Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.19/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$185.19

405 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	189.61	1,019	334
Medium and Large 1-2	511	164.38	840	71

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale405 hd

185.19

—

MO average18 barns · 11,768 hd

188.11

−2.92

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	—	High	1,583	93.09	1,474	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	82.46	1,236	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	78.71	955	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	64.40	641	13

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)	1,202	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$883	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$907	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	703	$752	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	681	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	195.82/cwt	185.00–201.00	934	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	193.47/cwt	180.00–215.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	167.79/cwt	160.00–177.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.45/cwt	154.00–172.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	187.96/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,069	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	180.02/cwt	177.00–183.00	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	158.31/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	190.27/cwt	176.00–197.00	1,003	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	221.87/cwt	217.00–227.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,066	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	234.81/cwt	219.00–267.00	1,021	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	194.18/cwt	184.00–215.00	837	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	164.43/cwt	145.00–175.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	217.56/cwt	215.00–220.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	233.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	147.47/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	883.15/head	760.00–1,000.00	883	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,062.31/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	703	751.87/head	525.00–950.00	752	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	847	907.44/head	885.00–925.00	907	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	92.10/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,448	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	76.26/cwt	71.00–81.00	877	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	84.45/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,117	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	77.70/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,055	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	86.27/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,390	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	62.33/cwt	57.00–67.00	612	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	71.32/cwt	70.00–73.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.56/cwt	180.00–222.00	767	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.46/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,002	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	227.70/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	171.52/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	222.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	201.36/cwt	195.00–220.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	236.48/cwt	227.00–240.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	259.51/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,106	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	187.26/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	177.85/cwt	165.00–182.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	187.05/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	238.80/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,244	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	876	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	208.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,099	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	207.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	248.19/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,174	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	212.02/cwt	200.00–222.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,260	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	185.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	262.96/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,010	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,289	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.26/cwt	155.00–186.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	1,169	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	205.55/cwt	192.00–215.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	178.57/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,120	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	808	4

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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