Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $92.03/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$92.03

21 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	99.11	549	12thin
Medium and Large 2	448	82.60	370	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $179 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 sale21 hd

92.03

—

MD average1 barns · 25 hd

85.79

+6.25

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	1,478	86.02	1,271	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,628	67.82	1,104	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	66.66	1,038	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	59.38	764	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	52.59	615	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,663	88.28	1,468	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,804	100.00	1,804	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	116.99	1,830	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	113.50	1,678	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	95.02/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	101	60.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	64	8.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	100.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	6.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 2	—	363	106.20/cwt	102.50–110.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	722	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	148	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	237	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	70.12/cwt	60.00–80.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	79.95/cwt	75.00–85.00	74	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	100	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	64	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	84	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,663	88.28/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,468	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,678	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,564	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,830	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	57.59/cwt	55.00–60.00	690	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	58.03/cwt	55.00–61.00	751	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	63.41/cwt	62.00–67.00	799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	50.77/cwt	44.00–54.00	589	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,628	67.82/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,104	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	66.66/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,038	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.02/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,271	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,208	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,181	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	1,435	719.25/cwt	650.00–775.00	10,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	110.52/cwt	101.00–120.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	120.78/cwt	102.50–135.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	100.46/cwt	94.00–110.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	86.68/cwt	75.00–97.50	317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	94.98/cwt	91.00–99.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	219	78.91/cwt	75.00–83.00	173	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	412	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	88	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	6	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	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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