Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-03-06

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Mar 6
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
64 vs last sale 174 118 vs year ago 120 · +98.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
73 vs last sale 0 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
96 head
36 vs last sale 60 59 vs year ago 37 · +159.5%
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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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330177.982,3673thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,362167.682,2842thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,458186.002,7121thin
BullsAverage1,653144.572,3908thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,319121.701,60539
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,609113.911,8338thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,449108.491,5726thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130100.001,1307thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,486188.292,7986thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389177.412,4643thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,234165.362,0412thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,571188.202,9575thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,506175.432,6423thin
SteersSelectAverage1,406168.932,3754thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$1,8314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,182$1,7373thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,79115

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195604.16/cwt28
BullsNumber 289471.67/cwt6
HeifersNumber 193507.37/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

36 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 190–10094547.63/cwt500.00–595.005158
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085709.59/cwt675.00–745.006032
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–120114802.69/cwt750.00–860.009153
Bulls1,494136.14/cwt134.00–139.002,0344
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008603
Bulls1,812153.00/cwt148.00–158.002,7724
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1821,736.68/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4281,831.33/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1791,989.26/head1,850.00–2,075.001,9896
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,658.01/head1,225.00–1,875.001,6589
BullsNumber 180–9083557.64/cwt550.00–570.004634
BullsNumber 170–8076438.95/cwt400.00–480.003342
BullsNumber 290–10093483.50/cwt470.00–500.004503
BullsNumber 280–9084459.84/cwt450.00–470.003863
BullsNumber 1100–110104502.36/cwt470.00–560.005228
HeifersNumber 1100–110101305.15/cwt290.00–320.003082
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,636119.68/cwt115.00–126.001,9585
SteersSelect1,406168.93/cwt165.00–170.002,3754
HeifersSelect1,234165.36/cwt163.00–168.002,0412
SteersChoice1,506175.43/cwt173.00–180.002,6423
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,362167.68/cwt165.00–170.002,2842
HeifersChoice1,389177.41/cwt174.00–183.002,4643
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,458186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,7121
HeifersChoice and Prime1,486188.29/cwt185.00–192.002,7986
SteersChoice and Prime1,571188.20/cwt185.00–190.002,9575
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,384127.73/cwt120.00–143.001,76824
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,222114.52/cwt112.00–118.001,39911
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,23493.76/cwt91.00–98.001,1574
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,192105.24/cwt101.00–109.001,2544
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,432111.99/cwt111.00–115.001,6044
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,48296.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4231
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565104.29/cwt102.00–108.001,6323
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,330177.98/cwt176.00–180.002,3673
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,486107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5901
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%992108.33/cwt105.00–111.001,0753

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.