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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 15
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
312 head
122 vs last sale 190 312 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
8 vs last sale 100 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 SteersChoiceAverage1,626178.472,9022thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,508166.682,5143thin
BullsAverage1,782171.533,0575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,739156.782,7269thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,488135.972,02313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,489118.471,7646thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,487122.471,82113
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,404110.341,55013
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,440144.452,0802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,647196.403,2352thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267187.632,3774thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,598174.002,7811thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,848192.003,5481thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,732190.913,3072thin
SteersSelectAverage1,766181.003,1961thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195707.36/cwt30
BullsNumber 2104547.32/cwt13
HeifersNumber 190786.01/cwt7
HeifersNumber 2111586.72/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

40 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
HeifersChoice and Prime1,647196.40/cwt194.00–199.003,2352
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,508166.68/cwt165.00–170.002,5143
Bulls1,782171.53/cwt152.00–179.003,0575
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross120–130122654.92/cwt650.00–660.007992
BullsNumber 290–10091525.27/cwt500.00–550.004782
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,626178.47/cwt178.00–179.002,9022
HeifersChoice1,267187.63/cwt183.00–190.002,3774
BullsNumber 1100–110104605.06/cwt600.00–610.006296
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–10090935.00/cwt910.00–960.008422
HeifersNumber 2110–120110525.00/cwt525.00–525.005781
BullsNumber 280–9081524.69/cwt500.00–550.004252
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–9087950.57/cwt900.00–1,000.008272
BullsNumber 2100–110105542.90/cwt500.00–585.005702
BullsNumber 2110–120114567.41/cwt535.00–585.006476
BullsNumber 190–10094668.41/cwt610.00–710.0062813
HeifersNumber 170–8074760.00/cwt760.00–760.005621
HeifersNumber 2100–110103561.82/cwt550.00–575.005793
HeifersNumber 180–9080600.00/cwt600.00–600.004801
BullsNumber 2120–130120525.00/cwt525.00–525.006301
HeifersNumber 190–10092625.00/cwt625.00–625.005751
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110100960.00/cwt960.00–960.009601
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–10092947.23/cwt935.00–960.008712
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–8078950.00/cwt950.00–950.007411
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–110103823.54/cwt775.00–875.008482
BullsNumber 180–9084661.79/cwt610.00–735.005563
BullsNumber 1110–120111605.05/cwt600.00–610.006722
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,204128.43/cwt121.00–137.001,5465
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,669152.01/cwt146.00–158.002,5376
HeifersSelect1,598174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,7811
SteersSelect1,766181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,1961
Dairy HeifersSelect1,440144.45/cwt143.00–146.002,0802
SteersChoice1,732190.91/cwt190.00–192.003,3072
SteersChoice and Prime1,848192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,5481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,579147.01/cwt145.00–149.002,3212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,471133.96/cwt125.00–140.001,97111
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,664118.74/cwt115.00–125.001,9768
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,406113.13/cwt106.00–118.001,59110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,879166.33/cwt161.00–171.003,1253
CowsLean 85-90%1,489118.47/cwt111.00–125.001,7646
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,399101.06/cwt100.00–102.001,4143

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.