Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2023-09-20

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Sep 20
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
22 vs last sale 150 24 vs year ago 152 · 15.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
102 head
0 vs last sale 102 39 vs year ago 63 · +61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Goats changed to per unit

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,771130.352,3088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,427104.661,49322
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34396.321,29429
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12483.1093417
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,406189.202,6605thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303185.082,4128thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,604191.013,06410
SteersChoiceAverage1,397180.802,5268thin
SteersSelectAverage1,340152.652,0462thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 190415.22/cwt29
BullsNumber 298285.71/cwt7
BullsNumber 385129.66/cwt4
BullsUtility8431.17/cwt6
HeifersNumber 188650.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 296308.75/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7225.99/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 177371.85/cwt350.00–395.002863
BullsNumber 168350.00/cwt350.00–350.002381
BullsNumber 195362.32/cwt335.00–380.003446
BullsUtilityJersey7645.00/cwt45.00–45.00341
BullsNumber 362110.00/cwt110.00–110.00681
BullsUtilityJersey9440.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
BullsUtilityJersey8255.00/cwt55.00–55.00451
BullsNumber 2Jersey72150.00/cwt150.00–150.001081
BullsUtility10022.00/cwt22.00–22.00221
BullsUtility8820.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsNumber 2108290.00/cwt290.00–290.003131
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92650.00/cwt650.00–650.005981
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross86500.00/cwt500.00–500.004301
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross78400.00/cwt400.00–400.003121
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84650.00/cwt650.00–650.005461
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9825.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
BullsUtilityJersey625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6532.85/cwt25.00–40.00212
HeifersNumber 2114155.00/cwt155.00–155.001771
HeifersNumber 2104180.00/cwt180.00–180.001871
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingJersey6519.62/cwt12.00–27.00132
BullsNumber 2Jersey102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106625.00/cwt625.00–625.006631
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross94400.00/cwt400.00–400.003761
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross95628.98/cwt600.00–660.005983
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86690.00/cwt690.00–690.005931
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross118500.00/cwt500.00–500.005901
BullsNumber 1110350.00/cwt350.00–350.003851
BullsNumber 185376.50/cwt360.00–390.0032010
BullsNumber 1105361.66/cwt355.00–370.003803
BullsNumber 272275.00/cwt275.00–275.001981
BullsNumber 2120235.00/cwt235.00–235.002821
BullsNumber 372124.31/cwt100.00–150.00902
BullsNumber 3134160.00/cwt160.00–160.002141
Bulls1,905135.90/cwt133.00–140.002,5893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33394.85/cwt92.00–99.001,26411
CowsLean 85-90%1,24887.97/cwt85.00–90.501,0988
Bulls1,690127.02/cwt120.00–132.002,1475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32088.67/cwt85.00–91.001,1708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353106.13/cwt104.00–109.001,43610
HeifersChoice1,303185.08/cwt183.00–186.502,4128
HeifersChoice and Prime1,406189.20/cwt187.00–193.002,6605
SteersChoice and Prime1,604191.01/cwt188.00–195.003,06410
SteersSelect1,340152.65/cwt150.00–155.002,0462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,372104.07/cwt100.00–107.001,42810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45998.78/cwt95.00–102.001,4418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546112.75/cwt110.00–116.001,7434
CowsLean 85-90%1,06870.53/cwt69.00–72.007532
CowsLean 85-90%99881.12/cwt78.00–83.008107
SteersChoice1,397180.80/cwt177.00–183.002,5268

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.