Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.91/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$119.91

12 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	741	121.81	902	11thin
Medium and Large 2	872	99.00	863	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $39 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 sale12 hd

119.91

—

MD average1 barns · 13 hd

121.23

−1.31

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	1,565	81.50	1,275	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,574	79.50	1,251	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	70.50	1,152	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	63.95	820	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,180	55.36	653	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,692	83.00	1,404	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	97.00	1,500	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,316	86.00	1,132	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	137.00	1,844	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	77.63/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	90	52.50/cwt	1
Bulls	Number 3	85	22.50/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	74	6.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	140.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	62.24/cwt	59.00–67.00	779	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,692	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,404	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,546	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,500	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,346	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	63.02/cwt	62.00–64.00	817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	56.72/cwt	54.00–59.00	707	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,574	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,251	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,316	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	69.93/cwt	69.00–71.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	40.47/cwt	35.00–45.00	338	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	70.50/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	130.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	120.78/cwt	110.00–127.50	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	124.17/cwt	122.50–127.50	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	148	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	118	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	198	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	107.97/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	132.34/cwt	122.50–137.50	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	781	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	47	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	78.78/cwt	62.50–97.50	76	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	86.75/cwt	80.00–97.50	89	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	55.08/cwt	42.50–77.50	46	3
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	105	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	57	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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