Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.03/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$120.03

50 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	123.71	675	39
Medium and Large 2	516	107.00	552	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $123 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 sale50 hd

120.03

—

MD average1 barns · 63 hd

120.79

−0.76

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	1,860	98.01	1,823	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,453	95.09	1,382	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	88.62	1,336	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	78.54	1,049	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,314	69.24	910	13
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,697	132.05	2,241	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,713	125.50	2,150	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,395	152.34	2,125	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	149.00	2,020	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,214	138.00	1,675	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,724	149.00	2,569	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	130.30	1,768	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	127.82/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	102	117.50/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	75	40.83/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	80	40.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	95	107.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	109	88.75/cwt	2

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	—	427	124.02/cwt	117.50–130.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.69/cwt	117.50–130.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	119.97/cwt	117.50–125.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.35/cwt	130.00–160.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Bulls	—	—	2,182	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	104.01/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,823	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	78.54/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,049	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	88.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,336	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	69.24/cwt	65.00–73.00	910	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,453	95.09/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,382	4
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,697	132.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,356	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,395	152.34/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,214	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,675	1
Steers	Select	—	1,357	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,768	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,724	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,569	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,713	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	119.74/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	124.78/cwt	117.50–127.50	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.77/cwt	122.50–130.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.06/cwt	137.50–150.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.34/cwt	142.50–150.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	564	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.62/cwt	147.50–157.50	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	102.95/cwt	101.00–105.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	134.84/cwt	127.50–147.50	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	160.10/cwt	145.00–167.50	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.81/cwt	140.00–170.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	122.52/cwt	120.00–132.50	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	148	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	126.89/cwt	117.00–135.00	129	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	129.42/cwt	122.50–137.50	123	8
Bulls	Utility	—	88	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	20	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	110	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	30	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	76	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	106	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	110	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	112	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	111	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	84	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	87	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	126.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	109	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	117	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	109	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	50.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	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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