Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-04-24

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Apr 24
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
63 vs last sale 117 86 vs year ago 94 · +91.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
25 vs last sale 116 41 vs year ago 132 · 31.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
68 head
10 vs last sale 78 0 vs year ago 68 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder cattle sale. Slaughter heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold weak, Slaughter dairy cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter lambs sold weak. Slaughter ewes sold higher on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for slaughter lamb and sheep sale. Slaughter goats sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold higher. Buyer demand was good on a light supply. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold firm . Slaughter sows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter boars sold higher on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $208.50/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$208.50
10 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs MD average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582250.001,4553thin
Medium and Large 2562190.711,0727thin
One grade step is worth $59.29/cwt here — about $383 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 sale10 hd
208.50
MD average1 barns · 10 hd
208.50
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,986151.463,0086thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548125.071,9365thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053112.151,1818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235111.951,38210
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,810119.212,1585thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26298.651,2456thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,336173.902,3235thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196642.81/cwt25
BullsUtility85102.52/cwt12

Every lot, as filed

45 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 190–10096587.80/cwt560.00–640.005645
Bulls2,077146.68/cwt144.00–148.003,0473
BullsNumber 170–8075519.73/cwt500.00–540.003902
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10095910.99/cwt875.00–935.008653
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470269.89/cwt265.00–275.001,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600581215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2494
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600582250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4553
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006592
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388176.66/cwt170.00–185.006853
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300277227.50/cwt227.50–227.506302
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400394257.58/cwt245.00–260.001,0156
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700664217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4442
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700689242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6712
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518157.38/cwt150.00–165.008152
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5142
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422264.86/cwt260.00–270.001,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300254250.00/cwt250.00–250.006352
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483204.87/cwt200.00–210.009902
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600562190.71/cwt190.00–195.001,0727
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2652
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,4952
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350319262.76/cwt255.00–270.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430255.00/cwt250.00–265.001,0976
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950927160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4832
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300264254.77/cwt250.00–260.006732
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,853122.40/cwt121.00–124.002,2682
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,781117.09/cwt116.00–119.002,0853
CowsBoner 80-85%1,091118.53/cwt118.00–119.001,2932
CowsLean 85-90%1,036123.01/cwt122.00–124.001,2742
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225107.08/cwt106.00–108.001,3122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548125.07/cwt121.00–130.001,9365
CowsLean 85-90%1,205114.46/cwt114.00–115.001,3792
CowsLean 85-90%985105.56/cwt100.00–110.001,0404
Bulls1,895156.24/cwt152.00–160.002,9613
BullsUtilityJersey90–1009299.91/cwt90.00–110.00925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315105.27/cwt100.00–109.001,3843
BullsUtilityJersey70–8074106.67/cwt100.00–110.00793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244113.32/cwt111.00–116.001,4105
BullsNumber 180–9086617.51/cwt600.00–640.005316
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,28094.43/cwt92.00–97.001,2094
HeifersChoice and Prime1,336173.90/cwt170.00–177.002,3235
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–120116805.00/cwt785.00–825.009342
BullsUtilityJersey80–9084102.68/cwt95.00–110.00864
BullsNumber 1100–110105577.68/cwt540.00–620.006077

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.