Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 12.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.71/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$218.71

253 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$33.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	229.16	1,022	174
Medium and Large 1-2	493	195.69	965	79

One grade step is worth $33.47/cwt here — about $58 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 sale253 hd

218.71

—

MO average14 barns · 9,866 hd

210.86

+7.85

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	—	High	1,624	109.18	1,773	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	91.53	1,265	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	91.17	1,047	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	72.74	727	20

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)	1,030	$1,117	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,032	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$996	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	87.03/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	56.82/cwt	52.00–63.00	502	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	79.25/cwt	76.00–84.00	812	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	72.26/cwt	66.00–74.00	735	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	92.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,307	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	93.96/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,079	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	86.18/cwt	83.00–90.00	988	12
Bulls	—	—	1,783	115.30/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,056	15
Bulls	—	—	1,359	98.99/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,345	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	985.25/head	850.00–1,100.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	1,438.89/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,439	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	904	955.53/head	900.00–1,090.00	956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,152	1,160.83/head	935.00–1,450.00	1,161	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	851	831.93/head	725.00–1,050.00	832	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	254.50/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	182.25/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	198.62/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,130	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	248.69/cwt	240.00–260.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	176.54/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	229.62/cwt	222.00–237.00	976	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	198.34/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	204.12/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	238.33/cwt	222.00–251.00	877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	204.94/cwt	190.00–220.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	203.71/cwt	194.00–217.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	187.47/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	248.77/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	276	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	241.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	226.87/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,057	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	198.88/cwt	185.00–217.00	947	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	198.05/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,046	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	258.93/cwt	255.00–262.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	219.00/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	272.52/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	268.73/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,379	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	272.84/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	269.92/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,298	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	248.16/cwt	242.00–250.00	938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	269.76/cwt	250.00–275.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	250.27/cwt	240.00–267.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	210.26/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	252.05/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,195	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	169.51/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	258.29/cwt	245.00–267.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	246.08/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	245.91/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	219.31/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,134	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	198.81/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,139	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	248.48/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	233.07/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,184	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	231.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,104	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	366	271.41/cwt	262.00–280.00	993	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	242.93/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,161	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,267	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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