Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.72/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$243.72

260 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	248.24	1,270	206
Medium and Large 1-2	532	226.45	1,204	54

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $66 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 sale260 hd

243.72

—

MO average15 barns · 6,245 hd

242.98

+0.73

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	1,634	123.50	2,019	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	115.48	1,753	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	111.50	1,306	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	89.37	876	16

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)	1,443	$1,697	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,448	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,839	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	426	259.55/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,106	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	246.43/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,402	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	253.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	205.38/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,732	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	318.50/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	232.70/cwt	219.00–242.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	249.21/cwt	237.00–257.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	250.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,729	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	305.37/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,441	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	263.25/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	294.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	282.18/cwt	267.00–297.00	1,335	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	288.12/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,225	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	289.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	250.07/cwt	234.00–261.00	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	235.87/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	254.49/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	278.80/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	271.67/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,592	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	233.49/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	965	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	250.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	311.29/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,351	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	81.38/cwt	71.00–88.00	724	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	95.80/cwt	88.00–112.00	992	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	116.89/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,402	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	105.84/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,161	26
Bulls	—	—	1,235	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	125.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,133	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	993	1,324.87/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,312	2,333.33/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,266	1,932.81/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,933	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,443	1,696.75/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,697	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,530.74/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,531	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	236.21/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,467	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	227.82/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,296	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	251.40/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	279.93/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	237.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	222.34/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	262.78/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,232	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	254.15/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	317.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	251.73/cwt	247.00–258.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	220.39/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	242.41/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	250.72/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,289	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	212.41/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,323	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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