Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.63/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$131.63

54 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	133.69	657	49
Medium and Large 2	524	111.40	584	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about $73 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 sale54 hd

131.63

—

MD average1 barns · 64 hd

132.43

−0.80

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	1,706	109.37	1,866	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,427	93.33	1,332	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	88.16	1,272	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	78.89	1,076	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	68.59	831	13
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,460	132.00	1,927	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,598	111.97	1,789	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,301	143.50	1,867	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	136.75	1,672	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,196	120.00	1,435	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,114	134.50	1,498	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,529	125.08	1,912	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	202.10/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	92	130.95/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	81	66.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	92	42.94/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	84	205.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	78	65.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	334	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	251	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	996	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.41/cwt	125.00–137.50	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.69/cwt	127.50–139.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	661	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	657	110.12/cwt	107.50–111.00	723	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	223	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	54	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	44.49/cwt	42.50–47.50	40	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Bulls	Utility	—	103	50.10/cwt	45.00–55.00	52	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	56	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	51	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	172	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	127.68/cwt	100.00–155.00	117	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	175.05/cwt	150.00–185.00	168	6
Bulls	Utility	—	86	35.64/cwt	32.50–42.50	31	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.10/cwt	120.00–148.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.27/cwt	135.00–155.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.77/cwt	125.00–145.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.68/cwt	121.00–142.50	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.98/cwt	120.00–140.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.78/cwt	119.00–140.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.68/cwt	115.00–132.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.70/cwt	145.00–170.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.23/cwt	152.50–157.50	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	296	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	906	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.32/cwt	127.50–137.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.28/cwt	115.00–140.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.94/cwt	132.50–157.50	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	112.14/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,960	8
Bulls	—	—	1,537	98.28/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,511	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	78.89/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,076	23
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,927	1
Steers	Select	—	1,529	125.08/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,912	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,114	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,498	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	136.75/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,672	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,196	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,301	143.50/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,867	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,598	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,789	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,427	93.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	68.59/cwt	66.00–72.00	831	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	88.16/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,272	13

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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