Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2023-12-06

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 6
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
70 vs last sale 195 3 vs year ago 128 · 2.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
68 head
17 vs last sale 85 1 vs year ago 67 · +1.5%
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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
BullsAverage1,883107.092,0176thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62996.501,57215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,49186.141,28428
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18680.3795330
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386175.832,4375thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354164.372,2265thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,387156.062,1652thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433180.252,5834thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,491172.522,5725thin
SteersSelectAverage1,662164.722,7384thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197336.36/cwt31
BullsNumber 283288.31/cwt6
BullsNumber 370180.00/cwt1
BullsUtility7275.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 186397.80/cwt9

Every lot, as filed

33 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
HeifersSelect1,387156.06/cwt155.00–157.002,1652
HeifersChoice and Prime1,386175.83/cwt173.00–179.002,4375
HeifersChoice1,354164.37/cwt162.00–170.002,2265
CowsLean 85-90%1,02364.18/cwt60.00–67.006572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65793.00/cwt90.00–97.001,5419
CowsLean 85-90%1,22785.53/cwt80.00–88.001,04917
SteersSelect1,662164.72/cwt163.00–167.002,7384
SteersChoice and Prime1,433180.25/cwt178.00–182.002,5834
SteersChoice1,491172.52/cwt169.00–176.002,5725
CowsLean 85-90%1,15275.35/cwt73.00–78.0086811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586101.76/cwt99.00–107.001,6146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48876.87/cwt75.00–79.001,1445
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38292.88/cwt89.00–96.001,28410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,57684.53/cwt82.00–87.001,33213
Bulls1,743101.31/cwt100.00–104.001,7663
Bulls2,023112.88/cwt110.00–115.002,2843
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90290.00/cwt290.00–290.002611
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross84330.00/cwt330.00–330.002771
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101490.20/cwt470.00–510.004952
BullsNumber 292290.00/cwt290.00–290.002671
BullsUtility7275.00/cwt75.00–75.00541
BullsNumber 186302.50/cwt300.00–305.002602
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84475.06/cwt470.00–480.003994
BullsNumber 370180.00/cwt180.00–180.001261
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93460.00/cwt460.00–460.004282
HeifersNumber 184230.00/cwt230.00–230.001931
HeifersNumber 198150.00/cwt150.00–150.001471
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94490.00/cwt490.00–490.004611
BullsNumber 282250.00/cwt250.00–250.002051
BullsNumber 275284.93/cwt280.00–290.002142
BullsNumber 194320.57/cwt305.00–335.0030115
BullsNumber 1103322.11/cwt300.00–390.0033211
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross72380.00/cwt380.00–380.002741

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.