Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.33/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$131.33

51 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	133.40	690	40
Medium and Large 2	394	123.82	488	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $203 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 sale51 hd

131.33

—

MD average1 barns · 65 hd

138.83

−7.50

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	1,752	107.03	1,876	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,463	103.95	1,521	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	91.96	1,327	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	76.44	1,024	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	68.46	871	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,196	120.00	1,435	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,378	155.00	2,136	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	149.39	1,933	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,222	124.06	1,516	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	155.00	2,421	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,305	142.31	1,857	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	145.45/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	93	95.36/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	80	48.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	72	34.20/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	100	228.30/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	97	52.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	528	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.31/cwt	127.50–145.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	156.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.03/cwt	150.00–172.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	121.39/cwt	115.00–127.50	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.61/cwt	154.00–155.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	76.44/cwt	68.00–85.00	1,024	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	91.96/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,327	14
Bulls	—	—	1,851	110.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	68.46/cwt	64.00–72.00	871	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,463	103.95/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,521	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,222	124.06/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,516	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	149.39/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,933	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,421	1
Steers	Select	—	1,305	142.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,857	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,196	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.46/cwt	117.50–147.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.15/cwt	152.50–167.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.57/cwt	127.50–137.50	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	126.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.35/cwt	122.50–132.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.61/cwt	127.50–140.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.50	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.36/cwt	130.00–150.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	152.49/cwt	147.50–157.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	158.56/cwt	150.00–167.50	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.56/cwt	157.50–168.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.92/cwt	147.50–160.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.87/cwt	134.00–156.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	749	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	37.50/cwt	30.00–45.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	124.04/cwt	112.50–135.00	130	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	132.91/cwt	112.50–150.00	114	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	125	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	130.64/cwt	122.50–140.00	123	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	108.80/cwt	107.50–110.00	113	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	26.25/cwt	17.50–35.00	18	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	246	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	122	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	73	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	78	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	258	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	232.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	216	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	87.22/cwt	77.50–107.50	73	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	96.39/cwt	87.50–105.00	91	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	11	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	53.00/cwt	37.50–70.00	34	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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