Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.19/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$136.19

18 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$16.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.58

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	141.67	849	12thin
Medium and Large 2	467	125.25	585	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $264 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 sale18 hd

136.19

—

MD average1 barns · 61 hd

104.62

+31.58

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	1,636	110.66	1,810	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,326	103.41	1,371	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	94.46	1,278	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,414	86.04	1,217	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,420	74.81	1,062	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	124.04	1,832	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,331	109.13	1,453	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	147.65	2,027	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,432	140.00	2,005	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,480	156.67	2,319	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,241	150.00	1,862	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,350	140.00	1,890	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	123.68/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	98	96.06/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	84	46.72/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	84	14.80/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	90	139.38/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	86	95.00/cwt	1

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,477	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,832	2
Steers	Select	—	1,350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,890	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,480	156.67/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,319	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,241	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,005	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,326	103.41/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,371	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,331	109.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	99.94/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	147.65/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,716	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,991	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	74.81/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,062	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	94.46/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,278	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	86.04/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,025	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,083	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.50/cwt	137.50–139.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	294	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	157	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	21.00/cwt	12.00–30.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	65	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	100.25/cwt	85.00–115.00	95	6
Bulls	Utility	—	79	10.99/cwt	10.00–12.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	105.06/cwt	102.50–107.50	90	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	57	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	82	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	205	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	117	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.50	107	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	80	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	62	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	82.59/cwt	75.00–90.00	70	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	120.67/cwt	110.00–132.50	115	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	133.09/cwt	122.50–145.00	138	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	48.87/cwt	40.00–57.50	37	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	38.35/cwt	35.00–40.00	33	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	112	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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