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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Dec 23Jan 13Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 49▲ 77 vs year ago 62 · +124.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 72▼ 26 vs year ago 128 · −20.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

68 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 79▼ 17 vs year ago 85 · −20.0%

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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 $103.88/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$103.88

19 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.15

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	106.20	634	16thin
Medium and Large 2	441	91.53	404	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $230 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 sale19 hd

103.88

—

MD average1 barns · 30 hd

98.73

+5.15

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	—	High	1,618	74.70	1,209	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	55.68	983	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,412	53.36	754	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	44.33	545	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,558	88.00	1,371	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	71.03	1,009	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	66.00	810	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,439	108.96	1,568	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	109.47	1,616	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	104.79	1,588	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	87.12	1,102	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	88.71/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	99	51.83/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	84	28.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	83	12.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	93	68.47/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	132.26/cwt	120.00–145.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	110.80/cwt	107.50–117.50	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,019	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	83.55/cwt	77.50–90.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	105.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	108.05/cwt	105.00–111.00	719	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	238	78.53/cwt	75.00–82.00	187	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	284	74.37/cwt	70.00–79.00	211	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	334	87.54/cwt	86.00–89.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	557	80.24/cwt	76.00–81.00	447	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	611	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	495	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	681	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	565	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	74.74/cwt	65.00–82.00	546	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,265	87.12/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,102	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,476	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,616	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,515	104.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,588	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,439	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,568	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,216	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	60.58/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	81.17/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,418	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	371	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	47.65/cwt	40.00–50.00	604	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,343	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	52.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	745	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	857	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	61.86/cwt	60.00–63.50	1,009	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	53.91/cwt	52.00–55.00	973	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,228	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	810	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,421	71.03/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,009	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,558	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,371	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	140	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	25.21/cwt	20.00–30.00	24	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	72	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	54	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	37	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Utility	96	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	12	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	71.19/cwt	65.00–77.50	69	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	49.50/cwt	25.00–65.00	48	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	74.99/cwt	72.50–77.50	78	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	64	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	179	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	74.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	85	2

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 49Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 72Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 68Last week 79Year ago 85

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

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	25.00	25.00
1	—	92	32.50	32.50
1	—	84	27.50	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	25.00–65.00	49.50
2	—	106	60.00	60.00
1	—	88	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	150.00	150.00
1	—	112	160.00	160.00
1	—	96	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	13.00	13.00
1	—	72	8.00	8.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	62.50	62.50
2	—	97	65.00–77.50	71.19
2	—	113	70.00–80.00	74.87
4	—	104	72.50–77.50	74.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	20.00–30.00	25.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00–111.00	108.05
3	—	396	142.50	142.50
1	—	486	120.00	120.00
1	—	516	125.00	125.00
1	—	332	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	107.50	107.50
2	—	430	77.50–90.00	83.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	110.00–113.00	111.97
1	—	472	110.00	110.00
7	—	570	100.00–106.00	105.11
1	—	1,000	87.00	87.00
1	—	674	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
1	—	508	104.00	104.00
1	—	750	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	76.00–81.00	80.24
1	—	420	83.00	83.00
2	—	238	75.00–82.00	78.53
2	—	334	86.00–89.00	87.54
5	—	730	65.00–82.00	74.74
5	—	611	81.00	81.00
2	—	284	70.00–79.00	74.37
3	—	681	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	132.50	132.50
2	—	572	110.00–125.00	117.63
2	—	843	102.50	102.50
1	—	766	107.50	107.50
3	—	641	107.50–117.50	110.80
2	—	687	110.00–112.50	111.23
1	—	438	132.50	132.50
1	—	534	122.50	122.50
3	—	1,128	90.00–91.00	90.33
2	—	359	120.00–145.00	132.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,216	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,690	58.00–64.00	60.58
2	—	1,747	78.00–85.00	81.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,805	52.00–55.00	53.91
2	—	1,631	60.00–63.50	61.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	40.00–50.00	47.65
2	—	1,343	51.00–52.00	51.50
3	—	1,090	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,428	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,411	49.00–55.00	52.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,476	109.00–110.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,515	100.00–108.00	104.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	75.00–99.00	87.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,558	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	67.00–74.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,228	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	107.00–111.50	108.96

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.