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Friends Livestock Auction

Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Accident, Maryland · Sat, Sep 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1871

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Receipts

908 head

▲ 561 vs last sale 347▲ 180 vs year ago 728 · +24.7%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.19/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$248.19

293 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$26.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	252.56	1,375	244
Medium and Large 2	522	226.41	1,182	49

One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $193 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 sale293 hd

248.19

—

MD average1 barns · 293 hd

248.19

+0.00

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

Every lot

53 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. 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	287.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	915	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	285.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,075	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	265.45/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,141	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	242.29/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,076	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	266.15/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,243	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	220.68/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,092	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,177	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	253.02/cwt	239.00–290.00	1,326	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	239.09/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,387	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	237.14/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,489	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	232.13/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,562	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	216.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,454	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	232.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,668	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	246.91/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	224.30/cwt	202.50–237.50	1,812	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	214.96/cwt	180.00–233.00	1,868	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	187.78/cwt	172.50–218.00	1,714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,862	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	208.17/cwt	205.00–210.00	570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	196.76/cwt	187.50–205.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	221.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	719	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	231.11/cwt	215.00–240.00	876	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	225.86/cwt	210.00–233.00	962	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	219.98/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,030	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	214.13/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,111	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	206.35/cwt	183.00–220.00	1,168	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	213.83/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,366	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	213.84/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,446	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	212.37/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,765	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	973	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,532	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	248.91/cwt	230.00–265.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	273.18/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,019	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	251.61/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,107	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	228.30/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,114	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	213.33/cwt	187.50–240.00	1,150	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	213.11/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,240	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	173.70/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,254	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	964	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,311	5

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 →

Friends Livestock Auction - Accident, MD

Sat Sep 16, 2023

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

Receipts 908Last week 347Year ago 728

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	190.00	190.00
42	—	379	215.00–240.00	231.11
14	—	676	199.00–220.00	213.84
30	—	519	200.00–225.00	214.13
14	—	324	215.00–230.00	221.85
10	—	274	205.00–210.00	208.17
21	—	566	183.00–220.00	206.35
17	—	468	205.00–227.50	219.98
7	—	639	195.00–221.00	213.83
56	—	426	210.00–233.00	225.86
29	—	831	207.00–216.00	212.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	190.00	190.00
7	—	477	205.00	205.00
4	—	319	187.50–205.00	196.76
6	—	377	195.00–205.00	199.96
2	—	245	230.00	230.00
3	—	973	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
3	—	645	160.00	160.00
5	—	964	136.00	136.00
7	—	373	265.00–280.00	273.18
8	—	722	168.00–177.00	173.70
11	—	539	187.50–240.00	213.33
17	—	440	225.00–255.00	251.61
25	—	488	222.50–237.00	228.30
15	—	582	180.00–222.50	213.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	282	230.00–265.00	248.91
2	—	332	225.00	225.00
2	—	450	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	227.50–234.00	232.13
47	—	430	252.00–295.00	265.45
7	—	808	202.50–237.50	224.30
12	—	869	180.00–233.00	214.96
14	—	628	220.00–245.00	237.14
44	—	524	239.00–290.00	253.02
14	—	580	230.00–262.50	239.09
38	—	467	251.00–272.00	266.15
22	—	376	275.00–295.00	285.97
5	—	767	246.00–247.50	246.91
6	—	296	270.00	270.00
9	—	913	172.50–218.00	187.78
6	—	318	280.00–295.00	287.67
10	—	717	230.00–237.00	232.58
3	—	975	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	495	185.00–240.00	220.68
3	—	385	245.00	245.00
2	—	785	202.00	202.00
4	—	501	235.00	235.00
5	—	673	210.00–225.00	216.02
9	—	444	215.00–250.00	242.29
4	—	733	232.00	232.00
3	—	560	215.00	215.00
2	—	232	215.00	215.00

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.