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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Aug 20
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
229 vs last sale 106 159 vs year ago 176 · +90.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
4 vs last sale 88 9 vs year ago 83 · +10.8%
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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 HeifersSelectAverage1,228194.812,3922thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,482230.003,4093thin
BullsAverage1,853205.043,7997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453182.272,64823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295168.762,18522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,170150.781,76416
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,709161.142,7542thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,462153.602,2465thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,333142.231,8966thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,407241.173,3932thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,394231.863,2325thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,229216.332,6593thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1911,114.47/cwt33
BullsNumber 2991,012.82/cwt10
BullsNumber 3108707.48/cwt7
BullsUtility79255.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 1851,365.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 2981,096.15/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing68300.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2Beef Cross110–1201141,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.001,3221
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80781,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,2481
HeifersNumber 270–8078450.00/cwt450.00–450.003511
BullsNumber 190–100941,020.42/cwt975.00–1,100.0095912
BullsNumber 3130–140130700.00/cwt700.00–700.009101
BullsNumber 280–9082850.00/cwt850.00–850.006971
BullsNumber 2110–120113829.87/cwt825.00–835.009382
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100981,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.001,3231
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,1201
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingJersey60–7068300.00/cwt300.00–300.002041
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross110–1201181,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.001,3281
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross70–80721,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.008641
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross60–70661,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.001,0071
BullsNumber 2100–110104879.23/cwt860.00–900.009142
BullsNumber 3120–130126710.00/cwt710.00–710.008951
BullsNumber 3110–120115745.69/cwt700.00–775.008583
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80781,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.001,2481
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90841,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.001,0711
BullsNumber 370–8076652.63/cwt550.00–750.004962
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101051,224.52/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,2864
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101061,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.001,2991
BullsUtilityJersey70–8072160.00/cwt160.00–160.001151
BullsUtilityBrown Swiss80–9086350.00/cwt350.00–350.003011
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100981,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.001,3081
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.001,2301
BullsNumber 180–90851,037.91/cwt950.00–1,085.008826
BullsNumber 1100–110102943.73/cwt925.00–975.009635
CowsLean 85-90%1,128142.98/cwt140.00–145.001,6134
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,709161.14/cwt160.00–162.002,7542
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,462153.60/cwt151.00–157.002,2465
HeifersChoice and Prime1,407241.17/cwt239.00–243.003,3932
HeifersSelect1,229216.33/cwt214.00–219.002,6593
HeifersChoice1,394231.86/cwt228.00–236.003,2325
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,333142.23/cwt130.00–157.001,8966
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,410.19/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,3405
BullsNumber 170–80761,005.13/cwt1,000.00–1,010.007642
BullsNumber 270–8072850.00/cwt850.00–850.006121
HeifersNumber 180–90821,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.008411
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,482230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,4093
Bulls1,853205.04/cwt194.00–215.003,7997
CowsLean 85-90%1,184153.38/cwt148.00–157.001,81612
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,228194.81/cwt190.00–199.002,3922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295168.76/cwt159.00–175.002,18522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453182.27/cwt170.00–200.002,64823

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.