Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

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 $117.13/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$117.13

15 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.42

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	117.13	705	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

117.13

—

MD average1 barns · 24 hd

103.71

+13.42

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	1,629	74.00	1,205	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	68.48	1,100	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	63.95	856	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	54.06	603	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	72.00	986	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,283	83.51	1,071	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,503	69.72	1,048	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,316	118.31	1,557	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	102.00	1,312	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	76.44/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	95	51.88/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	90	22.03/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	75	13.35/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	102	62.87/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	216	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	882	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	95.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	91.75/cwt	83.00–100.00	571	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	476	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.70/cwt	126.00–137.50	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.13/cwt	126.00–137.50	637	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	107	82.57/cwt	75.00–92.50	88	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	75.75/cwt	60.00–82.50	72	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	19.30/cwt	14.00–25.00	16	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	96	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	136	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	62	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	159	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	46.12/cwt	40.00–52.50	43	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	51.25/cwt	45.00–57.50	50	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	46.10/cwt	40.00–52.50	40	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	4.00/cwt	4.00–4.00	2	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	83	18.02/cwt	16.00–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	111	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	986	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,283	83.51/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,071	3
Steers	Select	—	1,286	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,316	118.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	54.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	624	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	67.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,098	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,503	69.72/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,048	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	71.35/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,101	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	60.16/cwt	56.00–63.00	813	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	73.03/cwt	63.00–99.00	955	5
Bulls	—	—	1,629	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	129.50/cwt	125.00–132.50	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	499	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	788	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	942	81.50/cwt	79.00–84.00	768	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.27/cwt	133.00–147.50	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	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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