Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.61/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$208.61

11 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−58.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	571	208.61	1,191	11thin

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 sale11 hd

208.61

—

MD average1 barns · 11 hd

208.61

+0.00

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−58.44

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	1,545	151.05	2,334	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	131.73	2,070	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	119.77	1,489	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	107.00	1,138	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,704	124.45	2,121	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,525	116.92	1,783	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,274	114.31	1,456	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	192.03	3,007	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	190.21	2,750	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	619.93/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	105	575.04/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	81	742.69/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	116.09/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,457	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	130.80/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	107.00/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,138	15
Bulls	—	—	1,545	151.05/cwt	131.00–167.00	2,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	186.97/cwt	165.00–210.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	254.53/cwt	240.00–270.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	228.02/cwt	195.00–255.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	190.83/cwt	165.00–210.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	222.38/cwt	200.00–230.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	213.44/cwt	190.00–225.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	190.14/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	222.05/cwt	190.00–255.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	209.97/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	190.50/cwt	170.00–220.00	798	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	306	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	658	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	421	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	716	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	804	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,141	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	896	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,075	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	823	126.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,040	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	233.80/cwt	180.00–247.50	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	203.06/cwt	170.00–237.50	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	190.95/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	254.37/cwt	195.00–270.00	934	8
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	497.50/cwt	485.00–510.00	498	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	590.67/cwt	510.00–650.00	496	8
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	575.66/cwt	550.00–600.00	438	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	515.03/cwt	510.00–525.00	572	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	803.31/cwt	800.00–810.00	811	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	580.33/cwt	525.00–650.00	546	21
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	414	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	533	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	899.43/cwt	850.00–950.00	783	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	663	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	68	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	629	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	555	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	894.52/cwt	850.00–935.00	751	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	879.15/cwt	860.00–900.00	826	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	97	497.63/cwt	485.00–510.00	483	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	673	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	118	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	811	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	74	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	389	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	564.16/cwt	525.00–610.00	575	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	130.19/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,077	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	133.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,053	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	122.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,132	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	138.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,033	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	106.07/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,385	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	134.92/cwt	122.00–143.00	1,610	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,566	192.03/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,007	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	190.21/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,750	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	116.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,783	7

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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