Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $191.56/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$191.56

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−61.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	191.56	1,029	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

191.56

—

MD average1 barns · 10 hd

191.56

+0.00

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−61.12

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	1,695	152.74	2,589	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	129.08	2,001	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	120.35	1,662	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	101.88	1,085	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	123.85	1,975	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,491	116.81	1,742	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	99.29	1,286	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	89	755.39/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	87	615.17/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	68	66.39/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	794.79/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	91	725.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

81 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	600–650	616	245.49/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	176.23/cwt	160.00–195.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	202.37/cwt	150.00–217.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	233.68/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	172.18/cwt	165.00–180.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	214.86/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	193.47/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	193.35/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	152.74/cwt	135.00–166.00	2,589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	102.87/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,101	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	134.91/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	120.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,662	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	127.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,955	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,381	104.49/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,443	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	123.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,975	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	85.00/cwt	79.00–90.00	899	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	116.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	203.75/cwt	155.00–220.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	190.74/cwt	165.00–210.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	192.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,111	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	208.27/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	212.48/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,662	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	304	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	532	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	938	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,048	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,562	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	282	180.85/cwt	150.00–210.00	510	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	996	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	591	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	739	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	359	179.96/cwt	165.00–195.00	646	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	452	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	723	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	769	138.49/cwt	120.00–175.00	1,065	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	344	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	636	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	761	158.08/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,203	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	184.94/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	225.35/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	204.67/cwt	195.00–225.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	242.03/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,026	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	977	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	67	52.09/cwt	25.00–80.00	35	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	729	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	836	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	564.58/cwt	525.00–600.00	576	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	568.32/cwt	560.00–575.00	438	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	68	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	306	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	900.00/cwt	850.00–925.00	774	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	656	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	799	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	625.72/cwt	610.00–650.00	576	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	413.18/cwt	400.00–425.00	306	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	842.16/cwt	825.00–860.00	876	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	884.72/cwt	850.00–985.00	840	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	952.75/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	819	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	714	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	628.10/cwt	550.00–660.00	528	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	592	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	857.32/cwt	800.00–900.00	634	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	70	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	67	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	660	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	638	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	653	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	731.22/cwt	685.00–775.00	541	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	585	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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