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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Nov 10Dec 8Dec 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 213▲ 67 vs year ago 130 · +51.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 135▲ 108 vs year ago 30 · +360.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

71 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 45 · +57.8%

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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.25/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$114.25

67 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	116.99	641	55
Medium and Large 2	422	101.69	429	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $212 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 sale67 hd

114.25

—

MD average1 barns · 77 hd

112.50

+1.75

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	1,723	92.49	1,594	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,350	78.87	1,065	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	65.58	1,018	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	63.39	887	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,291	51.04	659	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	92.87	1,247	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	137.00	2,067	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	127.68	1,832	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	116.00	1,424	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	133.25	1,786	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	106	125.58/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 2	99	91.26/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	81	50.15/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	84	15.24/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	102	67.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	77	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot

63 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	325	127.63/cwt	120.00–136.00	415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	551	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	130.84/cwt	121.00–136.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	128.75/cwt	122.50–135.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.78/cwt	120.00–137.50	730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	113.81/cwt	105.00–132.50	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	101.59/cwt	91.00–105.00	342	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	119.63/cwt	117.50–121.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	118.14/cwt	107.50–125.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	115.77/cwt	105.00–122.50	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	115.00/cwt	105.00–120.00	598	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	117.46/cwt	116.00–120.00	680	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	124.49/cwt	113.00–130.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	120.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	808	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	118.14/cwt	114.00–123.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	139.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	121.20/cwt	112.50–130.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	107.20/cwt	102.00–112.50	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	831	107.01/cwt	98.00–116.00	889	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	428	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	317	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	558	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,340	133.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,786	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,228	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,424	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,435	127.68/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,832	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,509	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,067	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	92.49/cwt	86.00–106.00	1,594	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	646	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	50.66/cwt	48.00–54.00	659	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,350	78.87/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,065	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	101.58/cwt	51.00–149.00	1,390	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	59.15/cwt	54.00–64.00	829	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	67.41/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,029	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	61.40/cwt	58.00–65.00	989	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,343	92.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,247	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	77	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	102	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	69	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	57.73/cwt	50.00–65.00	48	2
Bulls	—	Utility	84	15.24/cwt	7.00–25.00	13	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	97	95.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	92	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	99	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	87.43/cwt	80.00–95.00	88	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	130	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	137.41/cwt	127.50–147.50	153	2

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 213Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 135Year ago 30

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 50Year ago 45

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	86.00–106.00	92.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,301	48.00–54.00	50.66
1	—	1,154	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	75.00–85.00	78.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,610	58.00–65.00	61.40
16	—	1,527	65.00–73.00	67.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,402	54.00–64.00	59.15
2	—	1,368	51.00–149.00	101.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	129.00–135.00	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,228	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	123.00–130.00	127.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,509	135.00–139.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	90.00–98.00	92.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	404	106.00	106.00
2	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	514	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	93.00	93.00
4	—	337	91.00–105.00	101.59
1	—	370	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	729	107.00–107.50	107.25
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
7	—	481	105.00–122.50	115.77
1	—	282	99.00	99.00
5	—	384	117.50–121.00	119.63
5	—	668	115.00–122.50	120.98
4	—	614	113.00–130.00	124.49
10	—	520	105.00–120.00	115.00
12	—	579	116.00–120.00	117.46
5	—	407	107.50–125.00	118.14
3	—	773	114.00–123.00	118.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	487	125.00–127.50	126.26
3	—	584	125.00–127.50	126.66
2	—	831	98.00–116.00	107.01
2	—	336	135.00–144.00	139.53
2	—	727	102.00–112.50	107.20
2	—	529	112.50–130.00	121.20
1	—	628	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	121.00–136.00	130.84
6	—	567	120.00–137.50	128.78
4	—	543	122.50–135.00	128.75
3	—	633	105.00–132.50	113.81
4	—	422	130.00–132.50	130.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
2	—	722	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	120.00–136.00	127.63
2	—	775	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	558	78.00	78.00
1	—	510	65.00	65.00
1	—	428	74.00	74.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	127.50	127.50
1	—	99	100.00	100.00
2	—	111	127.50–147.50	137.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	50.00–65.00	57.73
1	—	78	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	80.00–95.00	87.43
2	—	97	90.00–100.00	95.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	7.00–25.00	15.24

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.