Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

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	1,790	124.82	2,234	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	95.57	1,507	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	85.59	1,202	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,192	73.81	880	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,866	150.00	2,799	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	185.17	2,737	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,434	177.45	2,545	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	187.16	2,849	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	179.44	2,482	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	399.60/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	93	386.67/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	70	15.67/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	76	575.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	104	470.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	68.43/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Beef Cross	—	97	623.03/cwt	580.00–670.00	604	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	70	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	358.55/cwt	304.00–385.00	376	7
Bulls	Utility	—	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	437	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	489	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	55.00/cwt	30.00–80.00	36	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	67.57/cwt	65.00–70.00	50	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	96	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	506	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	84	15.74/cwt	5.00–27.00	13	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	63	19.62/cwt	17.00–22.00	12	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	52	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	307	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	382.63/cwt	350.00–410.00	360	15
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	74	379.59/cwt	330.00–415.00	281	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	385.17/cwt	350.00–405.00	327	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	365.13/cwt	350.00–380.00	409	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	121.88/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	127.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	83.92/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,132	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	87.94/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,305	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	93.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,441	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	99.73/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,619	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,383	179.44/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,482	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	187.16/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,849	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,866	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	78.22/cwt	77.00–79.00	966	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	67.30/cwt	64.00–69.00	762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	74.87/cwt	72.00–76.00	868	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,434	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,545	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	185.17/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,737	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	520	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	668	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.

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