Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.02/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$148.02

27 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$40.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.39

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	155.75	849	19thin
Medium and Large 2	418	134.57	562	6thin
Large 3	224	115.00	258	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about $592 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 sale27 hd

148.02

—

MD average1 barns · 85 hd

109.63

+38.39

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	1,649	108.36	1,787	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,527	102.07	1,559	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	94.29	1,306	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	81.96	1,131	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	71.28	876	13
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,475	140.05	2,066	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	131.41	1,841	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,282	110.00	1,410	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,547	152.13	2,353	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,536	142.32	2,186	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,703	156.68	2,668	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,306	140.00	1,828	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	126.87/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	94	81.23/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	80	47.57/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	79	18.43/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	92	109.58/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Prime	—	1,475	140.05/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,066	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,401	131.41/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,841	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,306	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,828	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,703	156.68/cwt	155.50–158.00	2,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	81.96/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,131	13
Heifers	Prime	—	1,547	152.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,353	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,282	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,536	142.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,186	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,527	102.07/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,559	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	71.28/cwt	67.00–75.00	876	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	94.29/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,306	14
Bulls	—	—	1,566	96.93/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,518	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	118.37/cwt	109.00–124.00	2,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	139.96/cwt	132.50–147.50	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.17/cwt	157.50–160.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	146.91/cwt	135.00–155.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	137.49/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.51/cwt	140.00–157.50	784	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	565	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	151.94/cwt	147.50–160.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.16/cwt	142.50–146.00	929	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	378	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	895	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	224	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	258	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	112.03/cwt	102.50–125.00	106	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	113.52/cwt	102.50–119.00	119	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	117	96.26/cwt	95.00–97.50	113	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	86	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	47.11/cwt	32.50–60.00	39	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	319	1
Bulls	Utility	—	96	22.45/cwt	20.00–25.00	22	2
Bulls	Utility	—	71	27.04/cwt	12.00–42.50	19	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	82.50/cwt	75.00–90.00	69	2
Bulls	Utility	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	192	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	48.75/cwt	30.00–67.50	40	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	48.34/cwt	40.00–57.50	36	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	82.43/cwt	80.00–87.50	77	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	158	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	348	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	77.57/cwt	70.00–85.00	80	2

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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