Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.00/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$174.00

18 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.34

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	180.15	902	13thin
Medium and Large 2	508	158.00	802	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $100 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 sale18 hd

174.00

—

MD average1 barns · 69 hd

219.34

−45.34

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	1,461	125.90	1,839	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,465	120.10	1,759	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	104.22	1,385	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	92.67	1,172	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	82.33	941	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,744	127.50	2,224	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	150.00	1,890	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	310.68/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	93	265.82/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	79	195.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	97	63.55/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	87	419.77/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	86	215.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	—	1,461	125.90/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,839	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,465	120.10/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,759	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	104.22/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,385	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	82.33/cwt	74.00–87.00	941	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	92.67/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,172	16
Steers	Select	—	1,260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,890	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,744	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	176.24/cwt	170.00–182.50	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	892	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	180.88/cwt	177.50–182.50	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	170.01/cwt	167.50–172.50	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	607	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	668	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	189.15/cwt	187.50–190.00	550	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	534	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	288	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	294	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	188.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	884	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	273.51/cwt	240.00–285.00	232	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	288.79/cwt	285.00–295.00	251	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	313	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	257.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	270	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	300	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	65	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	216	2
Bulls	Utility	—	86	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	54	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	291	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	185.60/cwt	160.00–210.00	156	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	98	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	304	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	405	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	256	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	95	1
Bulls	Utility	—	103	60.12/cwt	47.50–72.50	62	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	72	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	173	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	488	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	419.77/cwt	360.00–450.00	365	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	287.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	267	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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