Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale Sept 6 due to Labor Day

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $285.04/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$285.04

215 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$34.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	292.72	1,489	167
Medium and Large 1-2	470	258.28	1,215	48

One grade step is worth $34.44/cwt here — about $274 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 sale215 hd

285.04

—

MO average14 barns · 7,376 hd

270.63

+14.40

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	1,682	118.43	1,992	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	102.28	1,462	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	102.03	1,148	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	84.84	795	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,293	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	529	225.85/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,195	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	547	302.80/cwt	302.00–303.00	1,656	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	219.66/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	272.25/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	301.38/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,278	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	254.25/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	267.10/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	254.93/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	216.94/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	287.33/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	272.98/cwt	262.00–275.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	307.91/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	267.85/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	253.63/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	248.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	290.17/cwt	285.00–292.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	292.33/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,620	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	250.86/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	287.24/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	255.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	322.64/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	238.75/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	301.78/cwt	287.00–310.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	291.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,407	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	258.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	222.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	236.92/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	260.12/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	225.11/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	279.23/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,187	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	104.55/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,207	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	98.76/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,075	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	58.06/cwt	56.00–60.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	92.84/cwt	90.00–96.00	905	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	81.91/cwt	70.00–89.00	758	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	103.85/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,483	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	98.63/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,413	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	108.69/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	123.30/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	1,281.68/head	1,175.00–1,310.00	1,282	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	269.43/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,584	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	218.64/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	299.29/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	221.99/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	287.40/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	245.12/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	267.46/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	230.63/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	240.44/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,188	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	222.40/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	257.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	277.17/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,455	6

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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