Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.30/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$114.30

23 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.63

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	119.75	606	14thin
Medium and Large 2	456	105.83	483	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.92/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 sale23 hd

114.30

—

MD average1 barns · 34 hd

127.94

−13.63

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	1,519	102.96	1,564	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,470	98.49	1,448	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	85.40	1,245	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	74.18	977	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,261	63.53	801	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,366	130.70	1,785	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,448	158.00	2,288	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	148.64	2,143	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,346	139.17	1,873	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	153.91/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	94	115.93/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	86	50.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	80	13.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	100	208.16/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	122	96.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	—	—	1,519	102.96/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,564	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	85.40/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,245	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,470	98.49/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,448	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	63.53/cwt	59.00–69.00	801	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,366	130.70/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,785	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	148.64/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,143	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,448	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,288	1
Steers	Select	—	1,346	139.17/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	74.18/cwt	69.00–78.00	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	112.33/cwt	102.50–122.50	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.50	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	121.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	126.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	294	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	649	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	142.02/cwt	125.00–155.00	121	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	131	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	130.38/cwt	110.00–137.50	125	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	122	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	258.17/cwt	240.00–275.00	268	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	154	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	234.73/cwt	220.00–250.00	197	2
Bulls	Utility	—	76	8.00/cwt	8.00–8.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	121.86/cwt	115.00–127.50	113	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	147	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	264.80/cwt	235.00–295.00	270	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	291	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	130.76/cwt	125.00–137.50	148	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	133	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	122	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	67	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	10	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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