Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.13/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$198.13

281 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	209.11	1,006	192
Medium and Large 1-2	539	174.45	941	89

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about $65 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 sale281 hd

198.13

—

MO average18 barns · 10,708 hd

195.89

+2.25

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	1,513	102.08	1,544	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	84.79	1,144	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	81.73	908	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	67.41	661	29

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,282	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,168	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,550	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	332	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	193.30/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	182.40/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	244.43/cwt	235.00–252.00	682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	180.72/cwt	170.00–210.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	238.81/cwt	235.00–240.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	268.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,029	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	255	277.19/cwt	260.00–285.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	203.19/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,044	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	210.57/cwt	200.00–220.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	263.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,142	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	220.38/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,258	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	188.78/cwt	175.00–200.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	203.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	208.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	275	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	227.82/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,185	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	196.18/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	191.11/cwt	175.00–200.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	230.49/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,113	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	245.66/cwt	237.00–255.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	200.83/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,223	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	251.06/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,165	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	181.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	238.17/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	210.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,008	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	160.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,139	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.82/cwt	167.00–186.00	1,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	219.45/cwt	209.00–230.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	179.19/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,007	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	232.95/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,065	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	77.40/cwt	72.00–82.00	835	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	88.33/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,174	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	79.49/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,096	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	87.85/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,015	17
Bulls	—	—	1,216	95.38/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,160	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	55.04/cwt	50.00–60.00	561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	75.88/cwt	73.00–79.00	753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	67.16/cwt	58.00–73.00	653	21
Bulls	—	—	1,809	108.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,968	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	797	951.71/head	800.00–1,000.00	952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,281.90/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,121	1,383.46/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	161.16/cwt	160.00–162.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	173.33/cwt	160.00–182.00	981	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	239.99/cwt	225.00–265.00	900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.16/cwt	162.00–185.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	187.43/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	219.88/cwt	212.00–230.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	182.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	164.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	186.55/cwt	165.00–195.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	167.70/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,211	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	191.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	233.04/cwt	228.00–240.00	993	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	339	236.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	204.21/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	164.21/cwt	157.00–182.00	1,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	3

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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