Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.62/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$134.62

65 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	137.29	713	56
Medium and Large 2	526	117.98	621	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about $93 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 sale65 hd

134.62

—

MD average1 barns · 76 hd

138.71

−4.09

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	1,540	110.47	1,701	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,472	103.43	1,522	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	92.70	1,272	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	84.53	1,133	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	71.96	936	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	119.00	1,664	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,344	110.92	1,491	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,553	150.80	2,342	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	141.49	1,999	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,441	151.17	2,178	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	137.91	1,731	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,256	117.07	1,470	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	114.84/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 2	94	105.15/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	81	52.35/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	76	29.36/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	90	188.75/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.85/cwt	122.50–142.50	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.48/cwt	145.00–164.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	105.62/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	111.42/cwt	107.50–115.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.47/cwt	137.50–142.50	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	114.74/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,928	9
Bulls	—	—	1,119	97.68/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	84.53/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,133	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	92.70/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,272	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	71.96/cwt	67.00–77.00	936	11
Heifers	Prime	—	1,553	150.80/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,342	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,398	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,999	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,472	103.43/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,522	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,255	137.91/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,731	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,441	151.17/cwt	149.00–153.50	2,178	2
Steers	Select	—	1,256	117.07/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,470	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,344	110.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.36/cwt	107.00–122.50	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.52/cwt	122.50–130.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.40/cwt	122.00–145.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.05/cwt	122.50–152.50	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.91/cwt	125.00–142.50	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.56/cwt	147.50–152.50	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	144.65/cwt	137.50–150.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.53/cwt	132.50–140.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.23/cwt	132.50–142.50	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.44/cwt	120.00–150.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.43/cwt	105.00–120.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.59/cwt	140.00–158.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.28/cwt	140.00–162.50	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.91/cwt	105.00–140.00	471	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	113.93/cwt	97.50–135.00	107	6
Bulls	Utility	—	73	29.83/cwt	20.00–45.00	22	4
Bulls	Utility	—	86	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	63.78/cwt	62.50–65.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	86.29/cwt	85.00–87.50	80	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	215.00/cwt	190.00–240.00	198	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	83.44/cwt	75.00–90.00	88	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	81	132.95/cwt	110.00–155.00	108	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	108	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	192	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	48.75/cwt	47.50–50.00	37	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	133	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	123	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	55.94/cwt	47.50–65.00	48	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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