Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.42/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$163.42

26 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−77.47

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	193.75	878	8thin
Medium and Large 2	494	149.94	741	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/cwt here — about $137 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 sale26 hd

163.42

—

MD average1 barns · 94 hd

240.89

−77.47

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	1,518	132.67	2,014	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,533	119.45	1,831	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	111.97	1,591	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	102.33	1,342	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	80.65	878	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,715	155.98	2,675	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,634	143.00	2,337	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,360	135.83	1,847	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,235	182.66	2,256	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	178.63	2,261	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	166.62	1,999	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,778	183.65	3,265	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	181.64	2,683	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,622	166.46	2,700	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	334.90/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	87	288.87/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	82	209.75/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	66	31.33/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	375.15/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Number 1	—	93	293.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	273	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	133	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	616	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	479.78/cwt	470.00–490.00	441	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	512.23/cwt	500.00–525.00	481	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	269.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	300	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	263	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	296	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	295.66/cwt	260.00–305.00	251	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	295.88/cwt	270.00–310.00	222	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	111.97/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,591	14
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,360	135.83/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,847	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,634	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,337	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,715	155.98/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	102.33/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,342	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,235	182.66/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	132.67/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,014	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,533	119.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,831	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	70.58/cwt	69.00–73.00	755	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	84.24/cwt	75.00–92.00	923	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	862	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	201.25/cwt	195.00–207.50	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.36/cwt	137.50–145.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	765	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	461	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	166.17/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	147.52/cwt	142.50–150.00	720	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	178.40/cwt	177.50–180.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	168.74/cwt	165.00–172.50	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.42/cwt	115.00–140.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	152.53/cwt	147.50–155.00	592	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	394	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	123.21/cwt	100.00–145.00	117	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	229.59/cwt	200.00–280.00	186	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	274.68/cwt	240.00–295.00	255	6
Bulls	Utility	—	63	36.11/cwt	10.00–80.00	23	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	302	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	470	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	520.00/cwt	460.00–580.00	593	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,778	183.65/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,265	4
Steers	Select	—	1,622	166.46/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,700	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	181.64/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,683	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,200	166.62/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,266	178.63/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,261	3

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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