Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.94/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$144.94

16 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$31.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.64

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	156.71	775	10thin
Medium and Large 2	482	125.33	604	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.38/cwt here — about $171 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 sale16 hd

144.94

—

MD average1 barns · 43 hd

117.30

+27.64

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,738	115.68	2,011	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,440	106.78	1,538	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	97.08	1,524	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	79.07	1,080	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,278	71.19	910	13
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,656	135.00	2,236	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,265	157.00	1,986	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	155.70	2,388	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,517	146.36	2,220	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	144.68/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	112	96.35/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	82	60.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	68	13.06/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	97	126.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	114	118.75/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Number 2Beef Cross	—	140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	162	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	158	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	158	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	142	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	125	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	202	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	185	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	185	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	134	145.00/cwt	130.00–160.00	194	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	96.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	89.27/cwt	72.50–105.00	83	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	82	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	116.73/cwt	110.00–122.50	121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	867	138.73/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	258	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	303	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	768	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	246	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	142.42/cwt	132.50–147.50	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	141.24/cwt	137.50–145.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.07/cwt	142.50–147.50	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	71.19/cwt	67.00–76.00	910	13
Bulls	—	—	1,738	115.68/cwt	109.50–121.00	2,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	79.07/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,080	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	97.08/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,524	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,440	106.78/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,538	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	155.70/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,388	11
Heifers	Prime	—	1,265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,986	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,517	146.36/cwt	143.00–151.50	2,220	4
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,236	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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