Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.40/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$110.40

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	118.62	609	14thin
Medium and Large 2	578	101.54	587	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $22 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 sale27 hd

110.40

—

MD average1 barns · 39 hd

116.79

−6.39

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	2,035	101.82	2,072	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,490	104.31	1,554	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	76.89	1,142	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	65.81	971	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	56.25	737	14
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,505	152.03	2,288	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	148.19	2,230	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,448	141.40	2,047	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,548	155.00	2,399	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	151.35	2,101	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	128.21	1,672	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	130.99/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	100	91.99/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	95	37.50/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	80	13.01/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	120.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	84	13.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Medium and Large 2	—	385	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	114.01/cwt	112.00–117.50	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	108.73/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,142	2
Bulls	—	—	2,166	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	65.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	971	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	56.25/cwt	53.00–59.00	737	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,490	104.31/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	148.19/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,230	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	76.89/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,448	141.40/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Prime	—	1,505	152.03/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,288	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	151.35/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,101	6
Steers	Prime	—	1,548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,399	1
Steers	Select	—	1,304	128.21/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	119.41/cwt	112.50–125.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	134	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	25	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	63.10/cwt	47.50–85.00	58	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	181	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	97.16/cwt	87.50–107.50	92	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	232.62/cwt	205.00–245.00	261	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	111	133.35/cwt	105.00–160.00	148	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	86.40/cwt	80.00–92.50	74	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	99	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	122	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	67.64/cwt	55.00–80.00	59	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	10.52/cwt	10.00–11.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	110	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	108	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	219.71/cwt	210.00–230.00	231	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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