Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.17/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$140.17

40 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.18

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	144.68	820	16thin
Medium and Large 2	438	137.16	601	24

One grade step is worth $7.53/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 sale40 hd

140.17

—

MD average2 barns · 151 hd

172.35

−32.18

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	1,652	108.56	1,794	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,489	108.12	1,610	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	96.42	1,375	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	87.56	1,240	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	79.00	947	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	142.17	1,912	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,298	130.00	1,687	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,455	168.12	2,446	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,492	162.58	2,426	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,364	166.75	2,274	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	160.00	2,058	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	314.33/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	80	200.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Number 2	86	199.04/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	89	63.26/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	91	425.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	148.81/cwt	147.50–150.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	141.54/cwt	140.00–142.50	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	147.33/cwt	130.00–165.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.89/cwt	132.00–147.50	586	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	112.87/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,779	6
Bulls	—	—	1,881	95.64/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	79.00/cwt	73.00–84.00	947	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,489	108.12/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,455	168.12/cwt	165.00–173.50	2,446	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	87.56/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,240	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	96.42/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,375	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,492	162.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,426	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,364	166.75/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,274	3
Steers	Select	—	1,286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,058	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,345	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,912	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.78/cwt	152.50–155.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.79/cwt	137.50–142.50	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.57/cwt	135.00–147.50	430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.50	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,035	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,037	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	306	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.96/cwt	167.50–183.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.50	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.50/cwt	117.50–145.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.47/cwt	150.00–175.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	252.70/cwt	245.00–260.00	291	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	215	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	254	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	257	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	418	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	353	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	64.42/cwt	57.50–70.00	54	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	465	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	365	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	83	137.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	114	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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