Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.19/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$124.19

60 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$0.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	124.35	675	49
Medium and Large 2	505	123.47	624	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.88/cwt here — about $52 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 sale60 hd

124.19

—

MD average1 barns · 79 hd

131.01

−6.82

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	1,397	94.25	1,317	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,603	85.93	1,377	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	72.23	1,164	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	61.29	818	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,328	55.02	731	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,628	116.00	1,888	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,420	149.62	2,125	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	135.73	1,722	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,474	155.00	2,285	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	139.49	1,932	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,515	118.34	1,793	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	146.69/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	94	89.16/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	86	28.44/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	81	7.79/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	97	167.43/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	140.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	415	124.14/cwt	117.50–129.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.34/cwt	137.50–170.00	723	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.90/cwt	132.50–140.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.49/cwt	115.00–127.50	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.22/cwt	160.00–172.50	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	143.31/cwt	127.10–167.50	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.55/cwt	112.50–122.50	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	125.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,307	99.24/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,297	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	85.51/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,330	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	67.05/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	73.53/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,167	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	61.64/cwt	58.00–65.00	822	28
Steers	Select	—	1,515	118.34/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,793	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,628	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	55.02/cwt	52.00–58.00	731	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,603	85.93/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,420	149.62/cwt	143.00–154.50	2,125	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	135.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,722	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,474	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,285	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,385	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	119.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	126.45/cwt	120.00–137.50	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.05/cwt	112.50–160.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	898	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.99/cwt	132.50–137.50	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	131.51/cwt	120.00–147.50	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.76/cwt	117.50–130.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.28/cwt	122.50–127.50	717	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,096	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.50/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	120.14/cwt	117.50–125.00	339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.72/cwt	140.00–170.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	85.17/cwt	65.00–105.00	98	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	135	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	76.62/cwt	60.00–87.50	70	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	126.03/cwt	112.50–140.00	131	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	218	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	7.58/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	118	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	277	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	111.00/cwt	107.50–120.00	105	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	32.66/cwt	20.00–45.00	25	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	209.86/cwt	190.00–230.00	199	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	269	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	109	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	265	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	51	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	67.03/cwt	50.00–90.00	56	6

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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