Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Goats changed to per unit. 300lb feeder dairy bull calf deleted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.63/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$137.63

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$466

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.10

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	156.82	776	28
Medium and Large 2	556	120.90	672	29
Large 1	1,114	111.50	1,242	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.32/cwt here — about −$466 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 sale59 hd

137.63

—

MD average1 barns · 82 hd

158.73

−21.10

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	—	High	1,760	118.03	2,077	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	96.49	1,482	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	84.96	1,153	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	73.58	887	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,424	83.00	1,182	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	135.00	1,933	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,462	105.00	1,535	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,266	181.36	2,296	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	173.10	2,254	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,326	168.00	2,228	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,367	177.69	2,429	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,744	174.00	3,035	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,602	163.00	2,611	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	332.34/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	100	302.53/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	93	165.16/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	68	15.42/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	81	317.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	84	290.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	90.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

128 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	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.10/cwt	140.00–147.50	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,051	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,106	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	735	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,346	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	87.90/cwt	81.00–95.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.15/cwt	127.50–140.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	162.36/cwt	155.00–170.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	132.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.20/cwt	117.50–120.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.18/cwt	160.00–172.00	519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	161.23/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,509	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	176	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,031	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,212	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	206	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	232	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	186	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	77.92/cwt	77.50–80.00	296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,374	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	302	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	192	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	115	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	272	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	516	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	516	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	326	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	256	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	571	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	573	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	281	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	365	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	72	17.43/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	152	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	448	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	335.63/cwt	310.00–355.00	285	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	165.16/cwt	150.00–180.00	154	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	378	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	372	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	422	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	318.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	366	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	325.95/cwt	300.00–345.00	332	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	73	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	248	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	320.95/cwt	300.00–355.00	298	15
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	65	14.08/cwt	10.00–20.00	9	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.05/cwt	150.00–162.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	978	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,166	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	101.53/cwt	97.50–105.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	117.33/cwt	110.00–125.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	244	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	158.91/cwt	152.50–161.00	980	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	71.46/cwt	70.00–72.00	740	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	58.57/cwt	58.00–59.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	77.34/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,021	12
Bulls	—	—	1,683	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,959	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,535	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,933	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,326	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	173.10/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,254	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,367	177.69/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,429	3
Steers	Select	—	1,602	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,611	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,266	181.36/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,296	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	82.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,150	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	103.79/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,670	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	96.39/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,491	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	90.70/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,336	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	86.30/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,154	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,424	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,182	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,744	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,035	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 →