Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $189.30/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$189.30

5 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$55.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	200.38	1,057	4thin
Medium and Large 2	508	145.00	737	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.38/cwt here — about $321 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

189.30

—

MD average1 barns · 5 hd

189.30

+0.00

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	181.99	2,688	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,428	155.27	2,217	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,361	143.70	1,956	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,657	153.23	2,539	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	133.08	2,109	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	122.73	1,719	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	110.54	1,269	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,552	122.16	1,896	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	99.37	1,255	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	148.33	2,222	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,314	189.71	2,493	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	178.92	2,351	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	187.78	2,822	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	694.87/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	98	584.97/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	71	56.51/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	82	871.04/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	181.99/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,688	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,361	143.70/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,956	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	99.37/cwt	87.00–114.00	1,255	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	122.16/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,896	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,498	148.33/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,222	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	187.78/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,822	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,428	155.27/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	178.92/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,314	189.71/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	122.73/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,719	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	110.54/cwt	94.00–121.00	1,269	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	133.08/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,109	9
Bulls	—	—	1,657	153.23/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	223.51/cwt	210.00–235.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	172.81/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	205.50/cwt	180.00–245.00	1,062	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	874	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	979	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	181.21/cwt	177.50–190.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	964	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,735	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	736	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,490	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	394	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	630	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	421	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	673	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	58	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	16	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	71	55.28/cwt	35.00–75.00	39	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	666.19/cwt	625.00–700.00	573	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	633	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	634.11/cwt	600.00–685.00	590	9
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	630	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	122	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	885	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	672	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	90	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	390	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	491	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	576.01/cwt	560.00–625.00	593	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	905.26/cwt	885.00–925.00	697	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	782	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	855	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	855.05/cwt	850.00–860.00	864	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	866.45/cwt	850.00–875.00	659	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	967.50/cwt	960.00–975.00	851	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	554.80/cwt	550.00–560.00	416	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	571	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	447	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	847.35/cwt	835.00–860.00	686	2

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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