Sale reports / Maryland / Four States Livestock Sales / 2023-02-22

Four States Livestock Sales

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Feb 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 46▼ 61 vs year ago 216 · −28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 106▲ 12 vs year ago 108 · +11.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
37 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 52▼ 28 vs year ago 65 · −43.1%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.64/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$143.64
39 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.46
vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511148.3275833
Medium and Large 2391117.924606thin
One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $297 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 sale39 hd
143.64
—
MD average1 barns · 51 hd
151.10
−7.46
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,872105.341,9728thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,59394.901,5124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66385.151,41610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43577.911,11817
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12168.207656thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,405162.232,2792thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,232126.001,5521thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,593165.252,6325thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,390151.992,1132thin
SteersSelectAverage1,250135.001,6881thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100178.52/cwt15
BullsNumber 290155.01/cwt9
BullsNumber 38581.25/cwt2
HeifersNumber 180210.53/cwt7
HeifersNumber 210890.00/cwt2

Every lot

64 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2336175.00/cwt175.00–175.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1410182.55/cwt177.50–187.507482
Steers—Medium and Large 2436160.00/cwt160.00–160.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 2528118.58/cwt112.50–125.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 2550132.50/cwt132.50–132.507291
Steers—Medium and Large 1572162.50/cwt162.50–162.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 1621187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1643
Steers—Medium and Large 1655177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1633
Steers—Medium and Large 1762160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 2772132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273120.84/cwt120.00–122.503303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326137.50/cwt137.50–137.504481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367141.18/cwt137.50–145.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406112.50/cwt112.50–112.504571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412148.75/cwt145.00–155.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468159.94/cwt150.00–162.507496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516130.00/cwt130.00–130.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535152.54/cwt145.00–155.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588162.50/cwt162.50–162.509561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2602102.50/cwt102.50–102.506171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625140.46/cwt122.50–157.508785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666137.50/cwt137.50–137.509163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1302170.00/cwt170.00–170.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315159.37/cwt150.00–168.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381185.99/cwt170.00–190.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426172.79/cwt167.50–180.007367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478177.50/cwt177.50–177.508483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511171.28/cwt167.50–179.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529138.25/cwt130.00–150.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583164.87/cwt162.50–170.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1742122.50/cwt122.50–122.509091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1756155.00/cwt152.50–157.501,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1856113.00/cwt113.00–113.009671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3754112.00/cwt112.00–112.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,250135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6881
Steers—Choice1,390151.99/cwt151.00–153.002,1132
Steers—Prime1,593165.25/cwt162.00–170.002,6325
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,232126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5521
Heifers—Prime1,405162.23/cwt161.00–163.502,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3681
Bulls——1,938106.53/cwt101.00–115.002,0657
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12168.20/cwt66.00–70.007656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43577.91/cwt74.00–81.001,11817
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,59394.90/cwt92.00–97.001,5124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66385.15/cwt82.00–88.501,41610
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Jersey64220.00/cwt220.00–220.001411
Heifers—Number 174145.00/cwt145.00–145.001071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83293.60/cwt280.00–310.002443
Heifers—Number 185113.94/cwt85.00–145.00972
Heifers—Number 29660.00/cwt60.00–60.00581
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross120120.00/cwt120.00–120.001441
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37870.00/cwt70.00–70.00551
Bulls—Number 185170.00/cwt170.00–170.001452
Bulls—Number 287154.51/cwt152.50–157.501345
Bulls—Number 290159.17/cwt152.50–165.001433
Bulls—Number 39292.50/cwt92.50–92.50851
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96335.00/cwt335.00–335.003221
Bulls—Number 196167.51/cwt162.50–170.001614
Bulls—Number 1105168.25/cwt157.50–175.001777
Bulls—Number 2106145.00/cwt145.00–145.001541
Bulls—Number 1120155.00/cwt155.00–155.001861

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.