Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.53/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$114.53

23 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.50

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	118.46	666	20
Medium and Large 2	599	88.33	529	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $137 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 sale23 hd

114.53

—

MD average1 barns · 49 hd

94.03

+20.50

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	—	High	1,370	91.92	1,260	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,868	76.99	1,438	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	75.12	1,195	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	73.06	934	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	55.37	620	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	84.00	1,268	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,335	79.32	1,059	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,267	123.33	1,563	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	79.63/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	108	65.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	77	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	57.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

59 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 Steers	Select	—	1,335	79.32/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,059	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,267	123.33/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,563	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,868	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.88/cwt	57.00–66.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	79.76/cwt	69.00–88.00	1,050	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	63.07/cwt	62.00–64.00	708	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	55.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	646	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	75.12/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	112.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,382	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,246	90.29/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	125.33/cwt	120.00–132.50	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	121.15/cwt	100.00–130.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	136.92/cwt	135.00–137.50	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	487	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	301	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	460	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,132	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	158	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	145	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	266	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	279	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	224	81.20/cwt	61.00–100.00	182	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	118.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	774	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	92	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	48.75/cwt	35.00–62.50	41	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	92.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	95	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	74.96/cwt	60.00–102.50	69	5
Bulls	Utility	—	77	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	45	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	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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