Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-06-12

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jun 12
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
44 vs last sale 148 54 vs year ago 158 · 34.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
79 head
4 vs last sale 75 51 vs year ago 130 · 39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a moderate supply for all 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
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,131126.101,42615
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,879135.372,5443thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,572127.101,99812
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023109.801,1248thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431185.682,6575thin
SteersSelectAverage1,374174.682,4004thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197660.16/cwt27

Every lot, as filed

19 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 180–9084674.26/cwt660.00–700.005665
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,603128.05/cwt122.00–132.002,0534
CowsLean 85-90%1,100125.44/cwt124.00–128.001,3805
CowsLean 85-90%1,073114.10/cwt112.00–119.001,2244
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,162113.26/cwt111.00–116.001,3163
SteersChoice1,431185.68/cwt183.00–187.002,6575
SteersSelect1,374174.68/cwt168.00–178.002,4004
BullsNumber 1100–110103609.27/cwt560.00–635.006284
BullsNumber 170–8076584.34/cwt560.00–610.004442
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120–130121722.07/cwt670.00–775.008742
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9084912.20/cwt900.00–925.007662
BullsNumber 190–10095658.52/cwt635.00–685.006267
BullsNumber 1110–120112593.82/cwt575.00–625.006655
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,522116.34/cwt111.00–119.001,7714
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,592136.91/cwt136.00–139.002,1804
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,879135.37/cwt132.00–137.002,5443
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%65197.20/cwt91.00–103.006333
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,374123.51/cwt120.00–127.001,6972
CowsLean 85-90%1,195134.65/cwt130.00–139.001,6096

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.