Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-07-17

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 17
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
40 vs last sale 115 43 vs year ago 112 · +38.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
88 head
5 vs last sale 83 6 vs year ago 94 · 6.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs sold weak. Slaughter hair breed lambs sold weak. Slaughter hair breed ewes sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold firm. Slaughter nannies/does sold steady. Buyer demand was active to moderate on a light supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply for the feeder pig sale. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold steady. Slaughter sows sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was active to 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,777185.553,2976thin
BullsAverage1,514155.632,35610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,821130.812,3814thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,300126.921,65122
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,122120.191,34826
Dairy BullsAverage1,486171.662,5512thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,862128.292,3894thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,566110.431,7305thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,24899.971,24715
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,244152.221,8942thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484202.263,0028thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,537198.513,0512thin
SteersSelectAverage1,356165.822,2492thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 191666.64/cwt40
BullsNumber 285524.71/cwt2
HeifersNumber 276724.34/cwt2
HeifersNumber 182713.78/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

36 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 280–9085524.71/cwt500.00–550.004462
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–8076724.34/cwt700.00–750.005502
HeifersNumber 180–9084426.19/cwt400.00–450.003582
Dairy Bulls1,486171.66/cwt165.00–178.002,5512
Bulls1,297131.91/cwt130.00–134.001,7113
Bulls1,714188.20/cwt181.00–193.003,2263
Bulls1,526149.00/cwt147.00–150.002,2744
BullsNumber 1100–110101583.39/cwt575.00–600.005893
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10095869.21/cwt850.00–900.008264
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,012.94/cwt975.00–1,050.008612
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9085863.82/cwt825.00–900.007342
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–8076851.32/cwt800.00–900.006472
BullsNumber 170–8075614.09/cwt575.00–660.004616
BullsNumber 1110–120114541.81/cwt500.00–575.006183
BullsNumber 190–10094628.97/cwt600.00–660.0059111
BullsNumber 180–9086653.08/cwt600.00–685.0056211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194116.52/cwt115.00–118.001,3912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313134.92/cwt130.00–140.001,7717
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,522107.69/cwt106.00–109.001,6393
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,633114.54/cwt111.00–118.001,8702
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,045124.83/cwt122.00–128.002,5532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596136.79/cwt135.00–138.002,1832
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,862128.29/cwt124.00–132.002,3894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310124.22/cwt120.00–129.001,62713
CowsLean 85-90%1,066111.60/cwt108.00–115.001,1906
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,21694.55/cwt90.00–98.001,1508
CowsLean 85-90%1,255133.75/cwt130.00–140.001,6797
CowsLean 85-90%1,115124.19/cwt120.00–129.001,3859
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,284106.17/cwt103.00–110.001,3637
CowsLean 85-90%987100.33/cwt97.00–103.009904
HeifersChoice and Prime1,484202.26/cwt194.00–206.003,0028
SteersChoice and Prime1,537198.51/cwt198.00–199.003,0512
Dairy HeifersChoice1,244152.22/cwt149.00–155.001,8942
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,685188.90/cwt188.00–190.003,1832
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,823183.87/cwt179.00–187.003,3524
SteersSelect1,356165.82/cwt161.00–170.002,2492

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.