Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a 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 higher. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold firm. Slaughter nannies/does sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold higher on a light comparison. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold firm. Slaughter sows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter boars sold steady. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale. No comparison on all other commodities.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$250.00

2 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−26.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	250.00	1,483	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

250.00

—

MD average1 barns · 2 hd

250.00

+0.00

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−26.46

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	142.98	2,190	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	122.46	1,395	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	116.32	1,136	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	129.62	2,294	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,512	122.77	1,856	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,145	111.06	1,271	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,302	150.34	1,957	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,361	182.07	2,478	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,385	164.57	2,279	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	602.68/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	99	454.86/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	75	340.27/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	73	239.18/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Number 1	70–80	75	340.27/cwt	310.00–370.00	255	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	561.51/cwt	510.00–600.00	573	7
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	563.38/cwt	520.00–590.00	535	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	825.54/cwt	800.00–850.00	759	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	474.56/cwt	460.00–490.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	242.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,035	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	989	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,657	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	616	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,016	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	254	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	686	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	464	182.31/cwt	175.00–190.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	251.94/cwt	250.00–255.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	170.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	271.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,892	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,324	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	116.60/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,719	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	94.25/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,008	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,273	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,334	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	106.17/cwt	103.00–108.00	991	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	114.72/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,062	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,395	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,302	150.34/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,957	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	125.41/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,916	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,190	5
Steers	Select	—	1,385	164.57/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,279	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	105.13/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,193	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	124.86/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	125.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,361	182.07/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,478	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	640.00/cwt	630.00–650.00	486	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	549.14/cwt	500.00–600.00	637	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	435.16/cwt	420.00–450.00	413	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	239.18/cwt	220.00–260.00	175	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	628.02/cwt	600.00–650.00	528	6

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 →