Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weight corrections.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.44/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$103.44

28 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	105.71	481	23
Medium and Large 2	389	93.00	362	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

103.44

—

MD average1 barns · 29 hd

100.57

+2.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,892	69.03	1,306	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	50.04	820	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	49.98	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,236	38.93	481	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,574	82.00	1,291	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	75.33	1,059	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	105.18	1,535	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,451	88.09	1,278	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	84.15/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	96	47.21/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	76	12.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

64 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,574	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,291	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,406	75.33/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,059	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	105.18/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,535	4
Steers	Select	—	1,451	88.09/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,278	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	34.17/cwt	29.00–37.00	435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	41.79/cwt	39.00–45.00	507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	50.04/cwt	47.00–55.00	820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	49.98/cwt	44.00–54.00	667	10
Bulls	—	—	1,892	69.03/cwt	61.00–79.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	244	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	188	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	810	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	175	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	100	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	63.40/cwt	60.00–67.50	60	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	80.02/cwt	77.50–82.50	81	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	49.31/cwt	40.00–55.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	60.82/cwt	50.00–72.50	63	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	104.95/cwt	97.50–112.50	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	233	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	429	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	844	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	734	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	312	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	104.09/cwt	92.00–116.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	133.44/cwt	125.00–137.50	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	99.22/cwt	90.00–117.50	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	88.86/cwt	87.00–92.50	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	113.16/cwt	105.00–117.50	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	101.45/cwt	95.00–107.50	317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	121.07/cwt	110.00–131.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	94.55/cwt	86.00–112.50	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	111.29/cwt	95.00–127.50	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	116.21/cwt	110.00–122.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	946	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	757	1

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.

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