Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.70/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$224.70

440 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$44.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	229.64	1,252	391
Medium and Large 1-2	544	185.25	1,008	49

One grade step is worth $44.39/cwt here — about $244 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 sale440 hd

224.70

—

MO average15 barns · 10,931 hd

212.12

+12.58

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	1,766	105.71	1,866	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	88.75	1,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	84.30	990	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	65.38	607	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	723	173.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	184.67/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,160	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	211.45/cwt	200.00–217.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	264.75/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,136	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	511	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,252	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	215.57/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,345	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	234.82/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	717	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	314	276.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	287	271.59/cwt	265.00–280.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	251.27/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,299	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.33/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	194.92/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,324	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	214.62/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,251	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	198.21/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,249	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	266.98/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	278.16/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	171.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	235.79/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,108	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	256.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	194.10/cwt	185.00–200.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	236.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	233.89/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,251	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	213.58/cwt	202.00–230.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	247.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	179.90/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	178.29/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,294	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	188.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	190.35/cwt	180.00–222.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	262.26/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,096	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	67.85/cwt	65.00–69.00	643	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	90.12/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,296	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	83.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	89.48/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,293	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	112.66/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,144	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	80.71/cwt	76.00–85.00	899	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	53.86/cwt	53.00–55.00	469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	87.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,073	23
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	1,249.76/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	223.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	229.52/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.60/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	224.87/cwt	212.00–237.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	179.88/cwt	165.00–190.00	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	190.68/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,064	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	175.10/cwt	171.50–181.00	1,187	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	199.46/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,027	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	209.09/cwt	200.00–215.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	177.83/cwt	169.00–185.00	996	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	182.32/cwt	177.00–190.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	179.41/cwt	165.00–189.00	940	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	206.85/cwt	195.00–220.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	200.47/cwt	185.00–207.00	956	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,201	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	176.18/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	175.65/cwt	172.00–180.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	285	222.84/cwt	220.00–232.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	339	226.85/cwt	220.00–232.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	226.18/cwt	222.00–230.00	948	19

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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