Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-16.00 lower , most of the calves had a lot of fill. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.29/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$248.29

304 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	251.94	1,404	256
Medium and Large 1-2	540	228.80	1,236	48

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $168 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 sale304 hd

248.29

—

MO average16 barns · 6,782 hd

254.89

−6.60

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	1,781	107.63	1,917	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	98.50	1,441	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	93.30	1,173	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	74.67	832	22

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)	1,122	$1,408	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	236.45/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,471	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	230.37/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	222.39/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,087	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	184.38/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,163	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	207.37/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	223.98/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	246.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	242.85/cwt	240.00–245.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	248.89/cwt	232.00–262.00	951	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	230.52/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	234.33/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	266.81/cwt	240.00–280.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	237.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	271.51/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,154	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	252.13/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,326	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	259.41/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,261	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	249.58/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,695	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	244.80/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	224.28/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	257.57/cwt	255.00–265.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	222.37/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,279	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	208.94/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	264.31/cwt	252.00–275.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	233.87/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,003	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	218.42/cwt	180.00–227.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	218.03/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,210	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	203.02/cwt	195.00–210.00	979	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	193.44/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,188	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	219.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,136	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	187.77/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	219.39/cwt	210.00–222.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	196.64/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	196.32/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,133	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	203.38/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,082	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	248.95/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,073	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	183.61/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	728	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	1,407.24/head	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,407	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	112.55/cwt	107.00–122.00	2,095	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	85.39/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,042	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	96.19/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,222	29
Bulls	—	—	1,686	101.73/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	99.24/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,466	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	71.98/cwt	59.00–80.00	790	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	87.31/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,075	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,049	1

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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