Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.81/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$246.81

457 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	251.40	1,250	399
Medium and Large 1-2	535	215.22	1,152	58

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $97 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 sale457 hd

246.81

—

MO average18 barns · 12,879 hd

237.98

+8.83

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	1,690	116.63	1,971	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	95.77	1,357	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	93.93	1,090	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	65.74	623	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)	1,215	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$888	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$735	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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%	—	1,434	95.73/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,373	11
Bulls	—	—	1,490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.55/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.12/cwt	211.00–244.00	1,171	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	257.88/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,220	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	266.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.78/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,087	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	241.41/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,393	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.04/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,342	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	232.35/cwt	225.00–237.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	229.66/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	221.95/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	153.56/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	265.92/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,010	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	192.26/cwt	186.00–212.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	210.01/cwt	189.00–235.00	1,214	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	284.55/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	275.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,177	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	193.08/cwt	170.00–201.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	260.02/cwt	235.00–275.00	863	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	247.53/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,309	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.14/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	196.43/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.90/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,078	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	266.23/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,371	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	240.32/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,476	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	693	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	210.66/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	193.35/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,201	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	241.17/cwt	232.00–247.00	798	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	273.91/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,287	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	217.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,155	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	244.49/cwt	227.00–252.00	902	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.39/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,055	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	247.76/cwt	235.00–272.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	276.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	212.45/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,011	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	210.16/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,099	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	256.03/cwt	251.00–259.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	634	213.20/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,352	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	253.21/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,076	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	185.20/cwt	170.00–200.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	202.31/cwt	187.00–232.00	876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	175.52/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	202.10/cwt	175.00–222.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	202.27/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	169.79/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	258.63/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,128	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,240	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	84.83/cwt	75.00–89.00	898	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	96.27/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,143	35
Bulls	—	—	1,719	120.43/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,070	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	45.10/cwt	40.00–50.00	372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	80.80/cwt	79.00–83.00	780	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,255	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	67.86/cwt	60.00–75.00	658	15

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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