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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Sep 8

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Aug 11Sep 8Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 58▼ 42 vs year ago 133 · −31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 73▲ 12 vs year ago 105 · +11.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

94 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 59▲ 5 vs year ago 89 · +5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.66/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$134.66

32 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	138.42	785	29
Medium and Large 2	250	110.00	275	1thin
Large 1	904	92.50	836	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.92/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale32 hd

134.66

—

MD average1 barns · 37 hd

134.98

−0.32

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	1,863	85.44	1,591	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	71.99	1,160	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	65.99	887	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	54.59	652	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,344	76.00	1,021	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	75.00	989	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,189	77.04	916	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,338	140.35	1,878	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	132.00	1,716	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	140.51	2,030	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	134.67	1,842	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	103.70/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	99	88.71/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	74	9.38/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	83	152.47/cwt	4

Every lot

76 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	143.85/cwt	132.50–149.00	554	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	138.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	900	2
Steers	—	Large 1	742	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,073	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	206	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	238	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	214	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	125.78/cwt	122.50–127.50	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	118.18/cwt	112.50–120.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	122.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	868	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	218	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	278	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	238	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	266	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	489	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	496	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	145.60/cwt	135.00–151.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	696	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	783	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	728	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	637	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	82	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	410	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	271	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	320	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	412	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,368	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,842	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,445	140.51/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,030	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,716	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,338	140.35/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,878	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	74.46/cwt	69.00–84.00	1,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	96.42/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,914	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	54.59/cwt	47.00–59.00	652	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	72.52/cwt	70.00–76.00	961	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	63.54/cwt	59.00–69.00	859	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,384	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	68.99/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,120	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,189	77.04/cwt	74.00–80.00	916	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	989	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,344	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,021	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	199.93/cwt	62.50–345.00	148	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Crossbred	88	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	53	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	76	60.00/cwt	57.50–62.50	46	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	80	58.33/cwt	50.00–72.50	47	3
Bulls	—	UtilityJersey	84	13.75/cwt	10.00–17.50	12	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	95.38/cwt	75.00–117.50	91	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	82.02/cwt	62.50–97.50	78	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	196	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	108	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	111.29/cwt	107.50–115.00	112	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	219	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	102	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Crossbred	116	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	180	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 58Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 73Year ago 105

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 94Last week 59Year ago 89

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	115.00–130.00	122.71
4	—	429	112.50–120.00	118.18
3	—	363	122.50–127.50	125.78
1	—	318	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	125.00–127.50	126.27
1	—	492	130.00	130.00
1	—	206	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	238	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	868	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	145.00–146.00	145.35
5	—	573	130.00–145.00	138.87
1	—	748	120.00	120.00
3	—	887	121.00	121.00
2	—	669	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	635	141.00	141.00
1	—	534	145.00	145.00
6	—	385	132.50–149.00	143.85
2	—	755	124.00	124.00
1	—	422	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,066	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	696	112.50	112.50
3	—	555	135.00–151.00	145.60
1	—	1,088	93.00	93.00
1	—	502	150.00	150.00
1	—	238	125.00	125.00
1	—	362	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
3	—	489	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	218	127.50	127.50
1	—	266	115.00	115.00
1	—	496	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	728	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	64.00	64.00
4	—	525	61.00	61.00
1	—	324	90.00	90.00
1	—	160	51.00	51.00
1	—	410	66.00	66.00
2	—	675	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	69.00–84.00	74.46
3	—	1,985	95.00–99.00	96.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,624	65.00–76.00	68.99
1	—	1,538	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,352	59.00–69.00	63.54
3	—	1,325	70.00–76.00	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,195	47.00–59.00	54.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,189	74.00–80.00	77.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	139.00–142.00	140.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	134.00–135.00	134.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	139.00–142.00	140.51

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	50.00–72.50	58.33
7	—	95	75.00–117.50	95.38
1	—	114	105.00	105.00
2	—	101	107.50–115.00	111.29
2	—	76	57.50–62.50	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	62.50–97.50	82.02
1	—	100	107.50	107.50
1	—	110	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	64	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	215.00	215.00
1	—	98	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	110.00	110.00
1	—	116	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00–17.50	13.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	150.00	150.00
2	—	74	62.50–345.00	199.93

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.