Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-9.00 higher with good quality in the offering, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.57/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$227.57

553 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$44.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	233.12	1,280	484
Medium and Large 1-2	573	188.62	1,080	69

One grade step is worth $44.50/cwt here — about $199 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 sale553 hd

227.57

—

MO average12 barns · 10,616 hd

216.21

+11.36

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	1,649	100.35	1,655	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	90.38	1,308	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	87.55	1,004	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	75.55	767	14

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)	1,176	$1,321	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,084	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$944	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,138	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	288	226.84/cwt	217.00–230.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.44/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,258	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	192.40/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	195.63/cwt	180.00–205.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	289.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,069	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	284.12/cwt	260.00–300.00	932	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	185.68/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,170	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	218.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	935	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	162.40/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,285	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	205.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	178.38/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	265.74/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,217	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	271.82/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,163	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	192.19/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,311	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	208.72/cwt	180.00–222.00	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	244.72/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,277	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	268.75/cwt	260.00–310.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	182.06/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	226.82/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,168	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	208.68/cwt	200.00–217.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	155.74/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	190.17/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,092	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,367	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	245.80/cwt	238.00–255.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	215.62/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	176.12/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,434	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	247.08/cwt	240.00–257.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	241.32/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,161	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	207.61/cwt	200.00–215.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	221.30/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	80.14/cwt	75.00–83.00	773	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	70.97/cwt	68.00–74.00	757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	913	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	91.55/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,089	25
Bulls	—	—	1,424	90.52/cwt	80.00–104.00	1,289	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	92.37/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,318	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	83.85/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,269	7
Bulls	—	—	1,907	111.58/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,128	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	951.97/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	954.13/head	900.00–1,000.00	954	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,470.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,470	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	1,374.63/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,125	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,083.73/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,084	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	154.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	959	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	222.66/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,173	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	208.01/cwt	197.00–217.00	996	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	241.60/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	195.92/cwt	185.00–200.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	201.09/cwt	200.00–205.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	244.78/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	197.11/cwt	190.00–202.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	233.80/cwt	225.00–252.00	977	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	241.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	946	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	221.22/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	222.13/cwt	200.00–235.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	199.62/cwt	185.00–212.00	1,024	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	174.70/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	171.76/cwt	155.00–184.00	897	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	166.98/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,024	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	187.26/cwt	180.00–197.00	873	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	210.84/cwt	202.00–225.00	795	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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