Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 12.00-22.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.02/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$259.02

650 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$24.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	260.94	1,532	598
Medium and Large 1-2	545	236.93	1,291	52

One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $241 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 sale650 hd

259.02

—

MO average18 barns · 19,471 hd

257.25

+1.77

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	1,692	116.31	1,968	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	94.84	1,283	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	93.05	1,096	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	75.82	716	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,181	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,171	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,165	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$900	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	239.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	296.87/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,241	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,457	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	252.40/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,307	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	186.68/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	243.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	293.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,505	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	292.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,390	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	256.85/cwt	252.00–260.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,572	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	292.43/cwt	270.00–307.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	277.75/cwt	252.00–290.00	1,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	274.85/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,487	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	220.97/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,189	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,304	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	241.58/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,360	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	236.77/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,501	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,557	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,407	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	265.95/cwt	226.00–285.00	1,519	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	263.51/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,254	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	284.49/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,070	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,561	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	220.69/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,624	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	247.07/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	280.13/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,532	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	811	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	218.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,569	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	888	212.25/cwt	212.25–212.25	1,885	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	274.94/cwt	260.00–285.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,633	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	253.89/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,216	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	233.44/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,237	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	223.35/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,354	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	221.75/cwt	212.00–239.00	1,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	237.91/cwt	227.00–257.00	992	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	97.95/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,225	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	96.33/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,345	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	92.61/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,193	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	90.60/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,035	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	85.13/cwt	80.00–88.00	839	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	74.73/cwt	66.00–80.00	708	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	122.11/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,258	10
Bulls	—	—	1,379	104.70/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,444	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,246	1,171.28/head	935.00–1,485.00	1,171	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	1,180.50/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,181	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	974.76/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,201	1,164.65/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,165	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	233.46/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,333	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	278.86/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	266.72/cwt	250.00–272.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	187.52/cwt	185.00–195.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	273.80/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,281	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	236.94/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,031	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	272.05/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,162	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	230.80/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,311	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	195.05/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	211.23/cwt	200.00–230.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	247.72/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,273	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	211.91/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	229.15/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,212	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	225.18/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,405	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	238.34/cwt	224.00–260.00	1,125	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	217.86/cwt	210.00–225.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	250.06/cwt	232.00–258.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	193.68/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	223.83/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,520	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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