Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$122.10

30 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	125.60	691	22
Medium and Large 2	468	112.50	527	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about $165 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 sale30 hd

122.10

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

126.48

−4.37

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	1,774	101.13	1,794	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,531	97.26	1,489	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	86.35	1,300	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,511	78.17	1,181	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	70.28	914	8thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,493	142.88	2,133	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,614	137.03	2,212	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	130.00	1,417	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,495	140.63	2,102	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,599	134.41	2,149	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	132.00	1,698	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	112.48/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	95	69.02/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	83	46.11/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	82	14.48/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	118	140.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	70.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.47/cwt	122.50–150.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.80/cwt	142.50–149.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	139.70/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.74/cwt	152.00–160.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	967	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,599	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,149	9
Steers	Prime	—	1,495	140.63/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,102	8
Steers	Select	—	1,286	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,090	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,614	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,212	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	86.35/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,300	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	78.17/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,181	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	70.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	914	8
Heifers	Prime	—	1,493	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,774	101.13/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,794	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,531	97.26/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.96/cwt	140.00–147.50	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.46/cwt	137.50–152.50	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	125.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	135.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.15/cwt	125.00–147.50	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	104.97/cwt	102.50–107.50	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.25/cwt	107.50–115.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.89/cwt	120.00–132.50	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.50	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	159	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	217	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	55.20/cwt	45.00–65.00	56	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	170	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	63	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	131	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	194	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	243	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	107	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	58	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	52.23/cwt	47.50–57.50	39	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	96.26/cwt	95.00–97.50	109	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	12.24/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	64.37/cwt	52.50–75.00	61	8
Bulls	Utility	—	73	13.96/cwt	13.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	29	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	85.08/cwt	72.50–100.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	92.75/cwt	87.50–100.00	94	6

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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