Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.63/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$140.63

14 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.53

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	143.86	847	12thin
Medium and Large 2	542	121.25	657	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $190 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

140.63

—

MD average1 barns · 20 hd

149.16

−8.53

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	1,622	120.20	1,950	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,420	100.52	1,427	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	91.99	1,357	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	87.05	1,200	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,358	77.85	1,057	8thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,442	156.50	2,257	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,820	144.00	2,621	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,530	165.00	2,525	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,536	171.00	2,627	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,672	144.00	2,408	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	231.64/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	97	189.60/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	111	149.91/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	73	42.50/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	108	350.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	76	124.86/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,357	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,420	100.52/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	87.05/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,200	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	77.85/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,057	8
Steers	Select	—	1,672	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,408	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,536	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,627	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,621	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,442	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	120.20/cwt	108.00–133.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	122.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	147.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,048	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	806	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	173.80/cwt	172.50–177.50	810	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	672	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.61/cwt	167.50–177.50	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	198.65/cwt	187.50–210.00	221	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	208.79/cwt	207.50–210.00	177	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	111	149.91/cwt	140.00–160.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	191.18/cwt	180.00–205.00	195	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	195.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	170	4
Bulls	Utility	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	196.80/cwt	150.00–240.00	148	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	103	171.48/cwt	165.00–180.00	177	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	217	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	429.79/cwt	425.00–435.00	404	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	219	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	44	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	378	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	99	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	128.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	92	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	224	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	213.23/cwt	200.00–230.00	222	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	212	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	208.60/cwt	200.00–217.50	200	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	189.34/cwt	177.50–200.00	178	7

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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