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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 29
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
137 vs last sale 312 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
62 head
30 vs last sale 92 62 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 SteersSelectAverage1,751163.412,8612thin
BullsAverage1,779171.743,0559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,603145.022,32415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,278129.681,65713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,143120.121,37311
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540129.912,0017thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,674123.222,0639thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,537116.911,7975thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546206.323,1903thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,478190.582,8175thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,391180.932,5172thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,615201.173,2494thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,472194.542,8642thin
SteersSelectAverage1,496184.002,7531thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198768.61/cwt11
BullsNumber 298725.83/cwt6
BullsNumber 3111480.00/cwt4
BullsUtility6330.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 284850.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 188775.00/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersChoice1,472194.54/cwt193.00–196.002,8642
HeifersSelect1,391180.93/cwt180.00–182.002,5172
CowsLean 85-90%1,134114.32/cwt113.00–116.001,2963
CowsLean 85-90%1,146122.30/cwt120.00–125.001,4028
SteersSelect1,496184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7531
HeifersChoice and Prime1,546206.32/cwt200.00–210.003,1903
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,751163.41/cwt162.00–165.002,8612
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,537116.91/cwt115.00–120.001,7975
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540129.91/cwt126.00–134.002,0017
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,674123.22/cwt118.00–127.002,0639
SteersChoice and Prime1,615201.17/cwt199.00–203.003,2494
HeifersChoice1,478190.58/cwt186.00–196.002,8175
CowsBoner 80-85%1,297133.67/cwt131.00–136.001,7345
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,741157.07/cwt155.00–160.002,7353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568142.01/cwt138.00–147.002,22712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266127.19/cwt125.00–129.001,6108
Bulls1,779171.74/cwt160.00–186.003,0559
BullsNumber 180–9082735.00/cwt735.00–735.006031
BullsUtilityJersey70–807030.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
BullsNumber 2100–110102585.00/cwt585.00–585.005971
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90881,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001,0121
BullsNumber 390–10094400.00/cwt400.00–400.003761
BullsNumber 3120–130120475.00/cwt475.00–475.005701
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–9087975.00/cwt975.00–975.008482
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120114785.00/cwt785.00–785.008951
BullsNumber 1100–110103649.76/cwt625.00–675.006692
BullsNumber 3110–120112485.00/cwt485.00–485.005431
BullsNumber 190–10096672.54/cwt665.00–675.006464
BullsNumber 1110–120110685.00/cwt685.00–685.007541
HeifersNumber 1110–120114585.00/cwt585.00–585.006671
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–8072960.00/cwt960.00–960.006911
BullsUtilityJersey50–605850.00/cwt50.00–50.00291
BullsUtilityJersey60–706120.00/cwt20.00–20.00122
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–9084850.00/cwt850.00–850.007141
HeifersNumber 190–10090580.00/cwt580.00–580.005221
HeifersNumber 180–9080575.00/cwt575.00–575.004601
BullsNumber 280–9082525.00/cwt525.00–525.004311
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–110108775.00/cwt775.00–775.008371
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–10094835.00/cwt835.00–835.007851
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–9088850.00/cwt850.00–850.007481
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross110–120118560.00/cwt560.00–560.006611
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–110102947.50/cwt925.00–970.009662

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.