Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady with a weak undertone noted. No comparison for slaughter steers and heifers. Slaughter breaker cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; slaughter boner and lean cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold strong on a light comparison. Slaughter lambs sold steady; slaughter ewes sold steady; no comparison for slaughter bucks. All classes of slaughter goats sold weak. Slaughter hogs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Overall, buyer demand was moderate for all commodities.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.25/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$117.25

68 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	122.19	615	48
Medium and Large 2	457	105.42	482	20

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $133 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 sale68 hd

117.25

—

MD average1 barns · 73 hd

114.31

+2.95

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	70.50	1,030	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	60.74	797	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	49.09	534	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	70.75	908	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,154	62.23	718	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,003	60.27	605	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	73.70	1,126	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,400	66.31	928	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	85.03	1,118	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,126	60.00	676	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	114.28	1,758	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	183.32/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 2	94	130.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	104	80.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	63	5.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	135.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	6.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

98 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 Heifers	Select	—	1,003	60.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	605	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,283	70.75/cwt	68.00–74.00	908	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	73.70/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,126	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,154	62.23/cwt	61.00–64.00	718	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,484	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,722	119.07/cwt	116.00–122.00	2,050	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,400	66.31/cwt	66.00–67.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.99/cwt	38.00–41.00	401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	45.46/cwt	43.00–48.00	551	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	64.65/cwt	63.00–67.00	930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	77.01/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,091	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	659	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.96/cwt	63.00–65.00	857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,496	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	90.07/cwt	74.00–108.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	876.00/cwt	876.00–876.00	7,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	99.84/cwt	97.50–105.00	269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	480	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	180	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	716	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	218	91.59/cwt	85.00–97.50	200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	250	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	582	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	553	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	470	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	411	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	375	87.35/cwt	82.50–92.50	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	152.25/cwt	145.00–165.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	95.44/cwt	90.00–107.50	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.56/cwt	112.50–127.50	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	140.26/cwt	130.00–150.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.74/cwt	107.50–127.50	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	101.53/cwt	97.50–105.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	133.54/cwt	125.00–137.50	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.01/cwt	107.50–122.50	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	101.25/cwt	97.50–105.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	780	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.86/cwt	127.00–142.50	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,183	92.19/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	587	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	472	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	295	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	443	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	366	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	344	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.00/cwt	147.50–157.50	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.24/cwt	135.00–147.50	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	511	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	742	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	362	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	416	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	364	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	269	89.39/cwt	87.50–90.00	240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	134.21/cwt	127.50–147.50	741	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	148	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	148	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	189	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	177.50/cwt	160.00–195.00	185	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	62	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	156	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	—	58	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	46	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	61.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	844	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	70.42/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,034	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	55.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	51.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	535	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,126	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	676	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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