Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-13.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.26/cwt on 550 head.

Average price

$264.26

550 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	267.93	1,609	453
Medium and Large 1-2	528	247.14	1,305	97

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $304 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 sale550 hd

264.26

—

MO average15 barns · 7,572 hd

262.57

+1.69

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	1,675	107.42	1,799	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	110.50	1,664	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	95.77	1,225	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	81.42	812	16

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)	1,025	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,416	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,359	21
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	681	211.94/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	225.88/cwt	207.00–239.00	1,405	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	247.93/cwt	234.00–262.00	1,302	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	240.73/cwt	235.00–250.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,754	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	263.17/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,379	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	236.22/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,113	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	231.23/cwt	220.00–255.00	888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	222.72/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,172	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	250.55/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,315	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	237.30/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,381	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	264.61/cwt	252.00–270.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	278.54/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,326	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	277.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,461	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	241.70/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	240.81/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	259.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	260.33/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,645	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	251.14/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,601	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	291.80/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,112	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	304.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	276.35/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,188	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,990	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	260.78/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,917	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	267.01/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,557	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	262.39/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	218.47/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,162	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	218.42/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	89.72/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,113	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	79.40/cwt	67.00–84.00	809	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	110.80/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,654	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	102.25/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,351	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	87.52/cwt	83.00–96.00	846	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,615	119.54/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	120.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	103.88/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,655	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,241	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	821	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,437.05/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	933	1,286.33/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,286	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	1,413.74/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,414	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	212.75/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	255.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,115	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	249.47/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	225.87/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	252.25/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,085	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	879	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	232.59/cwt	225.00–239.00	993	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	237.79/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,462	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	260.46/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,415	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	260.21/cwt	255.00–262.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	237.53/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,558	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	253.64/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,200	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	235.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,344	13

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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