Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2022-06-22

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jun 22
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
11 vs last sale 100 35 vs year ago 76 · +46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
61 vs last sale 147 58 vs year ago 144 · 40.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
44 head
26 vs last sale 70 30 vs year ago 74 · 40.5%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.62/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$127.62
31 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607129.4478624
Medium and Large 2434121.365277thin
One grade step is worth $8.08/cwt here — about $259 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 sale31 hd
127.62
MD average1 barns · 36 hd
126.98
+0.64
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,644113.071,8594thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,517106.461,6156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61095.751,5429thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40284.681,18716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19173.6587713
HeifersPrimeAverage1,460148.282,1652thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,436143.072,0542thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,390145.352,0203thin
SteersSelectAverage1,426134.001,9111thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198189.00/cwt4
BullsNumber 2100115.00/cwt2
BullsNumber 39355.50/cwt3
BullsUtility8825.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28032.50/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

54 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105310.00/cwt310.00–310.003261
BullsUtility9020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsNumber 195148.67/cwt135.00–170.001413
BullsNumber 2104125.00/cwt125.00–125.001301
BullsNumber 295105.00/cwt105.00–105.001001
BullsNumber 38835.00/cwt35.00–35.00311
BullsNumber 39665.75/cwt56.50–75.00632
BullsUtility8530.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
HeifersNumber 28032.50/cwt32.50–32.50261
BullsMedium and Large 2370132.50/cwt132.50–132.504901
BullsMedium and Large 1508160.77/cwt156.00–162.008175
BullsMedium and Large 1627146.75/cwt140.00–151.009204
BullsMedium and Large 2492111.00/cwt111.00–111.005462
BullsMedium and Large 1659138.96/cwt116.00–150.009164
BullsMedium and Large 1464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006501
Dairy SteersLarge 353696.00/cwt96.00–96.005151
Dairy SteersLarge 3344148.00/cwt148.00–148.005091
Dairy SteersLarge 3896112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0041
Dairy SteersLarge 3220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
Dairy SteersLarge 3284145.00/cwt145.00–145.004121
HeifersMedium and Large 1906130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008062
HeifersMedium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1475130.61/cwt130.00–132.506204
SteersMedium and Large 1792150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 11,014113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 1575126.83/cwt125.00–132.507294
HeifersMedium and Large 1896135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
HeifersMedium and Large 2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
HeifersMedium and Large 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1526135.50/cwt127.50–140.007137
BullsMedium and Large 1426162.53/cwt147.50–167.506925
BullsMedium and Large 1286150.00/cwt150.00–150.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 11,014112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2375123.52/cwt120.00–127.504632
HeifersMedium and Large 2648122.50/cwt122.50–122.507941
HeifersMedium and Large 1777124.45/cwt120.00–129.009672
BullsMedium and Large 2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
BullsMedium and Large 1706122.50/cwt122.50–122.508651
HeifersMedium and Large 1406122.50/cwt122.50–122.504971
BullsMedium and Large 1570144.99/cwt141.00–149.008262
BullsMedium and Large 2896108.00/cwt108.00–108.009681
BullsMedium and Large 2567107.60/cwt102.50–112.506102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40284.68/cwt80.00–90.001,18716
Bulls1,756118.10/cwt109.00–128.002,0743
Bulls1,30898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61095.75/cwt91.00–104.001,5429
CowsLean 85-90%1,19173.65/cwt68.00–78.5087713
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,517106.46/cwt105.00–108.001,6156
HeifersChoice1,436143.07/cwt142.00–144.002,0542
HeifersPrime1,460148.28/cwt146.50–150.002,1652
SteersChoice1,390145.35/cwt144.00–147.002,0203
SteersSelect1,426134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9111

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.