Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 10.00-21.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.55/cwt on 667 head.

Average price

$267.55

667 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$26.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	271.14	1,606	578
Medium and Large 1-2	495	244.21	1,209	89

One grade step is worth $26.93/cwt here — about $397 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 sale667 hd

267.55

—

MO average14 barns · 16,328 hd

259.39

+8.16

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	1,582	123.44	1,953	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	99.84	1,229	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	99.27	1,344	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	83.44	818	12

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)	1,146	$1,356	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,265	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,052	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,741	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	581	240.67/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,398	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	589	284.20/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,674	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	306.81/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,307	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	249.04/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,038	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	249.77/cwt	227.00–265.00	962	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,589	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,516	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	249.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	234.54/cwt	227.00–240.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	272.58/cwt	258.00–282.00	1,576	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	281.55/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	274.21/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,050	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	206.74/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	277.86/cwt	255.00–292.00	1,453	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	237.95/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,240	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	243.79/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	274.55/cwt	266.00–282.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	232.39/cwt	220.00–260.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	236.69/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,721	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	286.95/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,185	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	261.85/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,629	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	243.96/cwt	218.00–257.00	1,430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	304.68/cwt	303.50–305.50	1,597	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	251.79/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,710	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	288.38/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,364	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	281.09/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,774	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	189.84/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	211.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	250.38/cwt	230.00–265.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	215.72/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	964	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	90.86/cwt	84.00–93.00	955	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	76.02/cwt	70.00–81.00	692	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	101.38/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,362	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	95.76/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,315	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	93.01/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,116	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	101.30/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,254	28
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	126.13/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,051	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,447.32/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,447	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,289	1,350.64/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,351	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,764.29/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,764	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,460	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	245.31/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,290	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	237.44/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,460	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	247.44/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,193	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	239.67/cwt	235.00–242.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	229.84/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	198.63/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	214.06/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	210.76/cwt	200.00–222.00	896	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	263.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	236.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,591	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	221.71/cwt	195.00–237.00	1,151	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	222.27/cwt	215.00–227.00	825	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	421	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	245.92/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,038	13

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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