Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.65/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$188.65

88 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$14.55/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	550	191.95	1,055	68
Medium and Large 2	465	177.40	826	20

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $229 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 sale88 hd

188.65

—

MD average1 barns · 88 hd

188.65

+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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,517	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$1,212	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,602	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	210.87/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,126	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	721	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	224.98/cwt	217.50–232.50	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	169.16/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	177.50/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	168.70/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,167	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	181.73/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,152	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	198.11/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,026	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	199.58/cwt	187.50–213.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	223.57/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	259	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	404	7
Bulls	Large 3	—	243	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	186.81/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	953	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,620.13/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,620	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,571.52/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,572	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,211.89/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,212	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,517.09/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,517	17

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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