Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold 25.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.56/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$214.56

228 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	228.46	1,059	114
Medium and Large 1-2	515	200.66	1,034	114

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $26 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 sale228 hd

214.56

—

MO average18 barns · 10,203 hd

231.47

−16.91

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	1,593	103.80	1,654	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	90.94	1,332	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	86.61	997	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	63.66	662	36

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)	1,425	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,233	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	226.09/cwt	210.00–250.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	232.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,100	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	240.11/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,498	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	285.66/cwt	275.00–300.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	253.42/cwt	245.00–270.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	251.12/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,326	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	263.58/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	235.26/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	261.69/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,112	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	240.44/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,380	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	201.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,055	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	282.99/cwt	280.00–287.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	241.93/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	222.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	231.57/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,241	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	205.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	224.17/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	183.67/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	226.50/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,089	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	92.44/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,080	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	47.16/cwt	33.00–62.00	450	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	87.71/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,017	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	72.55/cwt	69.00–77.00	789	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	94.86/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,382	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	84.27/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,246	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	83.86/cwt	79.00–91.00	957	34
Bulls	—	—	1,827	112.09/cwt	106.00–120.00	2,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,426	97.87/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,396	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,232.96/head	1,225.00–1,240.00	1,233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	233.88/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,132	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	242.06/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,254	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	212.94/cwt	186.00–230.00	1,324	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	197.94/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.98/cwt	217.00–240.00	964	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	264.07/cwt	245.00–275.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	216.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,110	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	202.46/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	212.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	230.27/cwt	227.00–232.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	190.94/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,184	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	191.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,088	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	208.72/cwt	200.00–228.00	985	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	252.94/cwt	240.00–265.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.84/cwt	222.00–240.00	843	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	242.86/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	234.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	872	7

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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