Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.36/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$181.36

96 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	181.85	1,049	92
Medium and Large 2	559	170.01	950	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $99 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 sale96 hd

181.36

—

MD average1 barns · 96 hd

181.36

+0.00

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,285	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,306	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,692	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	502	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	213.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,018	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	886	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	169.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	902	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	219.64/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	207.89/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	146.57/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	211.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.49/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	139.98/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	192.26/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	209.10/cwt	200.00–215.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	193.07/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	141.24/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	185.41/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,046	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	170.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,650.69/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,306.21/head	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,306	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,732.35/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,732	4

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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