Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.54/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$180.54

31 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.53

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	193.13	883	19thin
Medium and Large 2	506	160.61	812	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $71 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 sale31 hd

180.54

—

MD average1 barns · 46 hd

216.07

−35.53

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	1,881	135.19	2,543	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,444	115.98	1,674	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	109.49	1,826	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	93.67	1,333	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	92.43	1,069	26
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,539	145.17	2,234	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	184.32	2,693	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,540	171.99	2,649	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	176.54	2,669	4thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,454	170.63	2,482	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,871	161.48	3,021	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,417	$2,461	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,138	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$1,761	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,451	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,494	$2,365	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	439.19/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	112	210.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Number 3	92	180.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	70	42.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	93	365.09/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	75	296.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	246	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	294	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,289.69/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,761.19/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,761	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,451.14/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,376.10/head	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,376	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	2,460.62/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,461	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,137.52/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,138	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,516	122.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,856	13
Bulls	—	—	1,881	135.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	93.67/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	94.21/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,057	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	100.30/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,152	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	85.00/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	184.32/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,693	3
Steers	Select	—	1,871	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	3,021	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	176.54/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,669	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,306	182.43/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,383	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	168.27/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,497	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,539	145.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	74.36/cwt	70.00–79.00	940	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,397	115.37/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,612	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,409	109.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,536	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	106.18/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,613	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,847	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,540	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	191.52/cwt	180.00–197.50	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	161.29/cwt	160.00–162.50	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	174.96/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	142.44/cwt	135.00–150.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	141.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	844	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	596	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	581	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	946	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,135	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	694	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,006	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	568	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,191	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	217.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	416	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	376.72/cwt	360.00–385.00	396	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	310	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	336.29/cwt	300.00–360.00	316	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	70	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	30	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	260	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	58	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	76	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	510.21/cwt	490.00–540.00	490	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	441	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	70	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	322	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	642	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	662	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	734	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	166	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	207	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	196	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	173	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	294	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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