Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold higher. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold higher. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold weak, Slaughter hair lambs sold higher. Slaughter ewes sold weak. Feeder pigs sold unevenly steady on a light comparison. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold weak. Slaughter sows sold weak. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate to active on a moderate supply,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $213.86/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$213.86

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	217.75	1,190	11thin
Medium and Large 2	591	192.50	1,138	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

213.86

—

MD average1 barns · 13 hd

213.86

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,406	148.93	2,094	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	131.17	2,115	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	119.82	1,503	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	111.98	1,141	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,534	143.26	2,198	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	119.20	1,951	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,468	114.90	1,686	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,193	109.61	1,307	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	184.94	2,732	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,506	177.00	2,666	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	564.72/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	78	400.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	200.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	196.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,478	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	550	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	732	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	238.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	225.07/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	222.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	208.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	177.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	220.41/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	251.47/cwt	215.00–275.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	194.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	625	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	523.01/cwt	485.00–575.00	544	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	237.64/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,148	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	203.55/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	201.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	208.73/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,227	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	133.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,103	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	126.46/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,135	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	115.60/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,807	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,690	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	105.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,222	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	115.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,454	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,827	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	114.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,662	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,356	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	103.72/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,065	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	126.91/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,283	4
Bulls	—	—	1,406	148.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,094	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,506	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,666	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	571.50/cwt	560.00–600.00	543	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,389	122.60/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	292	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	184.94/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,732	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	123.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,546	9
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	612	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	609	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	593.40/cwt	585.00–610.00	516	6
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,534	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	113.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,146	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	539	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	741	3

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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