Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs heifers sold 12.00-25.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.22/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$280.22

335 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$6.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	280.86	1,728	300
Medium and Large 1-2	469	274.74	1,290	35

One grade step is worth $6.12/cwt here — about $439 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

280.22

—

MO average14 barns · 8,519 hd

271.94

+8.28

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	1,608	119.38	1,920	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	102.22	1,549	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	100.04	1,205	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	82.24	823	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)	1,125	$1,541	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	622	248.39/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,545	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	265.70/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,499	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	277.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	259.64/cwt	232.00–270.00	953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	245.86/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	317.23/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	288.18/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	287.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,617	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	286.66/cwt	267.00–297.00	1,356	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	298.95/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,417	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,440	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	267.02/cwt	262.00–271.50	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	267.61/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,418	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	276.79/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,345	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	254.45/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	246.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	359.72/cwt	342.00–379.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	313.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	302.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	271.67/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,682	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	264.60/cwt	264.60–264.60	1,974	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	266.67/cwt	264.50–271.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	282.82/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,720	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	238.55/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	296.39/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,212	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	287.32/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	305.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,417	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	88.65/cwt	86.00–94.00	874	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	81.37/cwt	70.00–96.00	876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	110.46/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	60.80/cwt	50.00–66.00	532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	107.61/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,779	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	95.03/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	105.84/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,269	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	94.24/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,141	12
Bulls	—	—	1,635	121.93/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,994	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,501.92/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	290.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	313.95/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,309	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	235.18/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	316.24/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,205	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	281.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	220.96/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	246.84/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	228.72/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	249.28/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	238.45/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	293.74/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	298.41/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,459	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	248.21/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	288.56/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,526	22

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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