Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed from per CWT to per head. Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.88/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$103.88

19 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.15

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	106.20	634	16thin
Medium and Large 2	441	91.53	404	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $230 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 sale19 hd

103.88

—

MD average1 barns · 30 hd

98.73

+5.15

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	—	High	1,618	74.70	1,209	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	55.68	983	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,412	53.36	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	44.33	545	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,558	88.00	1,371	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	71.03	1,009	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	66.00	810	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,439	108.96	1,568	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	109.47	1,616	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	104.79	1,588	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	87.12	1,102	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	88.71/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	99	51.83/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	84	28.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	83	12.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	68.47/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	49.50/cwt	25.00–65.00	48	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	30	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	23	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	179	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	96	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	25.21/cwt	20.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	54	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	71.19/cwt	65.00–77.50	69	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	74.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	74.99/cwt	72.50–77.50	78	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	64	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	37	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	108.05/cwt	105.00–111.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	499	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	557	80.24/cwt	76.00–81.00	447	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	238	78.53/cwt	75.00–82.00	187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	612	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	87.54/cwt	86.00–89.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	74.74/cwt	65.00–82.00	546	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	495	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	74.37/cwt	70.00–79.00	211	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	681	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	110.80/cwt	107.50–117.50	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	132.26/cwt	120.00–145.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	105.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	83.55/cwt	77.50–90.00	359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,216	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	60.58/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	81.17/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	53.91/cwt	52.00–55.00	973	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	61.86/cwt	60.00–63.50	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	47.65/cwt	40.00–50.00	604	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,476	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,616	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	104.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,588	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,558	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,371	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,421	71.03/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,009	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,228	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	52.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	745	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,439	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,568	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	371	3
Steers	Select	—	1,265	87.12/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,102	2

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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