Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.29/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$273.29

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−33.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	273.29	1,481	23

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 sale23 hd

273.29

—

MD average1 barns · 23 hd

273.29

+0.00

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−33.72

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	1,619	180.67	2,925	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	153.75	2,412	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	137.11	1,869	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	120.95	1,346	15
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,480	162.14	2,400	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	141.68	2,278	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,452	130.64	1,897	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,324	114.17	1,512	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	207.68	3,163	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,429	195.27	2,790	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,151	182.66	2,102	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,650	199.68	3,295	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	195.12	2,527	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	816.02/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	100	707.86/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	78	90.94/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	90	921.73/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	97	825.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	227.99/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	272.05/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,290	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	314.50/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	246.52/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	256.70/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	180.67/cwt	170.00–191.00	2,925	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	153.75/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,412	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	137.11/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,429	195.27/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,790	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,151	182.66/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,102	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,480	162.14/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	207.68/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,163	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	199.68/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,295	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,295	195.12/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,527	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	114.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,512	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	130.64/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,897	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	141.68/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	952	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	272.06/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,037	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	335.05/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	262.86/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	219.74/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	258.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	235.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	233.78/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	266.79/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	283.41/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	307.49/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	291.25/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	226.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	272.03/cwt	260.00–305.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.73/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	296.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.61/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	342.21/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	260.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	337.67/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,422	12
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	810	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	77	82.34/cwt	70.00–95.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	80	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	731.30/cwt	710.00–750.00	695	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	667.63/cwt	660.00–675.00	774	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	951.83/cwt	925.00–980.00	781	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	729	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	72	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	477	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	86	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	95	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	60	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	98	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	647	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	951	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	968.91/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	940	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,046.20/cwt	950.00–1,135.00	785	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	952	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	126	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	638	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	108	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	756	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	765	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	120.95/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,346	15

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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