Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.99/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$265.99

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−48.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	265.99	1,434	22

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 sale22 hd

265.99

—

MD average1 barns · 22 hd

265.99

+0.00

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−48.97

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	1,650	198.00	3,267	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,706	175.62	2,996	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	144.06	2,395	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	130.82	1,801	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	124.32	1,455	20
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,978	155.00	3,066	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,947	140.22	2,730	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,638	127.82	2,094	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,304	117.22	1,529	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,604	205.20	3,291	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	197.28	2,924	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	89	800.60/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	98	682.50/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	82	480.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	67	148.38/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	81	1,154.91/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	98	767.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	319.44/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	251.56/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	316.55/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	324.08/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	272.60/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,404	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	311.51/cwt	250.00–355.00	1,349	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	196.29/cwt	177.50–215.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	285.12/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	216.82/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	218.76/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	228.63/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	175.62/cwt	159.00–191.00	2,996	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,538	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,723	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,408	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	124.58/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,450	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,646	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	117.22/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,529	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,947	140.22/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,730	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,267	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,978	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	131.16/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,836	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,334	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,146	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,482	197.28/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,924	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,604	205.20/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,291	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,638	127.82/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	245.40/cwt	195.00–270.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	307.09/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	249.26/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	218.50/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	256.44/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	337.18/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	287.46/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	259.14/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.81/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	279.68/cwt	262.50–315.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	357.11/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,007	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	354	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	867	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,718	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	200.32/cwt	185.00–215.00	950	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.06/cwt	195.00–255.00	1,177	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	303.88/cwt	275.00–350.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	234.43/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	262.74/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,358	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	302.94/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,139	9
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	730.36/cwt	700.00–775.00	548	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	680.13/cwt	635.00–700.00	701	6
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	780	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	460	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	332	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	803.93/cwt	760.00–850.00	675	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	494	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	118	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	779	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	598	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	70–80	78	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	176	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	63	122.84/cwt	100.00–155.00	77	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	702	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	68	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	908	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	696	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,027.32/cwt	1,010.00–1,045.00	976	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,238.14/cwt	1,200.00–1,285.00	929	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	728	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	688	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	92	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	667	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	991	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	972.50/cwt	910.00–1,035.00	934	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	865	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	940	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	924	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	747.09/cwt	700.00–775.00	702	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,067.59/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	886	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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