Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale May 31` due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and heifers sold 10.00-14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.98/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$248.98

649 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$33.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	253.42	1,399	563
Medium and Large 1-2	543	219.90	1,195	86

One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $204 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 sale649 hd

248.98

—

MO average17 barns · 13,830 hd

239.33

+9.64

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	1,748	115.32	2,016	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	90.72	1,233	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	90.01	1,071	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	65.18	628	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$853	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,380	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin

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 1Fancy	—	565	218.65/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,235	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	240.19/cwt	239.50–241.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	184.75/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	288.14/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,222	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	202.07/cwt	172.00–210.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	223.65/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,065	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	717	208.53/cwt	208.00–209.50	1,495	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	268.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	185.37/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,259	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.74/cwt	222.00–238.50	992	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	199.47/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,147	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	244.99/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,516	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	244.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	270.21/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,443	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	209.21/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,429	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	213.34/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,318	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	204.40/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	179.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,503	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	256.22/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,332	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,295	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	185.02/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	266.84/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,510	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	223.87/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	181.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	264.79/cwt	252.00–270.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	233.34/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	227.04/cwt	220.00–245.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	184.75/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	266.80/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,134	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	254.77/cwt	236.00–262.00	1,437	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	223.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,274	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	234.58/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	224.82/cwt	222.00–227.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	216.06/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,095	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	89.03/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,169	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	94.95/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	92.41/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,165	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	86.81/cwt	80.00–90.00	951	18
Bulls	—	—	1,858	119.86/cwt	113.00–127.00	2,227	9
Bulls	—	—	1,501	105.10/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	56.63/cwt	50.00–60.00	492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	69.95/cwt	65.00–76.00	702	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	80.77/cwt	77.00–84.00	951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	929.80/head	850.00–1,000.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	204.44/cwt	182.00–215.00	836	23
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	170.02/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	193.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	188.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,148	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	187.30/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	216.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	198.12/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,145	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	203.02/cwt	155.00–215.00	956	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	236.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	277.56/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,305	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	232.47/cwt	222.00–237.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	204.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,079	22

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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