Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle price unit changed to Per Family from Per CWT. Slaughter goat price unit changed to Per Head from Per CWT. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.14/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$107.14

35 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	109.73	613	31
Medium and Large 2	531	87.13	463	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $150 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 sale35 hd

107.14

—

MD average1 barns · 44 hd

108.30

−1.15

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	2,019	75.38	1,522	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	72.31	1,173	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	66.61	865	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	54.95	618	12
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,164	67.00	780	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,104	121.46	1,341	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,376	115.00	1,582	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,304	87.00	1,134	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	122.38	1,806	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	115.79	1,607	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,285	111.29	1,430	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	136.84/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	99	126.54/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	78	25.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Number 3	94	20.03/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	78	134.38/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	82	32.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	96	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	58	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,476	122.38/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,304	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	120.49/cwt	100.00–130.00	114	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	132.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	137	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	153.32/cwt	152.50–155.00	156	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	97	25.05/cwt	20.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	146.56/cwt	140.00–160.00	138	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	171	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	196	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	64	66.25/cwt	57.50–75.00	42	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	908	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	359	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	185	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	86.40/cwt	82.50–88.00	333	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	79.78/cwt	75.00–94.00	254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	111.75/cwt	100.00–135.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	122.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	103.13/cwt	97.00–109.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.50	432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	115.18/cwt	107.50–122.50	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	103.41/cwt	92.50–112.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	109.37/cwt	107.50–112.50	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	107.87/cwt	77.50–120.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	109.43/cwt	107.50–115.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	132.49/cwt	127.50–137.50	714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	922.93/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,353	2
Bulls	—	—	2,019	75.38/cwt	69.00–83.00	1,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	55.77/cwt	53.00–60.00	609	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	43.39/cwt	38.00–49.00	483	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,376	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,582	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	70.94/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,153	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	69.43/cwt	67.00–72.00	843	6
Steers	Select	—	1,285	111.29/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,430	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	115.79/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,607	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,164	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	62.38/cwt	58.00–66.00	890	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	76.40/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,104	121.46/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	64.88/cwt	63.00–68.00	777	3

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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