Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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 $256.10/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$256.10

335 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$34.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	266.57	1,361	233
Medium and Large 1-2	539	232.19	1,251	102

One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $110 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 sale335 hd

256.10

—

MO average17 barns · 9,859 hd

249.17

+6.93

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	—	High	1,815	124.65	2,262	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	110.09	1,688	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	104.60	1,279	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	90.00	875	17

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)	1,452	$1,815	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,539	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,469	7

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	568	238.93/cwt	216.00–249.00	1,357	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	243.68/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	239.38/cwt	222.00–275.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	216.53/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	252.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	284.12/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	235.40/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,233	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	241.89/cwt	235.00–262.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	251.98/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,330	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	237.84/cwt	200.00–246.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	257.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	274.42/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,191	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	240.91/cwt	220.00–255.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	323.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	303.24/cwt	280.00–320.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	299.09/cwt	279.00–310.00	1,394	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	312.76/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	268.91/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,686	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	284.73/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,632	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	252.57/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,440	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	283.31/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,507	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	293.75/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,266	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	268.23/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,258	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	275.98/cwt	257.00–292.00	1,063	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,221	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	110.09/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,688	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	109.14/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,383	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	95.09/cwt	92.00–100.00	951	8
Bulls	—	—	1,795	125.88/cwt	117.00–133.00	2,260	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	85.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	810	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	98.85/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,153	15
Bulls	—	—	1,955	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,262	1,469.28/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,469	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,452	1,815.33/head	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,815	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,539.30/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,539	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	239.03/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,147	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	220.60/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,145	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	283.82/cwt	272.00–293.00	1,243	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	223.89/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,395	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	245.97/cwt	243.00–248.75	1,537	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	303	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	286.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,243	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	288.78/cwt	272.00–300.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	276.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,312	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	253.28/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,459	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	241.10/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	257.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,331	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	275.56/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,036	18

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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