Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2021-05-12

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, May 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 182▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 88▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
56 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 26▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle price unit changed to Per Family from Per CWT. Slaughter goat price unit changed to Per Head from Per CWT. Feeder pig weights corrected.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.14/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$107.14
35 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558109.7361331
Medium and Large 253187.134634thin
One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $150 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 sale35 hd
107.14
—
MD average1 barns · 44 hd
108.30
−1.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,01975.381,5223thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62372.311,1738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29966.6186510
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12454.9561812
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,16467.007801thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,104121.461,3412thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,376115.001,5821thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,30487.001,1341thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,476122.381,8062thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,388115.791,6072thin
SteersSelectAverage1,285111.291,4302thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197136.84/cwt11
BullsNumber 299126.54/cwt6
BullsUtility7825.00/cwt1
BullsNumber 39420.03/cwt3
HeifersNumber 178134.38/cwt4
HeifersNumber 28232.50/cwt1

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2227122.67/cwt115.00–130.002782
Steers—Medium and Large 1312142.50/cwt142.50–142.504451
Steers—Medium and Large 1356150.00/cwt150.00–150.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2374115.00/cwt115.00–115.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 240297.50/cwt97.50–97.503921
Steers—Medium and Large 1418142.50/cwt142.50–142.505962
Steers—Medium and Large 1460137.50/cwt137.50–137.506331
Steers—Medium and Large 1526132.50/cwt132.50–132.506971
Steers—Medium and Large 1588110.00/cwt110.00–110.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1630132.00/cwt132.00–132.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1669111.75/cwt100.00–135.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1792110.00/cwt110.00–110.008711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327112.50/cwt112.50–112.503682
Heifers—Medium and Large 236087.50/cwt87.50–87.503151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373115.79/cwt115.00–117.504326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412115.18/cwt107.50–122.504752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513107.87/cwt77.50–120.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566109.37/cwt107.50–112.506194
Heifers—Medium and Large 259090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641103.41/cwt92.50–112.506633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676109.43/cwt107.50–115.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 273471.00/cwt71.00–71.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766100.00/cwt100.00–100.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1928103.13/cwt97.00–109.009572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2226135.00/cwt135.00–135.003051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1242130.00/cwt130.00–130.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1286172.50/cwt172.50–172.504931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332108.00/cwt108.00–108.003592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364150.00/cwt150.00–150.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426120.00/cwt120.00–120.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 243882.50/cwt82.50–82.503611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476122.50/cwt122.50–122.505831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1539132.49/cwt127.50–137.507142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561116.27/cwt115.00–117.506522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1781106.61/cwt105.00–110.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1908101.00/cwt101.00–101.009171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 318582.50/cwt82.50–82.501532
Dairy Steers—Large 329071.00/cwt71.00–71.002062
Dairy Steers—Large 331879.78/cwt75.00–94.002544
Dairy Steers—Large 338586.40/cwt82.50–88.003336
Dairy Steers—Large 368283.00/cwt83.00–83.005661
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,285111.29/cwt106.00–117.001,4302
Steers—Choice1,388115.79/cwt114.00–118.001,6072
Steers—Choice and Prime1,476122.38/cwt121.00–124.001,8062
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,104121.46/cwt121.00–122.001,3412
Heifers—Select1,30487.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1341
Heifers—Choice1,376115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,01975.38/cwt69.00–83.001,5223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09255.77/cwt53.00–60.006096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11343.39/cwt38.00–49.004833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19864.88/cwt63.00–68.007773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21469.43/cwt67.00–72.008436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42662.38/cwt58.00–66.008904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61376.40/cwt76.00–77.001,2322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62670.94/cwt66.00–75.001,1536
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,16467.00/cwt67.00–67.007801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1905922.93/cwt850.00–1,000.008,3532
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Jersey6466.25/cwt57.50–75.00422
Heifers—Number 28232.50/cwt32.50–32.50271
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86205.00/cwt205.00–205.001761
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross98200.00/cwt200.00–200.001961
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityJersey7825.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88100.00/cwt100.00–100.00881
Bulls—Number 38810.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 194146.56/cwt140.00–160.001385
Bulls—Number 295120.49/cwt100.00–130.001143
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred9660.00/cwt60.00–60.00581
Bulls—Number 39725.05/cwt20.00–30.00242
Bulls—Number 1102153.32/cwt152.50–155.001563
Bulls—Number 2103132.58/cwt130.00–137.501373
Bulls—Number 1112152.50/cwt152.50–152.501711

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.