Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.57/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$144.57

34 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.49

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	146.62	791	31
Medium and Large 2	511	123.37	631	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $160 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 sale34 hd

144.57

—

MD average1 barns · 71 hd

120.08

+24.49

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	1,709	92.42	1,580	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,506	93.90	1,414	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	82.38	1,257	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	75.01	1,041	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,291	66.12	854	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,376	117.80	1,621	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,530	146.50	2,241	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	130.00	1,908	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,524	143.02	2,180	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,616	134.00	2,165	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,423	115.00	1,636	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	128.04/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 2	97	114.70/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	68.77/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	69	13.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	101	160.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Choice	—	1,616	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,165	1
Steers	Select	—	1,423	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,636	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,376	117.80/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	115	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	70.79/cwt	62.50–77.50	59	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	62.61/cwt	52.50–72.50	58	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	78	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	126	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	195	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	11.00/cwt	5.00–17.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	103.70/cwt	80.00–117.50	95	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.27/cwt	142.50–157.50	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.33/cwt	139.00–157.50	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.07/cwt	150.00–162.50	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	107.35/cwt	104.00–111.00	394	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	432	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	131.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	120.20/cwt	120.20–120.20	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.44/cwt	127.50–145.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.84/cwt	132.50–157.50	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	132.43/cwt	125.00–140.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.10/cwt	120.10–120.10	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,067.86/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	12,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	835.42/cwt	625.00–1,100.00	9,290	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	944.36/cwt	825.00–1,070.00	9,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,929	96.16/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,269	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	75.01/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,041	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	66.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	854	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,506	93.90/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	82.38/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,257	18
Heifers	Prime	—	1,530	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,241	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,524	143.02/cwt	140.50–147.50	2,180	5
Bulls	Utility	—	74	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	133	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	100.62/cwt	90.00–112.50	115	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	96.72/cwt	90.00–110.00	80	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	118	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	130	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	131	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	130.18/cwt	120.00–140.00	148	3

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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