Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed to per head from per cwt. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$137.93

41 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	144.92	809	32
Medium and Large 2	369	125.15	462	2thin
Large 1	730	120.33	878	3thin
Medium 1	630	114.50	721	2thin
Large 2	726	92.50	672	1thin
Medium 2	592	85.00	503	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $306 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 sale41 hd

137.93

—

MD average1 barns · 49 hd

134.12

+3.82

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	1,556	88.44	1,376	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,494	78.17	1,168	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	70.72	1,150	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	65.94	832	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	50.49	513	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,586	78.00	1,237	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	113.84	1,366	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,354	119.93	1,624	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,183	109.16	1,291	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	120.77/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	96	70.99/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	76	48.87/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	84	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	81	28.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Choice	—	1,586	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,237	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,354	119.93/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,624	4
Steers	Select	—	1,183	109.16/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,291	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,494	78.17/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	113.84/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	50.49/cwt	45.00–55.00	513	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	70.72/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,150	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	75.00/cwt	69.00–81.00	956	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.41/cwt	57.00–65.00	771	8
Bulls	—	—	1,556	88.44/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	362	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.27/cwt	137.50–142.50	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	138	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	214	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	243	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	906	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.68/cwt	117.50–132.50	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	592	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	503	1
Steers	Large 2	—	726	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	114.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	885	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	884	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	964	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	376	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	451	1
Steers	Large 1	—	664	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	780	1
Steers	Large 1	—	618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	154.21/cwt	152.50–155.00	674	6
Steers	Large 1	—	908	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	445	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	91.73/cwt	91.00–92.50	85	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	65.94/cwt	50.00–85.00	56	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	59.57/cwt	45.00–75.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	120	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	108	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	127	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	126	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	46.83/cwt	40.00–55.00	35	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	98	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	74	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	20	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	163	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.05/cwt	137.50–147.50	698	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	434	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	609	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,004	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	823	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	134.04/cwt	122.50–145.00	515	2

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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