Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2022-01-12

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 12
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 77▲ 7 vs year ago 139 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 54▲ 48 vs year ago 102 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
93 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 34▲ 25 vs year ago 68 · +36.8%
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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 $112.27/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$112.27
38 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.12
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501119.7559923
Medium and Large 2443100.8044715thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $153 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 sale38 hd
112.27
—
MD average1 barns · 54 hd
117.38
−5.12
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—Average1,56389.161,3945thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,46991.881,3503thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51877.561,17720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40570.6899328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20366.0279422
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,422126.991,8062thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435116.501,6722thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,384125.001,7301thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,392107.001,4891thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,483142.512,1137thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,434130.001,8641thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,438119.001,7115thin
SteersSelectAverage1,485118.271,7562thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103118.14/cwt16
BullsNumber 210493.31/cwt25
BullsNumber 39048.59/cwt11
BullsUtility8113.21/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1125116.67/cwt3

Every lot

86 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2406120.00/cwt120.00–120.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1478122.50/cwt122.50–122.505861
Steers—Medium and Large 2560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506581
Steers—Medium and Large 1578122.50/cwt122.50–122.507081
Steers—Medium and Large 1639135.05/cwt130.00–140.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 2786110.00/cwt110.00–110.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1902114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1961106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 11,034124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2197102.49/cwt101.00–104.002022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238112.00/cwt112.00–112.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283111.58/cwt110.00–113.003162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310104.60/cwt97.00–112.503242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376114.50/cwt114.00–115.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419122.60/cwt114.00–130.0051414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420104.00/cwt104.00–104.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464122.50/cwt122.50–122.505681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518122.58/cwt120.00–125.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 273185.92/cwt80.00–90.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772110.00/cwt110.00–110.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 191099.00/cwt99.00–99.009011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271133.13/cwt125.00–137.503614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274131.00/cwt131.00–131.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316131.64/cwt130.00–132.504163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416130.00/cwt130.00–130.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480124.83/cwt117.00–140.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537127.07/cwt111.00–137.506824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558116.25/cwt110.00–122.506492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636137.50/cwt137.50–137.508752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671135.08/cwt120.00–142.509063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723113.65/cwt113.00–115.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,014116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,094105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385087.00/cwt87.00–87.007401
Dairy Steers—Large 31,08275.00/cwt75.00–75.008121
Dairy Steers—Large 31,15085.00/cwt85.00–85.009781
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,485118.27/cwt110.00–127.001,7562
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,434130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8641
Heifers—Select1,438119.00/cwt115.00–123.001,7115
Heifers—Prime1,483142.51/cwt140.50–146.002,1137
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43781.90/cwt80.00–85.001,1773
Bulls——1,753100.04/cwt94.00–107.001,7542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18664.00/cwt64.00–64.007592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20166.03/cwt61.00–70.0079318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20459.00/cwt58.00–60.007102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21572.96/cwt72.00–74.008862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42271.19/cwt67.00–75.001,01226
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,46991.88/cwt84.00–98.001,3503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48678.78/cwt76.00–84.001,17116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64472.68/cwt68.00–77.001,1954
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Prime1,384125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7301
Dairy Steers—Select1,392107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,422126.99/cwt124.00–130.001,8062
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,435116.50/cwt115.00–118.001,6722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,039.59/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0012,1114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,206956.67/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,53720
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058779.99/cwt700.00–900.008,2523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176914.41/cwt850.00–986.0010,7532
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94175.00/cwt175.00–175.001651
Heifers—Number 112677.50/cwt77.50–77.50981
Heifers—Number 115497.50/cwt97.50–97.501501
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7312.12/cwt7.00–18.0095
Bulls—Number 28675.09/cwt70.00–80.00654
Bulls—Number 38647.79/cwt30.00–65.00415
Bulls—Utility8813.00/cwt13.00–13.00111
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90215.00/cwt215.00–215.001941
Bulls—Number 39151.61/cwt30.00–67.50475
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross92121.25/cwt87.50–155.001122
Bulls—Number 29290.44/cwt82.50–97.50835
Bulls—Utility9215.11/cwt5.00–20.00143
Bulls—Number 194110.10/cwt97.50–117.501036
Bulls—Number 1103119.30/cwt110.00–127.501234
Bulls—Number 210585.59/cwt77.50–97.50905
Bulls—Number 310837.50/cwt37.50–37.50411
Bulls—Number 1111107.50/cwt107.50–107.501193
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross112130.00/cwt130.00–130.001461
Bulls—Number 211384.00/cwt77.50–95.00953
Bulls—Number 1122107.50/cwt105.00–110.001312
Bulls—Number 212395.68/cwt90.00–100.001184
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross142145.00/cwt145.00–145.002061

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.