Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

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 $110.13/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$110.13

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.52

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	119.11	671	21
Medium and Large 2	486	96.66	469	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $201 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

110.13

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

99.61

+10.52

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	1,443	82.37	1,189	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	74.05	1,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	68.01	860	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	57.35	657	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,221	80.76	986	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,221	71.08	868	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	83.00	1,135	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,072	113.00	1,211	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,336	118.50	1,583	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,226	107.00	1,312	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	110	114.32/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	116	92.12/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	95	50.13/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	92	18.00/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	84	77.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	65.99/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	95.81/cwt	90.00–107.50	304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	178	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	131.72/cwt	130.00–132.50	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	679	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,280.93/cwt	1,050.00–1,475.00	16,229	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,266.01/cwt	1,075.00–1,425.00	16,838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,387	85.80/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,106	61.93/cwt	50.00–75.00	685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,836	99.37/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	62.01/cwt	57.00–65.00	702	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	75.31/cwt	73.00–76.00	955	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	66.96/cwt	65.00–69.00	916	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,368	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,135	1
Steers	Select	—	1,226	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,312	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,336	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,583	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,053	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	977	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,194	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	752	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,226	72.43/cwt	68.00–77.00	888	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	77.41/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,153	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	70.69/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,215	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.07/cwt	45.00–55.00	506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	58.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	719	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	65.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	764	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,072	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	637	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	382	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	220	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	496	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	706	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	352	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	229	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	264	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	238	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	155	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	150	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	94	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	308	58.86/cwt	48.00–70.00	181	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	604	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	408	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	292	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	658	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	395	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	818	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	589	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	576	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	342	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	115.61/cwt	113.00–117.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	124.97/cwt	122.50–127.50	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.78/cwt	112.50–130.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.13/cwt	103.00–112.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	127.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Bulls	Utility	—	95	23.00/cwt	10.00–37.50	22	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	51.14/cwt	30.00–65.00	48	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	83.66/cwt	75.00–100.00	78	5
Bulls	Utility	—	110	20.00/cwt	10.00–30.00	22	2
Bulls	Utility	—	82	13.00/cwt	10.00–16.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	89.88/cwt	77.50–102.50	94	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	47.08/cwt	42.50–50.00	40	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	115.14/cwt	100.00–125.00	111	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	148	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	125	71.67/cwt	70.00–72.50	90	3
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	103	36.36/cwt	32.50–40.00	37	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	148	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	—	91	55.82/cwt	52.50–57.50	51	3
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	126	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	79	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingCrossbred	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	135	81.58/cwt	67.00–97.50	110	3
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	128	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	86	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	144	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	126	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	99	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	154	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	177	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	60.13/cwt	52.50–65.00	62	3
Bulls	Utility	—	104	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	121.07/cwt	107.00–137.50	126	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	126	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	117	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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