Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	119.75	599	23
Medium and Large 2	443	100.80	447	15thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,563	89.16	1,394	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,469	91.88	1,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	77.56	1,177	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	70.68	993	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	66.02	794	22
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,422	126.99	1,806	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	116.50	1,672	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,384	125.00	1,730	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,392	107.00	1,489	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,483	142.51	2,113	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,434	130.00	1,864	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,438	119.00	1,711	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,485	118.27	1,756	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	118.14/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	104	93.31/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	90	48.59/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	81	13.21/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	125	116.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	197	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.08/cwt	120.00–142.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	127.07/cwt	111.00–137.50	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	956.67/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,537	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,039.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	914.41/cwt	850.00–986.00	10,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	779.99/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	81.90/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,177	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	100.04/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	71.19/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,012	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	66.03/cwt	61.00–70.00	793	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	710	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,438	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	85.92/cwt	80.00–90.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	122.60/cwt	114.00–130.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	104.60/cwt	97.00–112.50	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,019	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,150	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	978	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,082	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	812	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	133.13/cwt	125.00–137.50	361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.83/cwt	117.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	142	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	206	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	146	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	121.25/cwt	87.50–155.00	112	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	47.79/cwt	30.00–65.00	41	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	119.30/cwt	110.00–127.50	123	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	85.59/cwt	77.50–97.50	90	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	154	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	150	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	126	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	98	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	95.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	118	4
Bulls	Utility	—	88	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	51.61/cwt	30.00–67.50	47	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	41	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	90.44/cwt	82.50–97.50	83	5
Bulls	Utility	—	73	12.12/cwt	7.00–18.00	9	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	131	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	110.10/cwt	97.50–117.50	103	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	119	3
Bulls	Utility	—	92	15.11/cwt	5.00–20.00	14	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	84.00/cwt	77.50–95.00	95	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	75.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	65	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,483	142.51/cwt	140.50–146.00	2,113	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,864	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,469	91.88/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	72.68/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,195	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	78.78/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,171	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	72.96/cwt	72.00–74.00	886	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,392	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,489	1
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,422	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,806	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,672	2
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,384	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,730	1
Steers	Select	—	1,485	118.27/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,756	2

How this sale compares

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.

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