Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.66/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$134.66

59 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	138.41	795	43
Medium and Large 2	425	124.60	530	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about $265 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 sale59 hd

134.66

—

MD average1 barns · 64 hd

135.03

−0.36

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	1,870	104.24	1,950	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,465	95.66	1,401	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	84.59	1,202	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	75.53	967	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	64.89	766	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,242	111.00	1,379	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,493	146.46	2,187	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,179	128.62	1,516	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,624	142.31	2,311	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	188.73/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	92	155.84/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	80	70.01/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	83	12.58/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	77.15/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,134	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	85.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,213	17
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,242	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,379	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,465	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	66.43/cwt	64.00–70.00	812	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	616	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	74.88/cwt	71.00–80.00	958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,886	106.61/cwt	102.00–115.00	2,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	99.50/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	934.71/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,927	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.19/cwt	130.00–167.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.44/cwt	142.50–165.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	163.01/cwt	145.00–177.50	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.36/cwt	122.50–150.00	929	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	120.83/cwt	110.00–132.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.01/cwt	127.50–140.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.78/cwt	123.00–142.50	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	160.77/cwt	142.50–170.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	131.49/cwt	125.00–137.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,057	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	96.29/cwt	90.00–110.00	267	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	376	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	497	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	619	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	101.88/cwt	100.00–107.50	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	151.98/cwt	140.00–159.00	936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.00/cwt	142.50–170.00	802	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	567	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	156.89/cwt	135.00–177.50	135	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	110.44/cwt	95.00–125.00	114	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	193.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	168	3
Bulls	Utility	—	83	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	187.24/cwt	170.00–197.50	193	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	189.71/cwt	170.00–200.00	178	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	185.77/cwt	180.00–192.50	212	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,493	146.46/cwt	144.00–149.50	2,187	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,179	128.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,516	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,624	142.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,311	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	56	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	68.78/cwt	50.00–95.00	56	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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