Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

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 $114.25/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$114.25

67 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	116.99	641	55
Medium and Large 2	422	101.69	429	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $212 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 sale67 hd

114.25

—

MD average1 barns · 77 hd

112.50

+1.75

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	1,723	92.49	1,594	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,350	78.87	1,065	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	65.58	1,018	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	63.39	887	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,291	51.04	659	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	92.87	1,247	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	137.00	2,067	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	127.68	1,832	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	116.00	1,424	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	133.25	1,786	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	106	125.58/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 2	99	91.26/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	81	50.15/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	15.24/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	102	67.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	77	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	—	—	1,723	92.49/cwt	86.00–106.00	1,594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	50.66/cwt	48.00–54.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	115.77/cwt	105.00–122.50	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	119.63/cwt	117.50–121.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	130.84/cwt	121.00–136.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	124.49/cwt	113.00–130.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.00/cwt	105.00–120.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	101.59/cwt	91.00–105.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	660	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	117.46/cwt	116.00–120.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	118.14/cwt	107.50–125.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.14/cwt	114.00–123.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.63/cwt	120.00–136.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.78/cwt	120.00–137.50	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	128.75/cwt	122.50–135.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	113.81/cwt	105.00–132.50	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	831	107.01/cwt	98.00–116.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	139.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	107.20/cwt	102.00–112.50	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.20/cwt	112.50–130.00	641	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	69	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	77	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	130	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	57.73/cwt	50.00–65.00	48	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	87.43/cwt	80.00–95.00	88	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	95.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	92	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	99	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	137.41/cwt	127.50–147.50	153	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.24/cwt	7.00–25.00	13	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,340	133.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,228	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	127.68/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,067	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,350	78.87/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,065	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	92.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,247	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	61.40/cwt	58.00–65.00	989	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	67.41/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,029	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	59.15/cwt	54.00–64.00	829	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	101.58/cwt	51.00–149.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	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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