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Four States Livestock Sales

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Oct 29
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
5 vs last sale 130 25 vs year ago 150 · 16.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
89 head
38 vs last sale 127 2 vs year ago 91 · 2.2%
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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
BullsAverage1,873177.423,3236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620180.812,92912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387148.302,05711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177138.391,62923
Dairy BullsAverage1,714183.003,1371thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,733161.492,7993thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,780137.002,4391thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,311131.791,7286thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,326222.002,9441thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,352214.022,8944thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,292210.002,7131thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,548230.003,5601thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,624225.823,6674thin
SteersSelectAverage1,605218.443,5065thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1981,200.92/cwt13
BullsNumber 2102950.00/cwt5
BullsUtility68100.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 1891,382.32/cwt6
HeifersNumber 2100987.50/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

33 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 Cross80–90881,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.001,2981
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80761,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.001,1021
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross80–90881,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.001,0341
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross60–70661,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.007261
BullsNumber 290–10092750.00/cwt750.00–750.006901
BullsUtilityJersey60–7068100.00/cwt100.00–100.00681
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101051,366.24/cwt1,300.00–1,400.001,4353
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100951,399.30/cwt1,375.00–1,450.001,3293
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross120–130120975.00/cwt975.00–975.001,1701
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008001
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross130–1401361,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.001,3601
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101041,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.001,3261
BullsNumber 2130–140130725.00/cwt725.00–725.009431
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201101,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.001,4301
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,434.46/cwt1,385.00–1,485.001,3342
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90881,425.00/cwt1,400.00–1,450.001,2542
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80701,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.009101
BullsNumber 1100–110103955.15/cwt950.00–960.009842
BullsNumber 190–10096590.00/cwt130.00–1,050.005662
CowsLean 85-90%1,177138.39/cwt116.00–148.001,62923
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,311131.79/cwt119.00–141.001,7286
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,733161.49/cwt151.00–174.002,7993
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620180.81/cwt155.00–193.002,92912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387148.30/cwt139.00–160.002,05711
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,780137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,4391
HeifersChoice and Prime1,326222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,9441
SteersChoice and Prime1,548230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,5601
SteersSelect1,605218.44/cwt215.00–221.003,5065
HeifersSelect1,292210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7131
SteersChoice1,624225.82/cwt223.00–228.003,6674
HeifersChoice1,352214.02/cwt208.00–217.002,8944
Dairy Bulls1,714183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,1371
Bulls1,873177.42/cwt157.00–186.003,3236

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.