Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.54/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$274.54

390 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.76

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	280.16	1,646	310
Medium and Large 1-2	507	252.75	1,280	80

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $365 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 sale390 hd

274.54

—

MO average14 barns · 9,118 hd

259.78

+14.76

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	1,688	124.17	2,096	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	103.31	1,269	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	101.49	1,503	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	82.46	772	25

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,041	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	196.75/cwt	182.00–217.00	1,334	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	255.00/cwt	240.00–267.00	834	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	230.11/cwt	212.00–235.00	966	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	245.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,412	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	227.46/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	261.18/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	897	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	300.43/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	272.29/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,288	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	267.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,433	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	276.04/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	241.58/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,614	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	255.26/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,473	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	285.32/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,207	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	256.32/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,200	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	289.57/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	594	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,767	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	253.32/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	248.46/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	225.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	248.11/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,179	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	235.38/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	279.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	276.40/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	296.10/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,193	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	84.65/cwt	80.00–89.00	821	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,522	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	90.26/cwt	87.00–95.00	894	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	100.28/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,223	34
Bulls	—	—	1,400	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	100.10/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,496	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,335	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	764	63.62/cwt	51.00–75.00	486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	127.36/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,242	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	1,429.99/head	1,425.00–1,435.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,041.43/head	960.00–1,150.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	222.87/cwt	210.00–227.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	270.71/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	233.42/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	219.72/cwt	212.00–225.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	230.91/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,085	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	249.44/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,317	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	232.29/cwt	212.00–239.00	1,226	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	202.30/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	253.83/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,099	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.83/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,251	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	256.53/cwt	247.00–262.00	970	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	245.89/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,163	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	228.19/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,392	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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