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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Dec 9Dec 23Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 130▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 30▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

79 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 45▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.18/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$93.18

11 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$6.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	94.44	480	9thin
Medium and Large 2	289	87.50	253	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.94/cwt here — about $227 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 sale11 hd

93.18

—

MD average1 barns · 17 hd

93.12

+0.06

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	1,516	84.00	1,273	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	56.48	943	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	51.93	737	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	42.85	535	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	109.50	1,494	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,207	106.80	1,289	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,310	104.48	1,369	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	68.54/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	93	35.83/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	90	13.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	86	9.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	99	78.33/cwt	3

Every lot

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	114.69/cwt	95.00–125.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	637	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	128	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	115	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	252	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	296	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	558	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	466	68.52/cwt	65.00–75.00	319	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,310	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,369	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,207	106.80/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,289	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,364	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,516	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	37.84/cwt	36.00–39.00	453	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	45.36/cwt	42.00–48.00	578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	58.68/cwt	56.00–61.00	756	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	48.55/cwt	46.00–54.00	720	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	60.37/cwt	56.50–64.00	1,006	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	54.54/cwt	50.50–56.00	911	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	106	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 1	78	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	9	1
Bulls	—	Utility	78	7.00/cwt	7.00–7.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	22	1
Bulls	—	Utility	82	6.00/cwt	6.00–6.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Utility	98	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	64.23/cwt	60.00–72.50	67	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	107	98.60/cwt	82.50–115.00	106	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	61.24/cwt	57.50–67.50	68	4

This sale against other markets

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 →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Wed Dec 23, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 79Last week 45Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	103.00–106.00	104.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,666	56.50–64.00	60.37
4	—	1,671	50.50–56.00	54.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	36.00–39.00	37.84
4	—	1,275	42.00–48.00	45.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	56.00–61.00	58.68
4	—	1,484	46.00–54.00	48.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,364	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,207	105.00–108.50	106.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,516	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	996	75.00	75.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
2	—	376	97.50	97.50
2	—	321	95.00	95.00
1	—	432	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
1	—	128	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	616	111.00	111.00
3	—	516	95.00–125.00	114.69
2	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	708	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	65.00–75.00	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	252	117.50	117.50
2	—	377	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	97.50	97.50
1	—	436	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	77.50	77.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
2	—	107	82.50–115.00	98.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	50.00	50.00
1	—	80	27.50	27.50
1	—	98	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	13.00	13.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	104	60.00–72.50	64.23
1	—	78	12.00	12.00
4	—	111	57.50–67.50	61.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	14.00	14.00
1	—	82	6.00	6.00
1	—	78	7.00	7.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	105.00–115.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	15.00	15.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.