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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 27
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
5 vs last sale 125 14 vs year ago 106 · +13.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
66 head
2 vs last sale 68 14 vs year ago 52 · +26.9%
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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
BullsAverage1,513120.001,8162thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,651102.631,69510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43590.891,30513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08780.1287116
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,476178.732,63813
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341173.672,3293thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,517182.052,7622thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,670177.092,9573thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197377.71/cwt23
BullsNumber 294316.11/cwt15
BullsNumber 387170.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 188444.44/cwt9
HeifersNumber 2100425.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

38 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,92497.54/cwt97.00–98.001,8772
HeifersChoice1,341173.67/cwt170.00–177.002,3293
HeifersChoice and Prime1,476178.73/cwt176.00–182.002,63813
CowsLean 85-90%96177.38/cwt76.00–79.007445
CowsLean 85-90%1,20285.11/cwt82.00–87.501,0238
SteersChoice1,670177.09/cwt175.00–178.502,9573
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78500.00/cwt500.00–500.003901
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105527.76/cwt500.00–560.005544
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross84400.00/cwt400.00–400.003363
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross104480.00/cwt480.00–480.004991
BullsNumber 296244.39/cwt200.00–280.002355
BullsNumber 372190.00/cwt190.00–190.001371
BullsNumber 2101267.67/cwt250.00–285.002702
BullsNumber 1103324.20/cwt300.00–350.003346
BullsNumber 276270.00/cwt270.00–270.002051
BullsNumber 3102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross98440.00/cwt440.00–440.004311
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86530.00/cwt520.00–540.004562
BullsNumber 388170.00/cwt170.00–170.001501
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120470.00/cwt470.00–470.005641
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82580.00/cwt580.00–580.004761
BullsNumber 193322.11/cwt310.00–330.003005
HeifersNumber 1100340.00/cwt340.00–340.003401
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross106450.00/cwt450.00–450.004771
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross98460.00/cwt460.00–460.004511
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross74480.00/cwt450.00–540.003553
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross102410.00/cwt410.00–410.004181
BullsNumber 286282.21/cwt270.00–295.002432
HeifersNumber 196250.00/cwt250.00–250.002401
BullsNumber 185321.30/cwt315.00–335.002734
BullsNumber 1112327.63/cwt320.00–335.003672
Bulls1,726130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2441
Bulls1,300110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583103.90/cwt101.00–109.001,6458
CowsLean 85-90%98971.36/cwt70.00–73.007063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32694.37/cwt91.50–97.501,2516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,52987.91/cwt85.00–91.001,3447
SteersChoice and Prime1,517182.05/cwt180.00–184.002,7622

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.