Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.72/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$95.72

55 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	99.77	710	35
Medium and Large 2	503	88.63	445	20

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $264 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 sale55 hd

95.72

—

MD average1 barns · 60 hd

99.09

−3.37

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	1,819	80.69	1,468	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	60.14	941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,486	55.17	820	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,288	48.38	623	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,457	131.03	1,909	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	127.00	1,788	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	134.37	1,920	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	131.66	1,976	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	99.55/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 2	102	75.63/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	98	38.80/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	83	12.45/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	106	165.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,501	131.66/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,976	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	134.37/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,920	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,457	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,408	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	48.75/cwt	44.00–52.00	639	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	60.14/cwt	58.00–61.00	941	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	51.26/cwt	49.00–54.00	836	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	56.29/cwt	53.00–60.00	813	21
Bulls	—	—	1,456	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	84.04/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	94.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	87.28/cwt	85.00–92.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.23/cwt	122.50–134.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	101.37/cwt	99.00–102.50	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.58/cwt	110.00–129.00	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	109.75/cwt	97.00–112.50	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	90.88/cwt	85.00–96.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	82.08/cwt	76.00–88.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	107.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	86.94/cwt	84.00–90.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	107.48/cwt	102.50–112.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	87.36/cwt	78.00–97.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	94.21/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	36	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	80.83/cwt	77.50–85.00	76	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	86.27/cwt	85.00–87.50	91	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	175	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	13.08/cwt	10.00–16.00	11	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	103.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	96	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	95	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	41.34/cwt	32.50–50.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	98	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	116	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	69	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	106.71/cwt	90.00–115.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	124.32/cwt	117.50–137.50	637	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	612	84.38/cwt	82.00–86.00	516	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	106.10/cwt	100.00–112.50	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.36/cwt	112.50–120.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	114.30/cwt	92.50–120.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	96.43/cwt	87.50–102.50	456	3

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.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →