Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.38/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$115.38

23 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$26.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.43

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	120.04	452	19thin
Medium and Large 2	542	93.25	505	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale23 hd

115.38

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

90.95

+24.43

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	1,750	86.00	1,505	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	62.15	1,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	55.17	704	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	41.30	474	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	79.00	1,226	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	108.39	1,565	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	101.38	1,262	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	86.00	1,030	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,441	110.85	1,597	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	103.49	1,330	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	77.75/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	93	42.43/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	78	15.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	79	9.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	86.43/cwt	7

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	396	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	257	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	519	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	353	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	115.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	119.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	120.88/cwt	115.00–127.50	386	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	491	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	696	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	102.16/cwt	90.00–112.50	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	99.98/cwt	95.00–107.50	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	85.03/cwt	83.00–87.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	109.83/cwt	107.50–111.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	119.74/cwt	110.00–130.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.73/cwt	112.50–129.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.94/cwt	125.00–132.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	101.32/cwt	95.00–107.50	475	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	126	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	98	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	54.36/cwt	42.50–65.00	46	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	52	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	117.50/cwt	90.00–145.00	110	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	158	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	76.31/cwt	70.00–82.50	77	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	91.51/cwt	87.50–95.00	104	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	42.43/cwt	35.00–55.00	39	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	101.38/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,198	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,030	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	77	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	86	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	45	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	27.72/cwt	24.00–33.00	342	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	108.39/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,565	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,597	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,285	103.49/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	45.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	508	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	62.15/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.17/cwt	51.00–60.00	704	9

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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