Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed 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 $117.23/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$117.23

30 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	120.18	660	24
Medium and Large 2	528	105.42	556	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $104 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 sale30 hd

117.23

—

MD average1 barns · 39 hd

117.05

+0.18

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	1,869	74.68	1,396	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	57.98	969	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	54.72	735	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	46.41	537	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	86.00	1,252	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	77.00	1,172	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	104.00	1,191	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,238	90.00	1,114	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	101.00	1,616	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,272	85.00	1,081	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	135.31/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 2	87	61.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	66	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	82	125.00/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	1,522	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,172	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,456	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,252	1
Steers	Select	—	1,272	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,081	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,145	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,238	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,979	79.87/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	72.60/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,325	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	50.22/cwt	43.00–55.00	590	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	35.75/cwt	33.00–39.00	395	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	57.98/cwt	55.00–61.00	969	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	54.72/cwt	50.00–58.00	735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	918	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	125.61/cwt	119.00–132.50	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.14/cwt	97.50–132.50	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	86.24/cwt	85.00–87.50	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	130.00/cwt	127.50–132.50	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.50	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.07/cwt	117.50–145.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.54/cwt	126.00–133.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	798	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	394	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	76.66/cwt	75.00–77.50	411	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	868	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	582	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	98.37/cwt	95.00–102.50	275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	90.53/cwt	86.00–95.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.24/cwt	115.00–130.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	99.83/cwt	75.00–125.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	417	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	43.51/cwt	35.00–52.50	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	118.83/cwt	110.00–127.50	125	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	126	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	68	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	71	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	216	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	70	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	96	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	98	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	210.21/cwt	190.00–230.00	204	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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