Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

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 $120.64/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$120.64

31 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.36

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	120.64	710	31

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 sale31 hd

120.64

—

MD average1 barns · 36 hd

113.28

+7.36

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	1,841	82.94	1,527	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,595	71.43	1,139	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,684	63.46	1,068	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	61.66	794	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,226	54.34	666	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,290	88.00	1,135	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,210	75.52	914	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,356	122.91	1,667	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	115.93	1,547	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	171.08/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 2	110	103.75/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	99	78.28/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	74	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	127.28/cwt	122.50–135.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.61/cwt	145.00–147.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	103.69/cwt	87.50–120.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	124.25/cwt	115.00–129.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	804	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.02/cwt	117.50–131.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	60.53/cwt	56.00–65.00	783	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	67.85/cwt	65.00–71.00	852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	82.94/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	58.88/cwt	58.00–60.00	721	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,595	71.43/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	67.84/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	62.21/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,082	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	53.69/cwt	49.00–58.00	658	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,356	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	122.44/cwt	110.00–135.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.96/cwt	142.50–160.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	626	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	296	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	866	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	546	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	284	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	529	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.50	458	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	86.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.34/cwt	117.50–125.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	411	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	34.06/cwt	28.00–40.00	32	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	132	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	211	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	179.80/cwt	170.00–190.00	183	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	122	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	74	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	178	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	106	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	124	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	223	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	231	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,210	75.52/cwt	74.50–76.00	914	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,290	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,135	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,334	115.93/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	176	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	264	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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