Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1lb feeder dairy calf deleted. Feeder pigs deleted. Goats changed to per unit

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.23/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$151.23

52 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$391

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$54.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.60

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	171.82	852	26
Medium and Large 2	454	131.72	598	24
Large 1	1,056	117.75	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.07/cwt here — about −$391 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 sale52 hd

151.23

—

MD average1 barns · 68 hd

176.84

−25.60

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	1,804	123.01	2,219	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	97.66	1,612	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,492	87.54	1,306	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,259	75.06	945	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	181.75	2,546	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,426	178.00	2,538	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,415	167.63	2,372	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	177.93	2,580	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	169.00	2,488	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,389	148.46	2,062	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	330.06/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	90	248.12/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	87	136.05/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	19.80/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	99	470.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	76	370.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	—	1,780	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	458	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	334	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	214	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	226	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.20/cwt	170.00–182.50	853	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	462	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	451	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	200.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	186	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	204	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	164	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	128	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,042	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	189.21/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	109.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	170.00/cwt	165.00–180.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	86.26/cwt	85.00–87.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	154.96/cwt	150.00–162.50	525	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,592	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,357	3
Steers	Select	—	1,389	148.46/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,062	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,472	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,488	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	177.93/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,580	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,415	167.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,372	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	70.04/cwt	69.00–71.00	870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	75.71/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	94.70/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,583	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,922	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	181.75/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,546	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,426	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	645	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	80.63/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	88.51/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	105	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	284.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	236	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	223.66/cwt	200.00–250.00	212	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	326.28/cwt	300.00–360.00	274	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	118	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	354	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	281	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	576.67/cwt	520.00–610.00	577	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	164.34/cwt	140.00–190.00	125	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	327.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	311	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	341.48/cwt	320.00–360.00	355	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	77	329.74/cwt	300.00–350.00	254	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	78	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	16	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	26	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	66	15.67/cwt	12.00–21.00	10	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	168.76/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	199.31/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	218.65/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	169.97/cwt	167.50–175.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	595	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,503	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	602	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	209.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	217	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	492	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	283	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	407	95.86/cwt	92.50–100.00	390	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	216	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	217	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	92.66/cwt	87.50–100.00	303	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	584	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	511	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	704	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	634	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	904	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	814	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	296	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	474	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	376	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	512	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	874	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	900	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	654	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	572	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.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →