Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2021-11-10

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Nov 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 179▲ 71 vs year ago 142 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 28▲ 88 vs year ago 47 · +187.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
50 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 87▼ 36 vs year ago 86 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 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 $95.72/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$95.72
55 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.37
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 171199.7771035
Medium and Large 250388.6344520
One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $264 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 sale55 hd
95.72
—
MD average1 barns · 60 hd
99.09
−3.37
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—Average1,81980.691,4683thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56560.149413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,48655.1782027
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28848.3862318
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457131.031,9092thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,408127.001,7882thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,429134.371,9203thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,501131.661,9765thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19699.55/cwt6
BullsNumber 210275.63/cwt8
BullsNumber 39838.80/cwt4
BullsUtility8312.45/cwt5
HeifersNumber 2106165.00/cwt1

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2287102.50/cwt102.50–102.502942
Steers—Medium and Large 1422127.50/cwt127.50–127.505381
Steers—Medium and Large 248097.00/cwt97.00–97.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1512124.32/cwt117.50–137.506373
Steers—Medium and Large 2525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1562130.00/cwt130.00–130.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1621128.23/cwt127.50–129.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1692117.50/cwt117.50–117.508131
Steers—Medium and Large 1712115.00/cwt115.00–115.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1839106.71/cwt90.00–115.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 186094.00/cwt94.00–94.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1971109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 11,08299.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 11,150102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 232197.60/cwt95.00–100.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 238194.19/cwt90.00–95.003596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426109.75/cwt97.00–112.5046811
Heifers—Medium and Large 242786.94/cwt84.00–90.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479107.22/cwt104.00–110.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 253487.28/cwt85.00–92.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554107.48/cwt102.50–112.505952
Heifers—Medium and Large 257484.00/cwt84.00–84.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610117.50/cwt117.50–117.507171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650102.50/cwt102.50–102.506661
Heifers—Medium and Large 268282.08/cwt76.00–88.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 172587.36/cwt78.00–97.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 177481.00/cwt81.00–81.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 183085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 193698.00/cwt98.00–98.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 197490.88/cwt85.00–96.008855
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,04281.00/cwt81.00–81.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,07994.21/cwt93.00–96.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,10883.00/cwt83.00–83.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300122.00/cwt122.00–122.003663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2353114.30/cwt92.50–120.004035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428124.58/cwt110.00–129.0053313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472128.23/cwt122.50–134.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 247396.43/cwt87.50–102.504563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570116.36/cwt112.50–120.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615106.10/cwt100.00–112.506532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671101.37/cwt99.00–102.506803
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361284.38/cwt82.00–86.005165
Dairy Steers—Large 382587.00/cwt87.00–87.007182
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,429134.37/cwt133.00–135.501,9203
Steers—Choice1,501131.66/cwt130.50–133.001,9765
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,408127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7882
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,457131.03/cwt130.00–132.001,9092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45674.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0771
Bulls——2,00084.04/cwt83.00–85.001,6812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89842.00/cwt42.00–42.003771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31148.75/cwt44.00–52.0063917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44556.29/cwt53.00–60.0081321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56560.14/cwt58.00–61.009413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63051.26/cwt49.00–54.008366
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross106165.00/cwt165.00–165.001751
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility758.00/cwt8.00–8.0061
Bulls—Utility8413.08/cwt10.00–16.00113
Bulls—Number 38542.50/cwt42.50–42.50361
Bulls—Utility9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 193103.07/cwt100.00–105.00964
Bulls—Number 39341.34/cwt32.50–50.00382
Bulls—Number 29480.83/cwt77.50–85.00763
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross9865.00/cwt65.00–65.00641
Bulls—Number 110392.52/cwt90.00–95.00952
Bulls—Number 210686.27/cwt85.00–87.50912
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross10665.00/cwt65.00–65.00691
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross11660.00/cwt60.00–60.00701
Bulls—Number 312030.00/cwt30.00–30.00361

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.