Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.20/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$330.20

4 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−39.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	330.20	1,819	4thin

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 sale4 hd

330.20

—

MD average1 barns · 4 hd

330.20

+0.00

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−39.61

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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,746	215.00	3,754	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,580	211.00	3,334	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,646	235.00	3,868	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,686	217.00	3,659	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,797	195.11	3,507	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	183.94	2,858	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	165.77	2,223	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,330	149.24	1,985	18
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,638	194.00	3,178	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	154.92	2,491	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	132.31	1,745	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	129.38	1,602	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,259	237.03	2,984	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	233.06	2,944	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,166	216.00	2,519	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,641	241.16	3,957	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	236.71	3,958	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	90	1,109.44/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	100	1,072.49/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	93	996.21/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	68	172.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	82	1,360.63/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	62	1,000.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	62	200.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

80 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	700–750	724	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	399.61/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,674	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	944	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,614	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	644	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	311.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	283.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	411.50/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,000	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	383.26/cwt	320.00–430.00	1,617	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	427	377.21/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,611	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	336	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,058	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	960	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,800	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	990	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	1,112.18/cwt	1,075.00–1,160.00	845	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	62	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	412.73/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	417.29/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	314.98/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.10/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	325.40/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	419.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.81/cwt	315.00–520.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	393.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	427.52/cwt	330.00–530.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,001	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	416.23/cwt	385.00–440.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	343.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	475.39/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	324.38/cwt	305.00–355.00	2,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	413.92/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	511.24/cwt	410.00–550.00	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	523.66/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	971.32/cwt	960.00–975.00	991	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	98	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,144.31/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	60–70	62	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	124	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	892.57/cwt	885.00–900.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,026.42/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	965	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,311.14/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	644	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,140	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,638	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,178	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	70	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	1,115.91/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	915	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	88	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	836	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	899.70/cwt	875.00–925.00	747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	202.86/cwt	186.00–213.00	3,935	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,007	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,334	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,746	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,754	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,641	241.16/cwt	236.00–245.00	3,957	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,686	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	151.65/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,971	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	154.92/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,491	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	165.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,223	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,646	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,868	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,259	237.03/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,984	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,166	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	233.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,944	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,672	236.71/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,958	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	167.97/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,038	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	183.94/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,858	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	132.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,745	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	129.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,602	8

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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