Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-07-31

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 31
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
82 vs last sale 210 50 vs year ago 178 · 28.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
98 head
14 vs last sale 84 13 vs year ago 111 · 11.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Slaughter dairy bulls sold higher on a light comparison. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. 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. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter sheep/ lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold higher on a light comparison. Slaughter nannies/does sold higher. Slaughter wether kids sold steady 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 weak. Slaughter boars sold firm 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
BullsAverage1,746178.013,1082thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601153.572,4588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,465133.781,9594thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,173115.941,36018
Dairy BullsAverage1,552160.002,4831thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,690129.352,1862thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,471119.551,75911
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123103.761,16512
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,302150.351,9582thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,672187.803,1403thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,292138.881,7944thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,349191.062,5773thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,596193.253,0855thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 189621.36/cwt36
BullsNumber 287612.67/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

33 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 SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,714196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,3591
Bulls1,746178.01/cwt177.00–179.003,1082
Dairy Bulls1,552160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4831
Dairy HeifersSelect1,302150.35/cwt145.00–155.001,9582
Dairy SteersSelect1,292138.88/cwt134.00–143.001,7944
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90861,017.50/cwt1,000.00–1,035.008752
BullsNumber 180–9085588.18/cwt550.00–610.0050018
BullsNumber 190–10095569.20/cwt500.00–600.005418
BullsNumber 1100–110102581.24/cwt560.00–625.005933
BullsNumber 270–8073425.34/cwt400.00–450.003102
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110100800.00/cwt700.00–900.008002
BullsNumber 170–8077566.52/cwt550.00–575.004363
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110104875.00/cwt875.00–875.009102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,556153.11/cwt150.00–158.002,3824
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,602146.50/cwt146.00–147.002,3472
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,436107.55/cwt105.00–110.001,5442
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,481127.68/cwt124.00–131.001,8915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688161.56/cwt160.00–163.002,7272
CowsLean 85-90%1,274129.81/cwt124.00–133.001,6545
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,103105.34/cwt101.00–108.001,1626
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690129.35/cwt124.00–136.002,1862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,486138.13/cwt133.00–143.002,0532
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,248115.21/cwt112.00–119.001,4382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,443129.43/cwt127.00–132.001,8682
SteersChoice and Prime1,517191.08/cwt184.00–196.002,8993
HeifersChoice and Prime1,349191.06/cwt188.00–194.002,5773
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,476115.39/cwt111.00–119.001,7034
CowsLean 85-90%1,255117.30/cwt110.00–122.001,4727
CowsLean 85-90%1,00295.84/cwt92.00–99.009602
CowsLean 85-90%988106.28/cwt103.00–109.001,0504
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,08995.66/cwt90.00–98.001,0424
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,651183.70/cwt180.00–188.003,0332
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,715196.50/cwt195.00–198.003,3702

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.