Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $186.68/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$186.68

20 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$32.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.09

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	196.48	974	14thin
Medium and Large 2	449	163.82	736	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.66/cwt here — about $238 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

186.68

—

MD average1 barns · 69 hd

175.58

+11.09

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	1,836	115.86	2,127	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,629	112.57	1,834	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	100.86	1,530	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	88.51	1,254	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	81.94	1,016	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,304	175.00	2,282	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,466	181.50	2,661	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	171.35	2,671	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	153.64	2,151	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	257.72/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	96	199.56/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	86	132.39/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	72	21.74/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	210.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	74	67.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Select	—	1,400	153.64/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,151	6
Steers	Prime	—	1,466	181.50/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,661	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,559	171.35/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,671	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,629	112.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,304	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,182	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	131.45/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	81.94/cwt	73.00–88.50	1,016	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	100.86/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,530	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	88.51/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,254	11
Bulls	—	—	1,938	113.67/cwt	106.00–120.00	2,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	207.69/cwt	200.00–215.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	213.09/cwt	210.00–215.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	172.75/cwt	165.00–180.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	185.06/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	201.17/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	153.70/cwt	147.50–160.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	519	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	108.85/cwt	75.00–130.00	91	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	146.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	133	3
Bulls	Utility	—	71	13.48/cwt	12.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	209.87/cwt	190.00–235.00	201	5
Bulls	Utility	—	62	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	14	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	254	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	355.17/cwt	340.00–370.00	309	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	238.99/cwt	225.00–255.00	225	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	237	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	50	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	193	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	32	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	191.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	193	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	245	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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