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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Apr 30
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
31 vs last sale 100 31 vs year ago 162 · 19.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
52 head
44 vs last sale 96 68 vs year ago 120 · 56.7%
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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 SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,656204.003,3781thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,772199.003,5261thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,560186.972,9172thin
BullsAverage1,532186.152,8518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,617162.812,6337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,390142.101,97518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,237133.371,65012
Dairy BullsAverage1,478168.792,4953thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,644144.192,3705thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,360135.231,8396thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,422124.011,76312
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,446171.002,4731thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,398166.002,3211thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,474171.002,5211thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,602158.002,5311thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333213.712,8493thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,166209.922,4482thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396216.533,0232thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,513207.533,1402thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1901,015.11/cwt31
BullsNumber 2101822.41/cwt13
HeifersNumber 1781,149.33/cwt5
HeifersNumber 297953.33/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1Beef Cross70–80721,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.008641
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100941,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.001,1841
BullsNumber 2100–110103803.90/cwt760.00–825.008283
BullsNumber 2110–120113802.49/cwt775.00–825.009074
BullsNumber 2120–130120760.00/cwt760.00–760.009121
Bulls1,520188.46/cwt184.00–193.002,8657
Bulls1,612170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7401
BullsNumber 1Brown Swiss60–70681,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.007721
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.001,1071
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80751,298.89/cwt1,200.00–1,385.009743
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–10090900.00/cwt850.00–950.008102
BullsNumber 170–8078950.00/cwt950.00–950.007411
BullsNumber 1110–120112835.00/cwt835.00–835.009351
BullsNumber 1100–110101887.38/cwt875.00–900.008962
BullsNumber 280–9085862.35/cwt850.00–875.007332
Dairy Bulls1,621162.68/cwt162.00–164.002,6372
Dairy Bulls1,192181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1581
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201101,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.001,1661
BullsNumber 270–8078825.00/cwt825.00–825.006441
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120112835.00/cwt835.00–835.009351
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–8078925.00/cwt925.00–925.007221
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,367.50/cwt1,310.00–1,450.001,1623
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101041,121.78/cwt1,085.00–1,160.001,1672
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201121,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001,1201
HeifersNumber 180–9084500.00/cwt500.00–500.004201
BullsNumber 180–9084959.85/cwt910.00–1,000.0080610
BullsNumber 190–10093921.15/cwt885.00–960.008578
CowsLean 85-90%1,293129.55/cwt128.00–131.001,6758
CowsLean 85-90%1,044124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2951
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,062140.90/cwt139.00–143.001,4962
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,509132.39/cwt131.00–135.001,9984
Dairy HeifersChoice1,446171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4731
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,560186.97/cwt186.00–188.002,9172
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,656204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,3781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,396154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1501
Dairy SteersChoice1,474171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5211
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,772199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,5261
HeifersChoice1,166209.92/cwt208.00–212.002,4482
SteersChoice1,513207.53/cwt207.00–208.003,1402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357143.49/cwt137.00–151.001,94714
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,450119.98/cwt110.00–129.001,7409
Dairy SteersSelect1,602158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,5311
Dairy HeifersSelect1,398166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3211
HeifersChoice and Prime1,333213.71/cwt211.00–216.002,8493
SteersChoice and Prime1,396216.53/cwt215.00–218.003,0232
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,337136.12/cwt134.00–142.001,8203
CowsLean 85-90%1,153146.67/cwt146.00–148.001,6913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,540131.62/cwt131.00–132.002,0273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559166.11/cwt156.00–174.002,5906
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,966143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,8111
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,644144.19/cwt138.00–149.002,3705

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.