Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $196.29/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$196.29

37 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$37.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.77

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	205.36	983	28
Medium and Large 2	568	168.07	955	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $28 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 sale37 hd

196.29

—

MD average1 barns · 72 hd

250.05

−53.77

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	1,784	116.26	2,074	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	102.83	1,628	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	85.63	1,243	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	79.46	853	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	173.14	2,576	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	149.00	1,964	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	143.02	1,735	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,533	173.44	2,659	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	171.69	2,543	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,523	164.58	2,507	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	385.31/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	91	220.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	116	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	88	456.52/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	80	348.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	173.14/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,576	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	171.69/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,543	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	173.44/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,659	4
Steers	Select	—	1,523	164.58/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,507	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	80.35/cwt	78.00–82.00	874	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	63.08/cwt	62.00–65.00	469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	85.47/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,213	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,662	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	111.65/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	92.27/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	86.69/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,259	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	77.19/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	124.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,867	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	115.16/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	158.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.50	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	175.52/cwt	170.00–182.50	944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	175.40/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,214	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	592	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	503	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	416	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	188.62/cwt	185.00–192.50	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	185.50/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	781	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	344	1
Bulls	Utility	—	116	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	72	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	371.61/cwt	360.00–390.00	383	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	339.35/cwt	315.00–365.00	390	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	373.40/cwt	340.00–385.00	355	10
Heifers	Number 1	—	72	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	72	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	72	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	367	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	510	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	92	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	469.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	432	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	319	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	269	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	605	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	557	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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