Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.85/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$161.85

20 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$60.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.99

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	186.24	1,077	12thin
Medium and Large 2	594	125.26	744	8thin

One grade step is worth $60.98/cwt here — about $333 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 sale20 hd

161.85

—

MD average1 barns · 69 hd

211.84

−49.99

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	1,721	124.25	2,138	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,603	115.00	1,844	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	100.22	1,461	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	93.99	1,334	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	80.33	953	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,208	152.00	1,836	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,374	157.18	2,160	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	339.07/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	94	285.99/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	100	201.98/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	75	36.83/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	85	70.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	76	35.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	125.66/cwt	119.00–138.00	2,197	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	93.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,334	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,822	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	101.76/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,422	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,623	114.86/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,864	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,466	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	80.33/cwt	73.50–87.00	953	6
Steers	Select	—	1,374	157.18/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,208	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.94/cwt	140.00–162.50	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.22/cwt	147.00–180.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,232	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	992	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	114.78/cwt	92.50–137.50	705	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	293.34/cwt	280.00–305.00	296	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	283.33/cwt	240.00–305.00	266	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	320.03/cwt	315.00–330.00	339	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	269	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	76	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	27	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	313.61/cwt	295.00–330.00	295	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	126	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	198.96/cwt	150.00–250.00	191	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	311.52/cwt	290.00–325.00	355	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	76	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	37.56/cwt	10.00–60.00	27	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	196	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	404	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	335.10/cwt	320.00–350.00	251	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	489	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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