Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.47/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$249.47

236 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	258.46	1,242	181
Medium and Large 1-2	527	219.90	1,158	55

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $83 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 sale236 hd

249.47

—

MO average13 barns · 5,224 hd

247.80

+1.67

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	1,731	127.78	2,212	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	111.81	1,285	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	109.22	1,438	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	92.71	914	44

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,495	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,276	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	892	$1,206	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	343	270.33/cwt	270.00–272.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	248.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	303	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	264.08/cwt	260.50–270.00	1,621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	218.14/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	307.35/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	338.64/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,290	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	323.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	240.15/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	294.93/cwt	287.00–300.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	255.06/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,081	7
Steers	Large 1	—	572	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	256.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	253.53/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	251.54/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,333	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	300.36/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	551	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,427	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	641	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	295.45/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,693	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	287.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	249.53/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,407	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,345	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	99.96/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	113.39/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,532	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	106.90/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,388	9
Bulls	—	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	90.00/cwt	81.00–95.00	832	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	107.59/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,195	20
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	132.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,370	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,494.98/head	1,365.00–1,615.00	1,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,275.94/head	1,050.00–1,535.00	1,276	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,245.83/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,246	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	264.15/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,239	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	225.35/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,269	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	209.70/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	382	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,242	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	306.57/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	221.31/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,045	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	251.30/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,317	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	272.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,181	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	277.73/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	229.84/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	234.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	238.31/cwt	223.00–262.00	1,470	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	233.65/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	216.84/cwt	215.00–220.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	258.79/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,263	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	226.74/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,329	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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