Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.72/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$140.72

24 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$0.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	140.83	626	3thin
Medium and Large 1	602	140.70	846	21

One grade step is worth $0.13/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale24 hd

140.72

—

MD average1 barns · 36 hd

157.85

−17.13

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	1,737	118.38	2,057	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,266	109.15	1,382	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	100.03	1,507	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	91.22	1,247	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	78.46	931	8thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,511	154.48	2,334	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	143.98	2,294	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,410	130.00	1,833	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,385	177.28	2,455	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	169.51	2,290	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	162.49	2,116	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,548	178.86	2,769	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	175.45	2,644	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,551	159.94	2,481	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	257.17/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	102	198.87/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	65	90.61/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	87	69.50/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	97	251.67/cwt	3

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
Bulls	—	—	1,892	124.53/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	110.19/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,687	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	78.46/cwt	74.00–85.00	931	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,266	109.15/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	90.81/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,257	14
Steers	Select	—	1,551	159.94/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,481	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,593	143.98/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,294	4
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,511	154.48/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,334	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	100.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,507	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	175.45/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,644	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,548	178.86/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,769	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	169.51/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,385	177.28/cwt	176.50–179.00	2,455	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.23/cwt	132.50–147.50	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	162.52/cwt	157.50–172.50	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.08/cwt	172.50–187.50	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	888	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	148.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	163.75/cwt	152.50–175.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	235	2
Bulls	Utility	—	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Bulls	Utility	—	93	63.46/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	118	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	124	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	136	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	365.24/cwt	320.00–410.00	351	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	248.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	233	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	234.82/cwt	215.00–250.00	265	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	170	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	347	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	72	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	313	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	90.61/cwt	50.00–160.00	59	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	260.31/cwt	240.00–285.00	226	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	234.77/cwt	215.00–250.00	242	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	207	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	378	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	225.00/cwt	215.00–235.00	275	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	64.31/cwt	50.00–80.00	55	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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