Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.78/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$123.78

42 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	129.06	727	27
Medium and Large 2	423	114.27	483	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $244 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 sale42 hd

123.78

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

124.39

−0.61

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	—	High	1,568	106.53	1,670	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,519	91.51	1,390	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	84.67	1,267	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	77.04	1,065	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	64.38	749	16
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,402	129.67	1,818	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	122.50	1,637	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	123.25	1,682	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	134.00	1,753	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,442	141.00	2,033	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	135.21	1,697	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,270	127.00	1,613	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	150.82/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	99	96.25/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	92	58.05/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	77	13.54/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	86	165.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	116	100.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.89/cwt	135.00–137.50	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	132.64/cwt	120.00–145.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.02/cwt	125.00–137.50	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.06/cwt	142.50–160.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	154.10/cwt	152.50–155.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	144.96/cwt	142.50–150.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.00/cwt	152.50–167.50	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,899	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	107.20/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,640	8
Bulls	—	—	1,386	93.40/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	84.67/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,267	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	65.54/cwt	60.00–71.00	753	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	59.35/cwt	59.00–60.00	730	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,255	135.21/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,697	3
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,402	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,818	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,637	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,365	123.25/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	99.86/cwt	92.50–107.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	148.83/cwt	142.50–155.00	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	119.14/cwt	115.00–127.50	386	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	756	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	236	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	271	115.34/cwt	95.00–132.50	313	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	342	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.52/cwt	147.50–167.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.42/cwt	142.50–157.50	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.80/cwt	122.50–132.50	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	534	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	135.03/cwt	112.50–150.00	138	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	59.49/cwt	40.00–75.00	51	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	124	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	99	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	60.30/cwt	42.50–75.00	56	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	91.25/cwt	82.50–100.00	80	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	135.69/cwt	122.50–147.00	151	3
Bulls	Utility	—	74	12.09/cwt	5.00–22.50	9	4
Bulls	Utility	—	63	9.49/cwt	9.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	95.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	100	3
Bulls	Utility	—	92	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	52.50/cwt	40.00–65.00	54	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.64/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,064	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,519	91.51/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,753	1
Steers	Select	—	1,270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,613	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	227	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	103	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	262	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	97.12/cwt	90.00–110.00	90	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	116	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	142	1

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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