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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Dec 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Dec 8Dec 22Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 197▲ 28 vs year ago 49 · +57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 138▼ 18 vs year ago 72 · −25.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

34 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 71▼ 45 vs year ago 79 · −57.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected. Slaughter goats changed to per unit

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $127.13/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$127.13

10 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−27.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	127.13	704	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

127.13

—

MD average1 barns · 10 hd

127.13

+0.00

National average35 barns · 2,627 hd

154.64

−27.51

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	1,526	97.00	1,480	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,568	74.44	1,167	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	70.08	1,063	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	62.60	732	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	57.22	727	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,168	96.00	1,121	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,358	120.00	1,630	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	112.23/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	105	98.46/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	88	62.70/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	81	22.32/cwt	5

Every lot

49 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	608	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	996	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,046	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	314	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	503	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	590	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	127.77/cwt	117.50–136.00	670	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	126.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	123.33/cwt	117.50–127.50	752	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	618	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	254	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	298	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	372	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	479	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 3	499	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	374	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	125.20/cwt	117.50–132.50	661	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	386	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	357	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	457	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	716	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,630	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	62.60/cwt	61.00–65.00	732	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	57.22/cwt	51.00–60.00	727	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	70.08/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,063	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,568	74.44/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,168	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,121	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	72	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	16	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	83	56.10/cwt	42.50–62.50	47	3
Bulls	80–90	Utility	85	35.06/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	95	92.57/cwt	87.50–102.50	88	3
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	97	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	107	2
Bulls	90–100	Utility	98	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	14	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	100	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	88	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	111.90/cwt	102.50–117.50	116	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	104	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	86	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	127	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	111	114.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	127	3
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	115	102.50/cwt	97.50–107.50	118	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 197Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 138Year ago 72

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 34Last week 71Year ago 79

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected. Slaughter goats changed to per unit

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	97	107.50–112.50	109.97
4	100–110	104	102.50–117.50	111.90
3	110–120	111	110.00–120.00	114.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	5.00	5.00
1	70–80	72	22.50	22.50
2	80–90	85	30.00–40.00	35.06
1	90–100	98	14.00	14.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	95	87.50–102.50	92.57
1	100–110	100	87.50	87.50
3	110–120	115	97.50–107.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	110	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	42.50–62.50	56.10
1	100–110	104	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,270	51.00–60.00	57.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,517	67.00–74.00	70.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,169	61.00–65.00	62.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	74.00–75.00	74.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,526	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	117.50	117.50
1	300–350	346	107.50	107.50
1	400–450	426	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	127.50	127.50
1	450–500	450	127.50	127.50
2	500–550	528	117.50–132.50	125.20
2	550–600	577	120.00–135.00	127.33
2	650–700	685	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	499	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	122.50	122.50
1	400–450	428	117.50	117.50
2	450–500	463	127.50	127.50
5	500–550	524	117.50–136.00	127.77
5	550–600	583	120.00–135.00	126.48
3	600–650	610	117.50–127.50	123.33
9	650–700	672	115.00–120.00	118.62
1	750–800	780	95.00	95.00
1	850–900	868	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	107.50	107.50
1	450–500	485	107.50	107.50
1	650–700	668	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	486	125.00	125.00
4	600–650	621	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	750–800	760	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	848	117.50	117.50
1	850–900	890	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	92.50	92.50
1	550–600	590	77.50	77.50
1	700–750	716	70.00	70.00

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.