Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-08-07

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 7
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
203 vs last sale 0 78 vs year ago 125 · +62.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
57 vs last sale 128 7 vs year ago 178 · +3.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
85 head
13 vs last sale 98 26 vs year ago 111 · 23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold weak. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale. Slaughter wooled and shorn lambs and hair breed lambs sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter sheep/lamb sale. Slaughter kid goats sold weak. Slaughter wether kids sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter goat sale. Feeder pigs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter barrows and gilts sold weak. Slaughter sows sold steady. Slaughter boars sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter hog sales. No comparison on all other commodities.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.04/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$220.04
3 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs MD average
25.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531220.041,1683thin
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 sale3 hd
220.04
MD average1 barns · 3 hd
220.04
+0.00
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−25.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,479172.202,5473thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,289149.241,9244thin
BullsLow1,819165.863,01710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,642138.482,27311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,401129.601,8168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,177127.021,49530
Dairy BullsAverage1,308152.191,9912thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,734126.922,2014thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,504119.751,80113
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,139113.011,28712
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,250180.132,2523thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,193170.962,0403thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,113165.091,8372thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,365184.252,5156thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,263173.692,1944thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195664.80/cwt27

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,479172.20/cwt170.00–174.002,5473
Dairy Bulls1,308152.19/cwt143.00–159.001,9912
BullsNumber 190–10094673.89/cwt635.00–710.0063311
Bulls1,670143.89/cwt140.00–147.002,4032
Bulls1,917175.23/cwt171.00–180.003,3594
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434252.51/cwt250.00–255.001,0962
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400359254.97/cwt245.00–265.009152
BullsNumber 1100–110103653.41/cwt600.00–675.006736
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550537170.00/cwt170.00–170.009132
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320210.09/cwt205.00–215.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355220.02/cwt200.00–230.007813
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400387185.43/cwt180.00–190.007184
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531220.04/cwt215.00–230.001,1683
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450406240.00/cwt240.00–240.009743
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491249.96/cwt247.50–255.001,2273
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373230.18/cwt225.00–240.008593
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320231.51/cwt220.00–240.007413
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700698192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323196.67/cwt195.00–200.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660145.09/cwt130.00–160.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629168.26/cwt155.00–175.001,0583
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,462105.55/cwt104.00–107.001,5432
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,485117.01/cwt115.00–118.001,7384
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700143.11/cwt141.00–147.002,4335
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593134.63/cwt128.00–139.002,1456
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,091110.05/cwt106.00–115.001,2019
CowsLean 85-90%1,122105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1783
CowsLean 85-90%1,158115.82/cwt112.00–119.001,3414
CowsLean 85-90%1,163134.54/cwt132.00–136.001,56510
HeifersChoice and Prime1,250180.13/cwt175.00–185.002,2523
SteersChoice and Prime1,365184.25/cwt180.00–189.002,5156
SteersChoice1,263173.69/cwt171.00–175.002,1944
HeifersChoice1,193170.96/cwt170.00–172.002,0403
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,289149.24/cwt147.00–152.001,9244
HeifersSelect1,113165.09/cwt164.00–166.001,8372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441134.55/cwt129.00–139.001,9395
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,527125.38/cwt122.00–129.001,9157
BullsNumber 180–9085655.88/cwt625.00–675.005574
Bulls1,795167.47/cwt163.00–169.003,0064
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,734126.92/cwt121.00–132.002,2014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335121.35/cwt117.00–128.001,6203
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110105849.76/cwt825.00–875.008922
BullsNumber 170–8075499.33/cwt450.00–550.003742
CowsLean 85-90%1,206129.77/cwt123.00–133.001,56513
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,281121.90/cwt119.00–127.001,5623
BullsNumber 1110–120111647.39/cwt635.00–660.007192

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.