Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.63/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$156.63

248 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	158.54	776	218
Medium and Large 2	473	142.75	675	30

One grade step is worth $15.79/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale248 hd

156.63

—

MD average2 barns · 324 hd

152.43

+4.20

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

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	194.84/cwt	190.00–202.50	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	174.78/cwt	174.00–175.00	865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.31/cwt	155.00–158.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.11/cwt	142.50–160.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.94/cwt	175.00–197.50	813	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.27/cwt	165.00–188.00	920	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.29/cwt	155.00–167.50	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	146.11/cwt	136.00–156.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	169.54/cwt	147.50–177.50	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	166.51/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,194	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	414	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	169.73/cwt	165.00–172.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	678	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.89/cwt	200.00–202.50	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.50	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	162.52/cwt	155.00–172.50	619	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	177.23/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,193	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	146.07/cwt	140.00–161.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.86/cwt	142.50–163.00	497	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.94/cwt	152.00–174.00	701	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	163.77/cwt	156.00–168.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	204.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.75/cwt	130.00–153.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.82/cwt	149.00–158.00	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.00/cwt	155.00–172.00	771	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.28/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.46/cwt	172.50–185.00	821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.24/cwt	177.50–192.50	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.73/cwt	154.00–170.00	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	154.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,129	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.33/cwt	148.00–172.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	160.75/cwt	151.00–167.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	961	24

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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