Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.54/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$109.54

14 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	112.97	454	10thin
Medium and Large 2	474	100.96	478	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale14 hd

109.54

—

MD average1 barns · 26 hd

122.63

−13.09

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	1,711	85.50	1,463	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,524	88.96	1,356	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	79.62	1,243	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	67.83	933	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	60.87	785	15
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,398	160.41	2,243	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,456	162.00	2,359	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,442	141.00	2,033	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	130.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 2	96	105.50/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	93	36.25/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	112	12.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	129.36/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	81	87.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Select	—	1,442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,033	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,456	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,398	160.41/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,243	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	60.87/cwt	55.00–63.00	785	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	79.62/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,243	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	67.83/cwt	64.00–72.00	933	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,524	88.96/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	101.91/cwt	99.00–105.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	113.48/cwt	112.50–115.00	412	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	437	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	984	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	926	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	926	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	301	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	98	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	43	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	147	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	21.21/cwt	20.00–22.50	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	112	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	107	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	115	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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