Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2024-08-21

Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 21
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
9 vs last sale 185 8 vs year ago 184 · 4.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
2 vs last sale 85 8 vs year ago 91 · 8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to light 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
BullsHigh1,657179.482,9737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,591159.622,5407thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,368143.801,96712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039125.731,30623
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,742138.612,4155thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,548125.401,94112
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,142117.811,34535
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,047143.021,4973thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475194.552,8702thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,173185.612,1773thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440194.642,8033thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,317186.842,4614thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 192500.64/cwt25

Every lot, as filed

31 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 190–10093509.37/cwt450.00–535.004746
BullsNumber 1100–110104484.17/cwt460.00–550.005045
BullsNumber 170–8076476.89/cwt450.00–510.003627
BullsNumber 180–9086465.28/cwt450.00–500.004005
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120–130125687.20/cwt675.00–700.008592
SteersChoice1,293185.79/cwt184.00–189.002,4023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,401142.09/cwt138.00–147.001,9914
HeifersChoice1,173185.61/cwt181.00–189.002,1773
HeifersChoice and Prime1,475194.55/cwt191.00–198.002,8702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,396132.33/cwt131.00–135.001,8473
CowsBoner 80-85%1,324152.04/cwt149.00–158.002,0135
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,545133.72/cwt131.00–135.002,0664
SteersChoice1,390190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6411
SteersChoice and Prime1,440194.64/cwt194.00–195.002,8033
Dairy SteersSelect1,047143.02/cwt140.00–145.001,4973
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560148.75/cwt145.00–153.002,3213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615167.77/cwt163.00–171.002,7094
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,763135.02/cwt130.00–140.002,3803
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,193123.32/cwt121.00–128.001,47112
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%990104.50/cwt101.00–106.001,0356
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,157115.50/cwt110.00–119.001,33614
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,171133.20/cwt130.00–135.001,5603
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,553111.40/cwt110.00–113.001,7303
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,548127.14/cwt123.00–129.001,9685
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,711144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,4642
CowsLean 85-90%964119.62/cwt119.00–120.001,1532
CowsLean 85-90%1,047128.64/cwt124.00–134.001,34710
CowsLean 85-90%946102.49/cwt100.00–105.009705
CowsLean 85-90%1,128142.27/cwt138.00–146.001,6056
Bulls1,976183.16/cwt181.00–185.003,6192
Bulls1,529178.01/cwt173.00–180.002,7225

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.