Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.88/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$100.88

38 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	101.71	604	36
Medium and Large 2	594	86.00	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/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 sale38 hd

100.88

—

MD average1 barns · 42 hd

101.51

−0.63

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	1,791	78.11	1,399	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	55.02	915	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	50.17	703	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	43.45	481	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	76.72	1,061	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,445	65.37	945	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	95.00	1,454	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	81.00	940	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	106.93/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	94	52.49/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	106	17.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	107.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Medium and Large 1	—	605	108.68/cwt	100.00–117.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	113.57/cwt	95.00–120.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.53/cwt	130.00–132.50	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	254	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.60/cwt	94.00–110.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.16/cwt	127.50–139.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	106.56/cwt	97.50–115.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	131.28/cwt	117.50–142.50	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	158	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	135.84/cwt	120.00–147.50	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	100.97/cwt	90.00–111.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	122.93/cwt	117.50–130.00	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	96.71/cwt	85.00–115.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	107.30/cwt	98.00–110.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	94.63/cwt	82.50–100.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	93.50/cwt	89.00–98.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	127.36/cwt	110.00–147.50	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	832	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Bulls	Utility	—	106	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	54.97/cwt	52.50–57.50	52	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	65.15/cwt	60.00–75.00	55	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	116	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	110	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	102.48/cwt	87.50–115.00	106	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	81.01/cwt	62.50–100.00	76	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	182	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	158.12/cwt	140.00–175.00	134	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	75.07/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	82.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	53.22/cwt	53.00–54.00	684	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	48.65/cwt	46.00–52.00	709	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	55.02/cwt	52.00–59.00	915	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	45.40/cwt	43.50–48.00	512	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	32.84/cwt	30.00–35.00	360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	501	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,454	1
Steers	Select	—	1,160	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	940	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,383	76.72/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,061	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,445	65.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	945	3

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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