Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.64/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$143.64

39 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	148.32	758	33
Medium and Large 2	391	117.92	460	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $297 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 sale39 hd

143.64

—

MD average1 barns · 51 hd

151.10

−7.46

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	1,872	105.34	1,972	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,593	94.90	1,512	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	85.15	1,416	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	77.91	1,118	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	68.20	765	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,405	162.23	2,279	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,232	126.00	1,552	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,593	165.25	2,632	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	151.99	2,113	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,250	135.00	1,688	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	178.52/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	90	155.01/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	85	81.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	80	210.53/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	108	90.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Prime	—	1,593	165.25/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,632	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,113	2
Steers	Select	—	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,405	162.23/cwt	161.00–163.50	2,279	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	68.20/cwt	66.00–70.00	765	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	85.15/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,416	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,232	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,552	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,593	94.90/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	77.91/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,118	17
Bulls	—	—	1,410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	106.53/cwt	101.00–115.00	2,065	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	172.79/cwt	167.50–180.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	185.99/cwt	170.00–190.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.46/cwt	122.50–157.50	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.94/cwt	150.00–162.50	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.58/cwt	112.50–125.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	141.18/cwt	137.50–145.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	754	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	182.55/cwt	177.50–187.50	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	171.28/cwt	167.50–179.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	164.87/cwt	162.50–170.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	159.37/cwt	150.00–168.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.25/cwt	130.00–150.00	731	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	293.60/cwt	280.00–310.00	244	3
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	64	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	159.17/cwt	152.50–165.00	143	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	58	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	74	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	113.94/cwt	85.00–145.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	154.51/cwt	152.50–157.50	134	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	186	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	168.25/cwt	157.50–175.00	177	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	167.51/cwt	162.50–170.00	161	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	85	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	322	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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