Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-05-08

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 8
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
23 vs last sale 162 43 vs year ago 182 · 23.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
89 head
31 vs last sale 120 4 vs year ago 85 · +4.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,326163.892,1734thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623126.742,05710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,375122.681,6874thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,110108.181,2009thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800114.592,0635thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,519112.481,70814
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,251105.751,32319
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,411176.252,4875thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515177.002,6822thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194668.81/cwt37

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1100–110103603.05/cwt580.00–635.006214
BullsNumber 1110–120112573.65/cwt550.00–585.006424
BullsNumber 170–8077583.26/cwt550.00–600.004495
BullsNumber 190–10093667.78/cwt625.00–695.0062115
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10094955.00/cwt950.00–960.008982
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110102922.50/cwt910.00–935.009412
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,326163.89/cwt160.00–168.002,1734
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,31996.55/cwt93.00–99.001,2735
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,730117.65/cwt114.00–120.002,0353
BullsNumber 180–9086670.23/cwt635.00–685.005765
SteersChoice and Prime1,515177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6822
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,195116.01/cwt111.00–122.001,3866
CowsLean 85-90%1,239116.05/cwt112.00–119.001,4383
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375122.68/cwt118.00–125.001,6874
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601131.76/cwt130.00–135.002,1095
HeifersChoice and Prime1,411176.25/cwt171.00–180.002,4875
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,250103.81/cwt100.00–108.001,2988
CowsLean 85-90%1,045104.25/cwt100.00–110.001,0896
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,533115.50/cwt111.00–119.001,7719
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,905110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645121.72/cwt118.00–128.002,0025
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,493107.03/cwt104.00–110.001,5985

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.