Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

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 $134.66/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$134.66

32 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	138.42	785	29
Medium and Large 2	250	110.00	275	1thin
Large 1	904	92.50	836	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.92/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale32 hd

134.66

—

MD average1 barns · 37 hd

134.98

−0.32

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	1,863	85.44	1,591	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	71.99	1,160	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	65.99	887	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	54.59	652	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,344	76.00	1,021	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	75.00	989	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,189	77.04	916	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,338	140.35	1,878	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	132.00	1,716	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	140.51	2,030	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	134.67	1,842	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	103.70/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	99	88.71/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	74	9.38/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	83	152.47/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	565	122.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	118.18/cwt	112.50–120.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	125.78/cwt	122.50–127.50	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	663	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	868	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	258	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	489	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	783	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.60/cwt	135.00–151.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	74.46/cwt	69.00–84.00	1,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	96.42/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,914	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	68.99/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	63.54/cwt	59.00–69.00	859	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	72.52/cwt	70.00–76.00	961	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,189	77.04/cwt	74.00–80.00	916	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	54.59/cwt	47.00–59.00	652	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,338	140.35/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,878	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,368	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,842	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	140.51/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,030	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,344	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	58.33/cwt	50.00–72.50	47	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	95.38/cwt	75.00–117.50	91	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	82.02/cwt	62.50–97.50	78	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	108	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	111.29/cwt	107.50–115.00	112	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	199.93/cwt	62.50–345.00	148	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	60.00/cwt	57.50–62.50	46	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	219	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	102	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	116	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	180	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	13.75/cwt	10.00–17.50	12	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	796	5
Steers	Large 1	—	742	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.85/cwt	132.50–149.00	554	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	665	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	82	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	271	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	306	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	728	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	533	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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