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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 14
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
123 vs last sale 0 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
74 head
74 vs last sale 0 74 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
BullsAverage1,763194.173,4234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,552170.432,64511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,299150.451,9547thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,521155.352,36211
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331144.891,9289thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,290134.951,7415thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,416221.763,1408thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,215217.532,6434thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,520225.193,4236thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,365218.532,9832thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,063.08/cwt22
BullsNumber 2114854.94/cwt4
BullsNumber 3124775.00/cwt1
BullsUtility69197.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1871,211.50/cwt6
HeifersNumber 274575.00/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

32 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 180–90841,056.25/cwt1,030.00–1,085.008876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7391
HeifersNumber 260–7064250.00/cwt250.00–250.001601
BullsNumber 2120–130122800.00/cwt800.00–800.009761
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201121,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.001,3551
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross110–120110925.00/cwt925.00–925.001,0181
BullsNumber 1100–110102942.84/cwt910.00–960.009626
HeifersNumber 1100–1101001,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
BullsNumber 2110–120111847.39/cwt835.00–860.009412
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,137.90/cwt1,125.00–1,150.001,0582
HeifersNumber 280–9084900.00/cwt900.00–900.007561
BullsNumber 3120–130124775.00/cwt775.00–775.009611
BullsUtilityJersey70–8078210.00/cwt210.00–210.001641
BullsUtilityJersey60–7060185.00/cwt185.00–185.001111
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,287.23/cwt1,100.00–1,410.001,1713
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90801,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.001,3401
BullsNumber 190–100931,035.00/cwt1,010.00–1,060.009634
BullsNumber 1110–1201151,046.22/cwt900.00–1,185.001,2032
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,978148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,9271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546169.27/cwt160.00–177.002,61710
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,456150.47/cwt150.00–151.002,1912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308152.19/cwt146.00–159.001,9916
SteersChoice and Prime1,520225.19/cwt223.00–226.003,4236
SteersChoice1,365218.53/cwt218.00–219.002,9832
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,290134.95/cwt130.00–139.001,7415
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475156.08/cwt150.00–163.002,30210
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,295143.29/cwt140.00–146.001,8567
HeifersChoice and Prime1,416221.76/cwt220.00–225.003,1408
HeifersChoice1,215217.53/cwt216.00–219.002,6434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,612182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,9341
Bulls1,763194.17/cwt184.00–200.003,4234
HeifersNumber 170–80741,048.65/cwt625.00–1,450.007762

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.