Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.47/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$133.47

34 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	134.77	718	31
Medium and Large 2	483	120.01	580	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $137 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

133.47

—

MD average1 barns · 46 hd

136.12

−2.65

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	1,827	98.75	1,804	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,416	92.92	1,316	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	84.64	1,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	77.67	1,080	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,341	66.01	885	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	112.00	1,649	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,520	148.00	2,250	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,570	148.00	2,324	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,300	123.00	1,599	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	139.28/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	92	108.72/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	97	64.41/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	82	14.20/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	87	139.25/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,472	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,649	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,520	148.00/cwt	146.50–149.00	2,250	6
Steers	Select	—	1,300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	84.64/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	77.67/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,080	17
Bulls	—	—	1,827	98.75/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,804	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,416	92.92/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	66.01/cwt	62.00–71.00	885	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,159.53/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	12,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	912	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	142.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.67/cwt	142.50–150.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	134.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	138.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.08/cwt	157.00–162.50	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.28/cwt	124.00–130.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	875	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	584	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	491	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	85.33/cwt	85.00–87.00	442	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.75/cwt	130.00–155.00	882	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	101.95/cwt	95.00–115.00	96	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	144.74/cwt	137.50–152.50	165	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	106	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	98.94/cwt	90.00–110.00	83	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	76	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.60/cwt	12.00–20.00	13	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	162.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	136	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	121.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	117	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	103.42/cwt	95.00–110.00	110	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	139.71/cwt	120.00–160.00	145	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	149.77/cwt	140.00–160.00	129	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	118	78.50/cwt	72.00–85.00	93	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	55.97/cwt	35.00–77.50	46	4

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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