Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.97/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$228.97

242 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	232.36	1,398	202
Medium and Large 1-2	451	211.89	957	40

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $442 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 sale242 hd

228.97

—

MO average16 barns · 14,172 hd

233.44

−4.46

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	—	Low	1,683	109.82	1,848	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	89.43	1,049	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	87.98	1,262	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	73.72	790	13

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)	1,285	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,012	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$685	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	203.34/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,058	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	232.26/cwt	220.00–245.00	885	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	164.98/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,158	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	199.75/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,332	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	242.75/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	270.06/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	206.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	191.80/cwt	184.00–225.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	240.83/cwt	222.00–247.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	206.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	237.84/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,351	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	258.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	269.52/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,380	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,493	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	262.72/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	210.64/cwt	187.00–220.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	199.12/cwt	197.75–200.50	1,446	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	185.54/cwt	161.00–188.00	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	227.83/cwt	200.00–250.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	225.96/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	226.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	240.85/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,038	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	230.16/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,102	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.99/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,196	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	59.67/cwt	55.00–65.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	84.69/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	121.30/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,318	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	84.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	102.68/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	73.12/cwt	66.00–78.00	702	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	91.37/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,262	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	92.55/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,124	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	86.06/cwt	80.00–89.00	972	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,087.93/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	244.19/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	164.52/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,018	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	204.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	224.70/cwt	220.00–237.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	189.82/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	191.81/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,091	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	170.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	190.41/cwt	177.00–200.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	197.86/cwt	175.00–215.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	232.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	193.96/cwt	175.00–207.00	939	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	191.45/cwt	185.00–210.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,284	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	189.91/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,005	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	220.67/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,022	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	230.08/cwt	222.00–250.00	768	17

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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