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Friends Livestock Auction

Name: Friends Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Accident, Maryland · Sat, Oct 14

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1871

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 28 →

Receipts

845 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 955▲ 258 vs year ago 587 · +44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder cattle sold mostly lower on a heavy offering with good demand from local buyers. Feeder steer traded mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers traded 15.00 to 20.00 lower with higher quality heifers coming through the sale ring in the 400-550lb weight range. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Bred Cow sale Saturday October 28th, 2023

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 $195.84/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$195.84

244 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	200.05	973	210
Medium and Large 2	473	169.81	804	34

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $169 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 sale244 hd

195.84

—

MD average2 barns · 325 hd

195.59

+0.25

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	261	276.00/cwt	240.00–285.00	720	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	244.70/cwt	230.00–265.00	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.50	829	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	196.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	832	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	242.38/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,033	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	249.13/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,158	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	186.11/cwt	167.50–195.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	238.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,228	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	174.17/cwt	160.00–187.50	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	226.87/cwt	197.50–245.00	1,307	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	218.17/cwt	187.50–237.50	1,342	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	198.67/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,363	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	187.17/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,340	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	202.34/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	180.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,484	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,854	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	321	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	786	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	179.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	205.34/cwt	195.00–215.00	674	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	211.11/cwt	200.00–219.00	802	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	210.84/cwt	203.00–220.00	886	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	174.79/cwt	170.00–177.50	815	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	204.82/cwt	180.00–215.00	969	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	191.69/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,016	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	181.84/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,044	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	151.41/cwt	145.00–157.50	933	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	178.94/cwt	166.00–195.00	1,111	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,162	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,234	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,295	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	248.77/cwt	247.50–249.00	901	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	782	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	406	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,208	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	221.15/cwt	192.50–250.00	949	4
Bulls	—	Large 3	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	231.29/cwt	217.50–247.00	1,092	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	221.72/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,155	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	214.26/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,232	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,066	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	766	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,080	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	716	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	974	3

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 Oct 14, 2023

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

Receipts 845Last week 955Year ago 587

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	574	177.50–187.50	181.84
18	—	380	200.00–219.00	211.11
13	—	328	195.00–215.00	205.34
3	—	726	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	176.00	176.00
8	—	868	148.00–150.00	149.23
8	—	621	166.00–195.00	178.94
4	—	835	160.00	160.00
62	—	473	180.00–215.00	204.82
39	—	420	203.00–220.00	210.84
23	—	530	182.50–205.00	191.69
2	—	272	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	185.00	185.00
2	—	572	165.00	165.00
2	—	402	160.00	160.00
11	—	466	170.00–177.50	174.79
6	—	616	145.00–157.50	151.41
5	—	324	170.00–185.00	179.44
4	—	534	160.00–167.50	163.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	190.00–215.00	202.34
28	—	426	215.00–250.00	242.38
24	—	465	230.00–267.50	249.13
11	—	686	190.00–207.50	198.67
10	—	370	230.00–265.00	244.70
5	—	823	170.00–183.00	180.27
9	—	716	180.00–195.00	187.17
30	—	576	197.50–245.00	226.87
2	—	997	186.00	186.00
13	—	615	187.50–237.50	218.17
21	—	516	220.00–240.00	238.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	220.00–225.00	222.60
11	—	261	240.00–285.00	276.00
10	—	393	210.00–212.50	211.01
8	—	424	190.00–200.00	196.15
6	—	480	167.50–195.00	186.11
4	—	521	160.00–187.50	174.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	575	195.00–230.00	214.26
14	—	362	247.50–249.00	248.77
6	—	472	217.50–247.00	231.29
4	—	429	192.50–250.00	221.15
3	—	638	210.00	210.00
13	—	521	195.00–230.00	221.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	175.00	175.00
3	—	391	200.00	200.00
4	—	470	170.00–180.00	175.13
3	—	766	141.00	141.00
3	—	688	155.00	155.00
2	—	610	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	125.00	125.00
2	—	450	115.00	115.00

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.