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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Thu, May 12

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Apr 27May 12Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 159▼ 49 vs year ago 174 · −28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 143▲ 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

63 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 59▲ 7 vs year ago 56 · +12.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$122.10

30 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	125.60	691	22
Medium and Large 2	468	112.50	527	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about $165 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 sale30 hd

122.10

—

MD average1 barns · 45 hd

126.48

−4.37

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,774	101.13	1,794	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,531	97.26	1,489	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	86.35	1,300	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,511	78.17	1,181	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	70.28	914	8thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,493	142.88	2,133	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,614	137.03	2,212	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	130.00	1,417	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,495	140.63	2,102	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,599	134.41	2,149	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	132.00	1,698	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	112.48/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	95	69.02/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	83	46.11/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	82	14.48/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	118	140.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	70.00/cwt	1

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	153.74/cwt	152.00–160.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	146.80/cwt	142.50–149.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	136.15/cwt	125.00–147.50	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	139.70/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,092	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	135.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.50	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	125.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	126.89/cwt	120.00–132.50	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	104.97/cwt	102.50–107.50	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	111.25/cwt	107.50–115.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	967	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	984	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	276	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.50	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.96/cwt	140.00–147.50	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.46/cwt	137.50–152.50	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.47/cwt	122.50–150.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,286	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,698	1
Steers	—	Prime	1,495	140.63/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,102	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,599	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,149	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,090	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,417	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,493	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,133	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,614	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,212	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,774	101.13/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,794	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	70.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	914	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	86.35/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	78.17/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,181	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,531	97.26/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,489	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	107	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	131	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	63	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	106	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	170	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	194	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	243	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	73	13.96/cwt	13.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	52.23/cwt	47.50–57.50	39	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	205	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Utility	85	12.24/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	58	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	203	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	64.37/cwt	52.50–75.00	61	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	85.08/cwt	72.50–100.00	81	7
Bulls	—	Utility	96	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	92.75/cwt	87.50–100.00	94	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	102	55.20/cwt	45.00–65.00	56	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	217	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	106	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	159	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	67	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	96.26/cwt	95.00–97.50	109	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Thu May 12, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 159Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 143Year ago 80

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	115.00	115.00
2	—	329	140.00–147.50	143.58
1	—	386	145.00	145.00
2	—	616	142.50	142.50
6	—	568	122.50–150.00	140.47
3	—	413	140.00–142.50	141.65
2	—	732	120.00	120.00
1	—	686	140.00	140.00
1	—	276	150.00	150.00
3	—	479	140.00–147.50	144.96
4	—	525	137.50–152.50	144.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	498	143.00	143.00
6	—	569	142.50–149.00	146.80
2	—	782	137.00–142.50	139.70
5	—	523	152.00–160.00	153.74
2	—	808	143.00	143.00
1	—	300	147.50	147.50
1	—	360	132.50	132.50
4	—	625	125.00–147.50	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	110.00	110.00
1	—	546	127.50	127.50
1	—	612	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	744	130.00	130.00
4	—	472	120.00–132.50	125.55
3	—	362	130.00–145.00	135.65
2	—	530	125.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	825	127.50	127.50
1	—	772	127.50	127.50
4	—	678	107.50–115.00	111.25
1	—	292	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	132.50	132.50
4	—	580	120.00–132.50	126.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	102.50–107.50	104.97
1	—	424	110.00	110.00
4	—	389	115.00–122.50	118.76
1	—	542	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,599	132.00–136.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,495	138.00–142.00	140.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,286	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,614	136.00–138.00	137.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	140.00–145.00	142.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	82.00–90.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	74.00–85.00	78.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,301	68.00–73.00	70.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	94.00–101.00	97.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	93.00–104.00	101.13

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	95.00	95.00
1	—	106	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	225.00	225.00
1	—	106	205.00	205.00
1	—	82	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	45.00–65.00	55.20
1	—	86	67.50	67.50
8	—	94	52.50–75.00	64.37
1	—	78	37.50	37.50
1	—	112	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	20.00	20.00
2	—	85	5.00–20.00	12.24
2	—	73	13.00–15.00	13.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
2	—	74	47.50–57.50	52.23
1	—	82	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	95.00–97.50	96.26
7	—	95	72.50–100.00	85.08
6	—	101	87.50–100.00	92.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	160.00	160.00
1	—	90	145.00	145.00
1	—	194	125.00	125.00
1	—	82	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	70.00	70.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.