Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $154.24/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$154.24

73 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

−4.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	155.98	863	67
Medium and Large 2	559	134.92	754	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale73 hd

154.24

—

MD average1 barns · 73 hd

154.24

+0.00

National average172 barns · 11,774 hd

158.53

−4.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$1,396	8

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Friends Livestock Auction - Accident, 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 1	500–550	530	159.57/cwt	149.00–166.00	846	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	140.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	166.02/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	132.84/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	176.58/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,109	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	185.25/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	144.05/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,180	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,395.97/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.50	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	166.18/cwt	162.50–170.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	152.24/cwt	152.00–152.50	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	144.55/cwt	142.50–145.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	194.52/cwt	180.00–205.00	932	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	188.62/cwt	175.00–197.50	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	151.91/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	156.58/cwt	146.00–167.50	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	171.90/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,150	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,342	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	185.89/cwt	180.00–199.00	995	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	159.05/cwt	154.00–166.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	128.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	140.43/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,296	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	184.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	139.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	157.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	145.31/cwt	135.00–151.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	141.68/cwt	137.00–151.00	886	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	154.07/cwt	147.50–160.00	582	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	152.88/cwt	139.00–163.00	876	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	119.86/cwt	110.00–130.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	140.63/cwt	133.00–142.00	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	136.29/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,109	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	669	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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