Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.98/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$201.98

296 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$35.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	208.78	1,075	239
Medium and Large 1-2	537	173.46	931	57

One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $144 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 sale296 hd

201.98

—

MO average16 barns · 9,328 hd

195.41

+6.56

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	1,804	105.01	1,895	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	93.66	1,351	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	86.11	974	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	77.39	758	7thin

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)	1,185	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,029	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	676	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	219.17/cwt	212.00–225.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	245.77/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,276	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	189.74/cwt	172.00–195.00	1,260	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	192.02/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,189	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	201.29/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,055	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	202.05/cwt	192.00–212.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	279.51/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	200.75/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	175.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	216.99/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	250.36/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,214	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	255.84/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	229.75/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	173.85/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	237.40/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,135	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	225.96/cwt	205.00–237.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	188.58/cwt	182.00–212.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	240.92/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	229.57/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,313	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	243.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	192.37/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,293	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	185.10/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,327	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	244.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	254.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	215.90/cwt	199.00–231.00	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	195.00/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	209.80/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,131	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	73.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	81.38/cwt	75.00–89.00	854	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	91.27/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,113	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,588	99.28/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,577	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	92.70/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,259	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	93.72/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,649	5
Bulls	—	—	1,836	113.07/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,076	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	860	1,029.29/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,029	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	945	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	239.25/cwt	237.00–240.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	148.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	235.50/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	237.41/cwt	232.00–252.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	211.90/cwt	195.00–231.00	1,007	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	181.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	238.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	232.13/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	224.17/cwt	224.00–225.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	167.73/cwt	155.00–187.00	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.91/cwt	197.00–230.00	920	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	196.15/cwt	187.00–200.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,126	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	184.73/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	170.63/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.48/cwt	160.00–185.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	245.35/cwt	225.00–255.00	935	7

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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