Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.34/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$221.34

461 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	224.80	1,289	376
Medium and Large 1-2	500	206.07	1,031	85

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $259 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 sale461 hd

221.34

—

MO average15 barns · 8,000 hd

216.14

+5.20

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	1,687	109.13	1,841	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	91.80	1,353	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	88.65	982	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	66.69	608	18

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)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,228	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,167	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	257.43/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,205	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	198.01/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,119	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	253.43/cwt	237.00–261.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	242.78/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,073	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	170.85/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	283.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	254.45/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,323	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	234.48/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,109	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	231.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,317	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	298	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,353	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	260.99/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,127	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	229.63/cwt	212.00–237.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	201.45/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,136	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	221.03/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	239.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	200.26/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,274	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	209.14/cwt	199.00–225.00	998	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	208.50/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	217.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	173.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	184.73/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,398	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	200.04/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,338	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	221.02/cwt	200.00–235.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,441	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	228.46/cwt	228.00–230.00	996	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	219.73/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,046	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	138.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	243.73/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,058	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	251.61/cwt	245.00–257.00	939	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	92.24/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,061	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	76.01/cwt	73.00–80.00	718	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	82.74/cwt	78.00–85.00	857	16
Bulls	—	—	1,321	100.95/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	68.48/cwt	57.00–73.00	655	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	393	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,376	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	112.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,040	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	1,228.33/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,236	1,183.73/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,184	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	219.59/cwt	207.00–232.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,009	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	177.13/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	197.71/cwt	196.00–199.50	1,244	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,326	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	198.67/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,041	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	191.78/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,193	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	190.32/cwt	180.00–205.00	820	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	201.66/cwt	195.00–208.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	197.12/cwt	185.00–207.00	921	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	226.09/cwt	222.00–235.00	922	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	216.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	191.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	160.33/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,079	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	182.82/cwt	175.00–190.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	189.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	229.38/cwt	222.00–235.00	663	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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