Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2021-07-14

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jul 14
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 76▲ 61 vs year ago 52 · +117.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 144▲ 53 vs year ago 22 · +240.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
66 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 74▼ 18 vs year ago 84 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.53/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$114.53
23 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.50
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562118.4666620
Medium and Large 259988.335293thin
One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $137 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 sale23 hd
114.53
—
MD average1 barns · 49 hd
94.03
+20.50
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—High1,37091.921,2607thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,86876.991,4382thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59175.121,1954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27973.069348thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11955.376209thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51084.001,2681thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,33579.321,0593thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,267123.331,5632thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19879.63/cwt14
BullsNumber 210865.00/cwt3
BullsUtility7710.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 18557.50/cwt2

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 237695.00/cwt95.00–95.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1487136.92/cwt135.00–137.506674
Steers—Medium and Large 1506115.00/cwt115.00–115.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1590132.50/cwt132.50–132.507821
Steers—Medium and Large 1612131.00/cwt131.00–131.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1762112.50/cwt112.50–112.508571
Steers—Medium and Large 11,064108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 239884.00/cwt84.00–84.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 248681.00/cwt81.00–81.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507121.15/cwt100.00–130.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559117.50/cwt117.50–117.506572
Heifers—Medium and Large 258084.00/cwt84.00–84.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642101.00/cwt101.00–101.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656111.00/cwt111.00–111.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 188496.00/cwt96.00–96.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,032115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 237670.00/cwt70.00–70.002631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378118.79/cwt115.00–130.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436125.00/cwt125.00–125.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479125.33/cwt120.00–132.506008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614110.00/cwt110.00–110.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 264096.00/cwt96.00–96.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708122.50/cwt122.50–122.508673
Bulls—Medium and Large 278299.00/cwt99.00–99.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 178687.00/cwt87.00–87.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 188099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,062103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 315892.00/cwt92.00–92.001451
Dairy Steers—Large 322481.20/cwt61.00–100.001822
Dairy Steers—Large 3266105.00/cwt105.00–105.002792
Dairy Steers—Large 3310102.00/cwt102.00–102.003162
Dairy Steers—Large 343070.00/cwt70.00–70.003011
Dairy Steers—Large 356881.00/cwt81.00–81.004602
Dairy Steers—Large 31,13278.00/cwt78.00–78.008831
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,267123.33/cwt117.00–129.001,5632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24690.29/cwt80.00–99.001,1254
Bulls——1,38258.00/cwt58.00–58.008021
Bulls——1,613112.15/cwt109.00–116.001,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82640.00/cwt40.00–40.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12263.07/cwt62.00–64.007082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16755.37/cwt52.00–58.006466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21561.88/cwt57.00–66.007523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31779.76/cwt69.00–88.001,0505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59175.12/cwt73.00–79.001,1954
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,86876.99/cwt76.00–78.001,4382
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,33579.32/cwt72.00–90.001,0593
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2681
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8255.00/cwt55.00–55.00451
Heifers—Number 18860.00/cwt60.00–60.00531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7710.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 18448.75/cwt35.00–62.50412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88105.00/cwt105.00–105.00921
Bulls—Number 19274.96/cwt60.00–102.50695
Bulls—Number 29870.00/cwt70.00–70.00691
Bulls—Number 110392.49/cwt90.00–100.00954
Bulls—Number 210460.00/cwt60.00–60.00621
Bulls—Number 111685.00/cwt85.00–85.00991
Bulls—Number 112282.50/cwt82.50–82.501011
Bulls—Number 212265.00/cwt65.00–65.00791

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.