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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Mar 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

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Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 86▲ 24 vs year ago 157 · +15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 95▲ 49 vs year ago 83 · +59.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

49 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 65▼ 10 vs year ago 59 · −16.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed 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 $117.23/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$117.23

30 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	120.18	660	24
Medium and Large 2	528	105.42	556	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $104 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 sale30 hd

117.23

—

MD average1 barns · 39 hd

117.05

+0.18

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	1,869	74.68	1,396	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	57.98	969	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	54.72	735	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	46.41	537	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,456	86.00	1,252	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	77.00	1,172	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	104.00	1,191	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,238	90.00	1,114	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	101.00	1,616	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,272	85.00	1,081	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	135.31/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 2	87	61.75/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	66	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	82	125.00/cwt	6

Every lot

71 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 2	416	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	86.24/cwt	85.00–87.50	459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.07/cwt	117.50–145.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	129.54/cwt	126.00–133.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	125.61/cwt	119.00–132.50	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	130.00/cwt	127.50–132.50	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	118.14/cwt	97.50–132.50	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.50	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	762	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	99.83/cwt	75.00–125.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	122.24/cwt	115.00–130.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	842	90.53/cwt	86.00–95.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	918	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	280	98.37/cwt	95.00–102.50	275	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	394	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	536	76.66/cwt	75.00–77.50	411	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	618	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	494	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	798	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	868	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,272	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,081	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,145	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,191	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,238	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,825	72.60/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,325	5
Bulls	—	—	1,979	79.87/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	35.75/cwt	33.00–39.00	395	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	50.22/cwt	43.00–55.00	590	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	54.72/cwt	50.00–58.00	735	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	57.98/cwt	55.00–61.00	969	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,456	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,252	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,522	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,172	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	68	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	71	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Jersey	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	74	43.51/cwt	35.00–52.50	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	80	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	82	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	101	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	96	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	98	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	97	210.21/cwt	190.00–230.00	204	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	98	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	59	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	118.83/cwt	110.00–127.50	125	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	126	1

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 86Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 95Year ago 83

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 49Last week 65Year ago 59

Correction: Slaughter goats price unit changed to Per Head. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,522	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,272	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,238	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,979	79.00–81.00	79.87
5	—	1,825	64.00–82.00	72.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,175	43.00–55.00	50.22
5	—	1,106	33.00–39.00	35.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	55.00–61.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,344	50.00–58.00	54.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	918	89.00	89.00
2	—	534	140.00–142.50	141.24
1	—	772	115.00	115.00
1	—	376	142.50	142.50
1	—	328	157.50	157.50
1	—	738	90.00	90.00
1	—	416	117.50	117.50
2	—	842	86.00–95.00	90.53
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
2	—	624	115.00–130.00	122.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	75.00–125.00	99.83
1	—	476	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	119.00–132.50	125.61
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
5	—	568	97.50–132.50	118.14
2	—	423	127.50	127.50
5	—	487	127.50–132.50	130.00
5	—	675	115.00–117.50	115.50
2	—	541	130.00	130.00
1	—	762	100.00	100.00
1	—	344	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	115.00	115.00
2	—	521	107.50	107.50
1	—	284	110.00	110.00
1	—	586	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	532	85.00–87.50	86.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	115.00–117.50	116.25
2	—	523	135.00–145.00	139.97
2	—	461	135.00–137.50	136.28
1	—	658	127.50	127.50
3	—	571	117.50–145.00	136.07
2	—	885	130.00	130.00
2	—	617	126.00–133.00	129.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	80.00	80.00
1	—	798	71.00	71.00
1	—	394	85.00	85.00
3	—	536	75.00–77.50	76.66
1	—	868	67.00	67.00
3	—	280	95.00–102.50	98.37

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	35.00–52.50	43.51
1	—	98	60.00	60.00
1	—	102	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	110.00–127.50	118.83
1	—	112	112.50	112.50
1	—	94	107.50	107.50
1	—	82	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	87.50	87.50
1	—	96	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
2	—	97	190.00–230.00	210.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	70.00	70.00
1	—	94	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
1	—	68	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	235.00	235.00
1	—	86	200.00	200.00

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.