Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

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	—	Low	2,008	137.73	2,765	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,265	112.90	1,428	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	109.50	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,465	105.07	1,539	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	97.91	1,184	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	186.38	2,835	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,547	181.09	2,801	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	185.01	2,955	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	174.61	2,422	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,666	166.00	2,766	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	484.62/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	92	455.71/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	86	250.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	89	93.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	91	600.12/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	75	253.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	110.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2Beef Cross	—	96	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	720	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,955	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,077	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,106	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,356	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	93.18/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,068	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	105.07/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,547	181.09/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,801	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	174.61/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,422	2
Steers	Select	—	1,666	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,766	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,521	186.38/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,835	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,180	111.19/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,312	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,416	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,678	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	104.38/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,708	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	114.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,740	4
Bulls	—	—	1,841	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,444	3
Bulls	—	—	2,133	141.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	3,017	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	495.02/cwt	450.00–540.00	426	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	74	450.14/cwt	400.00–490.00	333	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	267	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	460	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	482.70/cwt	450.00–500.00	449	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	533	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	648	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	810	1
Bulls	Utility	—	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	215	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	359	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	408	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	720.23/cwt	710.00–730.00	619	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	245	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	66	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	92	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	—	84	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	92	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	60	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	78	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	469.36/cwt	450.00–490.00	479	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	469.03/cwt	445.00–485.00	530	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	68	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	279	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	562	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	312	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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