Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Correction issued for feeder pig weights

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.35/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$105.35

15 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	111.17	729	11thin
Medium and Large 2	629	89.38	562	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $167 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 sale15 hd

105.35

—

MD average1 barns · 25 hd

102.78

+2.57

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	1,202	80.00	962	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,504	77.00	1,158	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	67.41	1,107	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	66.72	887	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	53.42	600	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,479	83.30	1,232	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,642	107.00	1,757	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	82.30	1,111	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,270	80.00	1,016	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	132.50	1,693	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,199	120.06	1,440	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,196	104.80	1,253	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	127.95	1,992	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	116.55	1,772	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	117.50/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	95	86.97/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	71	6.35/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	71.75/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	487	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,202	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	71.53/cwt	68.00–76.00	946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	63.11/cwt	59.00–69.00	843	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	66.40/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,083	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	61.93/cwt	61.00–63.00	694	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	127.95/cwt	123.50–133.50	1,992	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,772	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,479	83.30/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,232	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,350	82.30/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,111	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,642	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,757	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	40.15/cwt	35.00–46.00	502	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,504	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,693	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,196	104.80/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,253	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	54.28/cwt	48.00–60.00	598	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,199	120.06/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	107.51/cwt	98.00–117.00	949	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	677	82.04/cwt	80.00–84.00	555	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	697	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	862	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	614	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	485	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	83.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	605	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	782	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	154	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	126.59/cwt	102.50–150.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	478	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	133.36/cwt	120.00–145.00	137	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	82	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	48	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	113.29/cwt	102.50–130.00	105	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	103	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	16	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	65	3.02/cwt	2.00–4.00	2	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	86	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	96.70/cwt	67.50–115.00	92	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	161	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	117	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	152	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	82	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	78	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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