Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-07-10

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 10
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
17 vs last sale 132 24 vs year ago 139 · 17.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
6 vs last sale 89 31 vs year ago 114 · 27.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold higher on a light comparison. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold steady. Slaughter nannies/does sold higher on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder pig sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale. 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
BullsAverage1,878173.893,2663thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,098125.211,37416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,150124.551,4322thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,468149.152,1904thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,904143.942,7412thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,567120.631,8907thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,18897.631,16014
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,152131.841,5196thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,424193.492,7552thin
SteersSelectAverage1,286154.511,9872thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 193594.03/cwt30
HeifersNumber 188798.94/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Dairy Bulls1,468149.15/cwt143.00–155.002,1904
Bulls1,878173.89/cwt170.00–176.003,2663
BullsNumber 190–10094615.24/cwt575.00–660.005788
BullsNumber 180–9084623.04/cwt585.00–660.005236
BullsNumber 1100–110103559.47/cwt535.00–585.0057612
BullsNumber 170–8075611.74/cwt575.00–660.004594
HeifersNumber 180–9082680.00/cwt675.00–685.005582
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10094917.87/cwt900.00–935.008632
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,619128.02/cwt126.00–131.002,0733
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,16891.80/cwt65.00–109.001,07211
SteersChoice and Prime1,424193.49/cwt193.00–194.002,7552
Dairy SteersSelect1,302128.47/cwt128.00–129.001,6732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150124.55/cwt124.00–125.001,4322
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,904143.94/cwt142.00–146.002,7412
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,528115.08/cwt109.00–119.001,7584
CowsLean 85-90%1,140133.83/cwt130.00–138.001,5265
CowsLean 85-90%1,073123.81/cwt120.00–128.001,3286
CowsLean 85-90%1,085118.26/cwt116.00–120.001,2835
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,261119.00/cwt118.00–120.001,5013
Dairy SteersSelectLight Weight1,077133.53/cwt132.00–135.001,4384
SteersSelect1,286154.51/cwt153.00–156.001,9872

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.