Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.25/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$165.25

293 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$22.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	170.46	850	226
Medium and Large 1-2	517	147.67	763	67

One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $87 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

165.25

—

MO average19 barns · 16,933 hd

173.99

−8.74

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	—	Average	1,819	92.68	1,686	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	73.12	1,069	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	69.84	822	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	49.42	501	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$924	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$873	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.70/cwt	150.00–166.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	159.01/cwt	145.00–160.00	995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	230.46/cwt	227.00–232.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	176.11/cwt	172.00–187.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	162.25/cwt	157.00–165.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.91/cwt	137.00–152.50	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	175.99/cwt	162.00–195.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	171.99/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,159	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,119	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	221.86/cwt	215.00–228.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.85/cwt	170.00–190.00	764	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	153.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	253.32/cwt	235.00–265.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	191.12/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,009	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	174.66/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,104	14
Steers	Large 1	—	751	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	164.67/cwt	159.00–170.00	873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	175.47/cwt	175.00–177.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	201.79/cwt	197.00–207.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.67/cwt	158.00–170.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	226.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	183.35/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,060	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	919	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.85/cwt	162.00–167.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	354	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	207.11/cwt	202.00–216.00	944	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	35.15/cwt	30.00–40.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	50.00/cwt	46.00–56.00	491	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	72.50/cwt	68.00–78.00	848	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.52/cwt	61.00–67.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	85.38/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,430	8
Bulls	—	—	1,983	101.02/cwt	98.00–104.00	2,003	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	71.81/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,028	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	873.43/head	675.00–1,025.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	923.76/head	825.00–975.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	341	199.67/cwt	195.00–202.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	157.14/cwt	138.00–165.00	957	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.84/cwt	175.00–190.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	155.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.76/cwt	130.00–158.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	189.10/cwt	187.00–192.00	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.54/cwt	125.00–157.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.89/cwt	130.00–158.00	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.47/cwt	160.00–187.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.88/cwt	130.00–155.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.22/cwt	160.00–182.00	817	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	221.37/cwt	206.00–227.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	142.47/cwt	130.00–162.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.71/cwt	152.00–180.00	865	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	149.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	567	9

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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