Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering, prevac feeders sold up to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.57/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$188.57

657 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	189.33	1,110	638
Medium and Large 1-2	590	163.15	962	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $148 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 sale657 hd

188.57

—

MO average14 barns · 19,922 hd

187.11

+1.46

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,692	87.78	1,485	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	74.18	1,138	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	64.09	741	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	49.48	494	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$943	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	914	152.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,166	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	189.36/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,155	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	206.52/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,078	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	198.22/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,110	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.94/cwt	152.00–173.00	866	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	168.31/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,225	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	217.66/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,023	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	222.24/cwt	219.00–227.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	336	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	197.17/cwt	185.00–207.00	948	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	193.38/cwt	185.00–197.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	154.88/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.53/cwt	173.00–195.00	1,065	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,121	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	166.95/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,287	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	221.07/cwt	207.00–229.00	935	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	190.75/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,021	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	176.63/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,187	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	173.23/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,240	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	198.25/cwt	190.00–215.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	182.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	190.50/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,166	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	176.56/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,093	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	141.71/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,017	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	160.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	148.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	223.10/cwt	212.00–227.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	167.84/cwt	160.00–177.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.98/cwt	160.00–178.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	905	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	701	165.82/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,001	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.30/cwt	160.00–176.00	806	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	936	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	162.06/cwt	142.00–167.00	1,168	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	727	161.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	174.47/cwt	170.00–204.00	911	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	699	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	173.51/cwt	162.00–177.00	762	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.15/cwt	150.00–168.00	829	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	162.20/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,033	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	183.19/cwt	175.00–207.00	780	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,224	943.11/head	825.00–1,075.00	943	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	84.93/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,362	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,846	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	69.77/cwt	66.00–78.00	802	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	72.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,091	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	49.94/cwt	44.00–55.00	518	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	61.06/cwt	58.00–66.00	708	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,618	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,311	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	42.16/cwt	41.00–43.00	355	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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