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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 30
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
20 vs last sale 126 22 vs year ago 128 · 17.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
88 head
41 vs last sale 129 10 vs year ago 98 · 10.2%
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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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,436218.003,1301thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,633191.983,1352thin
BullsLow1,664196.693,2747thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,328194.382,5812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250166.552,0822thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,095127.031,3913thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,484130.001,9291thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,677169.512,8425thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,464152.582,23316
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,326134.881,78925
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,442190.182,7423thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,414190.002,6871thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,594218.003,4751thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,638234.003,8331thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2981,095.50/cwt9
BullsNumber 1871,025.37/cwt9
BullsNumber 388733.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1871,167.93/cwt15
HeifersNumber 279412.50/cwt4

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
Dairy Bulls1,484130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9291
Bulls1,234185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2831
Bulls1,736198.64/cwt195.00–203.003,4486
BullsNumber 290–10098875.00/cwt875.00–875.008581
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,437.32/cwt1,200.00–1,585.001,2223
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,449.73/cwt1,425.00–1,475.001,3192
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80741,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.001,2211
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80781,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.001,2091
HeifersNumber 180–9086976.82/cwt950.00–1,000.008405
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross70–80741,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,0361
HeifersNumber 280–9080200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
HeifersNumber 290–10096875.00/cwt875.00–875.008401
HeifersNumber 270–8076250.00/cwt250.00–250.001901
HeifersNumber 260–7064325.00/cwt325.00–325.002081
BullsNumber 2100–110107853.16/cwt825.00–885.009133
BullsNumber 370–8070750.00/cwt750.00–750.005251
BullsNumber 3100–110100750.00/cwt750.00–750.007501
BullsNumber 390–10094700.00/cwt700.00–700.006581
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101061,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.001,2722
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100901,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,2601
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90841,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.001,0291
HeifersNumber 190–10092961.68/cwt925.00–1,000.008852
HeifersNumber 1100–110106900.00/cwt900.00–900.009541
HeifersNumber 170–8078950.00/cwt950.00–950.007411
BullsNumber 190–10095933.37/cwt900.00–975.008874
BullsNumber 180–90821,014.96/cwt950.00–1,050.008323
BullsNumber 170–8076900.00/cwt900.00–900.006841
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,326134.88/cwt120.00–148.001,78925
CowsLean 85-90%1,198130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5571
CowsLean 85-90%1,043125.55/cwt125.00–126.001,3092
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,748183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,1991
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,659166.14/cwt162.00–168.002,7564
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,328194.38/cwt189.00–199.002,5812
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,495153.72/cwt148.00–160.002,29814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250166.55/cwt155.00–175.002,0822
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,244144.59/cwt144.00–145.001,7992
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,633191.98/cwt189.00–195.003,1352
Dairy HeifersSelect1,442190.18/cwt185.00–199.002,7423
Dairy SteersSelect1,414190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6871
HeifersSelect1,594218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,4751
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,436218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,1301
SteersChoice1,638234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,8331

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.