Sale reports / Maryland / Friends Livestock Auction / 2024-10-26

Friends Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Accident, Maryland · Sat, Oct 26
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1871
← Oct 12Oct 26latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 255 vs last sale 0▼ 100 vs year ago 355 · −28.2%
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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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541129.301,99213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333126.331,68424
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134113.271,28419

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,86417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,154$1,8237
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$1,81761
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$1,7123thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,6677
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,65219
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,314$1,64530
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$2,3002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)959$1,94918
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)926$1,76131
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,312$2,5303thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,07012

Every lot

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059103.54/cwt90.00–110.001,0967
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143114.60/cwt111.00–117.001,3108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,246127.65/cwt125.00–132.001,5914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305130.43/cwt128.00–135.001,70211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357122.86/cwt117.00–127.001,66713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455140.10/cwt135.00–145.002,0383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563127.56/cwt124.00–132.001,9948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580120.03/cwt119.00–121.001,8962
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3122,529.86/head2,000.00–2,900.002,5303
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,835.87/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0531,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1111,310.09/head1,210.00–1,410.001,3104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,773.54/head1,625.00–1,875.001,7748
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1172,075.30/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,876.65/head1,750.00–2,075.001,8775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1521,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1781,529.47/head1,425.00–1,585.001,5296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1931,498.02/head1,325.00–1,675.001,4987
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,2051,418.57/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,685.91/head1,525.00–1,875.001,68610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2271,501.20/head1,325.00–1,575.001,5017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,683.33/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2971,799.06/head1,675.00–1,925.001,79938
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,743.85/head1,608.00–1,885.001,74417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3781,518.69/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3862,072.25/head1,825.00–2,300.002,07214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4291,864.40/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5921,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18152,118.67/head2,100.00–2,125.002,1194
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28631,438.81/head1,235.00–1,575.001,4397
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28671,624.47/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6245
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29711,802.83/head1,685.00–2,075.001,80320
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19762,301.41/head2,125.00–2,425.002,3015
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,930.71/head1,825.00–2,035.001,9318

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.