Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-18.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $278.52/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$278.52

317 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$906

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$43.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	280.94	1,617	293
Medium and Large 1-2	459	251.43	1,153	20
Medium 2	300	237.00	711	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $906 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 sale317 hd

278.52

—

MO average15 barns · 7,637 hd

269.63

+8.89

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	1,631	116.12	1,893	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	102.21	1,424	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	99.22	1,197	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	86.32	896	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	391	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	239.08/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	242.02/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	318.96/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	304.01/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	304.68/cwt	277.00–342.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	840	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	257.26/cwt	250.00–272.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	267.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	312.37/cwt	297.50–327.00	1,640	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	329.60/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,388	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	273.51/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,425	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	238.70/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	259.06/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,743	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	283.59/cwt	267.00–297.00	1,628	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	263.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,618	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	298.84/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	292.78/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	264.79/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,369	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	270.77/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	269.07/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	234.44/cwt	225.00–237.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	238.31/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	259.75/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,346	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	269.74/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,554	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	264.32/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,110	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	257.66/cwt	255.00–260.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	224.00/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	279.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	233.59/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,378	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	94.48/cwt	91.00–101.00	980	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	84.74/cwt	80.00–89.00	894	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.27/cwt	65.00–70.00	634	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	104.79/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,397	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	97.57/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	105.73/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,289	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	96.20/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,144	19
Bulls	—	—	1,440	109.72/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,231	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	958	1,051.44/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,049.06/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	265.70/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,267	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	254.90/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	245.19/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,520	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	241.90/cwt	230.00–247.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	271.45/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,458	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	268.85/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,008	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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