00–152.50	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.50	834	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	485	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	976	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	926	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,028	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.45/cwt	115.00–130.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	536	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	73.71/cwt	62.50–80.00	70	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	54.02/cwt	47.50–60.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	53.45/cwt	47.50–57.50	44	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	38	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	94	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	69	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	32.62/cwt	13.00–39.00	373	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,462	109.16/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,596	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,294	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	45	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	105.64/cwt	90.00–115.00	110	8

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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