Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.84/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$240.84

471 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	245.95	1,366	406
Medium and Large 1-2	592	208.91	1,237	65

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $129 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 sale471 hd

240.84

—

MO average16 barns · 5,565 hd

235.58

+5.26

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	—	Low	1,604	103.68	1,663	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	99.88	1,417	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	90.51	1,112	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	74.96	816	27

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)	1,240	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,200	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	585	233.52/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	765	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	224.42/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	264.10/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	245.44/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,178	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,867	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	265.48/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,415	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	248.79/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,727	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	285.26/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,346	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	250.52/cwt	250.00–252.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	295.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	247.86/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,306	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	232.88/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,544	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	259.53/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	246.38/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,441	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	196.19/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	239.16/cwt	237.00–247.00	973	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	251.23/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,208	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	216.25/cwt	203.00–227.00	1,142	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	187.24/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	205.98/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	255.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	213.24/cwt	197.00–232.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	202.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.77/cwt	237.00–257.00	954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	229.27/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,410	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	214.66/cwt	205.00–220.00	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	211.36/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,243	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,200.26/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	81.84/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	111.56/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	96.10/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,203	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	86.98/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	106.71/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,840	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	55.75/cwt	51.00–60.00	587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	73.60/cwt	65.00–82.00	832	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	85.68/cwt	81.00–91.00	829	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	88.64/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,075	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	100.52/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,408	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	209.18/cwt	200.00–235.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	248.01/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	193.36/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	802	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,925	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	286.25/cwt	267.00–295.00	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	253.22/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	239.00/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	265.51/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	309.10/cwt	290.00–319.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	291.12/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,514	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	293.76/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	253.21/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,580	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	257.89/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,333	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	245.01/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,634	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	259.88/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,523	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	229.94/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,230	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	221.71/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	290.15/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,486	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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