Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.45/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$227.45

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$37.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.23

vs MD average

−37.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	239.92	1,296	4thin
Medium and Large 2	594	202.50	1,203	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

227.45

—

MD average2 barns · 91 hd

240.67

−13.23

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−37.07

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	140.25	1,924	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,283	132.81	1,704	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,995	152.86	3,050	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	120.70	1,974	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	109.51	1,407	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,520	107.80	1,639	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	105.83	1,250	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	180.64	2,473	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	175.48	2,399	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	158.89	2,026	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	180.85	2,848	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,434	174.16	2,497	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	568.17/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	85	68.04/cwt	5

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	93.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	589.94/cwt	560.00–610.00	549	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	174.16/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	159.19/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	247.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,470	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	122.38/cwt	115.00–130.00	587	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	620	148.75/cwt	145.00–152.50	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	226.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.25/cwt	215.00–215.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	352.01/cwt	200.00–510.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,375	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	115.34/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,693	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	107.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,324	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,575	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,275	158.89/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	132.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,363	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,598	96.49/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,542	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	180.64/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,473	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,372	140.25/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,924	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	91	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	86	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,283	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	113.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,757	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	630.18/cwt	610.00–650.00	536	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	543.96/cwt	510.00–560.00	577	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	175.48/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,399	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	152.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	3,050	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	540.00/cwt	535.00–550.00	616	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	75	27.60/cwt	25.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	124	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	611	2

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.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →