Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.65/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$145.65

59 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.54

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	149.67	761	50
Medium and Large 2	475	123.30	586	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $175 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

145.65

—

MD average1 barns · 107 hd

134.10

+11.54

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	1,454	109.27	1,589	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,545	101.77	1,572	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	92.11	1,336	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	82.27	1,090	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	70.90	843	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,578	109.00	1,720	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,489	143.37	2,135	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,114	129.00	1,437	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,422	126.00	1,792	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	178.86/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	90	112.34/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	86	62.04/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	69	19.55/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	85	180.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	80	100.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	—	506	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.86/cwt	134.00–142.50	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	131.32/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.95/cwt	127.50–144.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	131.27/cwt	122.50–135.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	133.69/cwt	127.50–137.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	908	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.46/cwt	142.50–185.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.99/cwt	142.50–160.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	796	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	158.93/cwt	140.00–182.50	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.16/cwt	167.50–172.50	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.68/cwt	130.00–165.00	862	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	111.59/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,718	4
Bulls	—	—	1,112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,172	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	70.88/cwt	67.00–75.50	865	9
Steers	Select	—	1,422	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.23/cwt	120.00–137.50	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	120.08/cwt	112.50–127.50	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	142.71/cwt	127.50–157.50	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	124.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	143.74/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	151.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.85/cwt	135.00–146.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.14/cwt	107.50–127.50	452	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	466	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	271	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	902	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.62/cwt	155.00–157.50	738	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	98.03/cwt	91.00–105.00	679	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	267	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	344	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.89/cwt	135.00–160.00	768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	887	107.49/cwt	97.00–118.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.50	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	110.18/cwt	80.00–137.50	102	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	59.01/cwt	37.50–80.00	51	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	44	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	19.21/cwt	10.00–32.50	14	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	121.25/cwt	115.00–127.50	102	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	115	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	237.68/cwt	225.00–250.00	247	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	145	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	20.00/cwt	9.00–30.00	13	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,578	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,720	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,545	101.77/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,572	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	81.54/cwt	76.50–86.00	1,078	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	91.19/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,331	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,114	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,489	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,135	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	264	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	140	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	343	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	66.35/cwt	57.50–75.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	159.17/cwt	145.00–170.00	175	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	158.03/cwt	150.00–172.50	150	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	162.73/cwt	147.50–185.00	168	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	41	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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