Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected. Slaughter goats changed to per unit

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $127.13/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$127.13

10 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−27.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	127.13	704	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

127.13

—

MD average1 barns · 10 hd

127.13

+0.00

National average35 barns · 2,627 hd

154.64

−27.51

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	1,526	97.00	1,480	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,568	74.44	1,167	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	70.08	1,063	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	62.60	732	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	57.22	727	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,168	96.00	1,121	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	120.00	1,630	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	112.23/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	105	98.46/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	88	62.70/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	81	22.32/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Number 1	110–120	111	114.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	127	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,168	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	98	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	102.50/cwt	97.50–107.50	118	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	35.06/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	57.22/cwt	51.00–60.00	727	9
Bulls	—	—	1,526	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	70.08/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,063	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	62.60/cwt	61.00–65.00	732	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,568	74.44/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	127.77/cwt	117.50–136.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	125.20/cwt	117.50–132.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	126.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	123.33/cwt	117.50–127.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	716	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	386	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	499	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	374	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	88	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	127	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	111.90/cwt	102.50–117.50	116	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	92.57/cwt	87.50–102.50	88	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	16	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	56.10/cwt	42.50–62.50	47	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	97	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	107	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	86	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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