Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale next week (Nov 22) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.68/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$216.68

249 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	225.91	1,243	177
Medium and Large 1-2	607	194.38	1,180	69
Large 1	665	185.00	1,230	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.91/cwt here — about $13 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 sale249 hd

216.68

—

MO average17 barns · 8,068 hd

221.04

−4.36

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	1,655	102.88	1,702	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	94.20	1,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	89.17	1,186	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	63.58	677	15

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)	1,085	$1,098	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	327	238.29/cwt	225.00–242.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	212.97/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,612	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	268.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,688	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	194.91/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,004	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	226.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	226.85/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	224.50/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	259.37/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,203	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	238.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,129	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	234.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	239.01/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	237.17/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	255.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	232.18/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,785	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	232.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	197.94/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,068	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	261.89/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	274.29/cwt	272.00–285.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	211.99/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,329	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	212.36/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,389	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	228.79/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,096	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	190.31/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	223.62/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,386	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	226.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	228.75/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,199	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	250.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	200.93/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	217.72/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	225.85/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,308	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	191.09/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,189	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	232.85/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,094	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	209.55/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,132	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	244.82/cwt	227.00–267.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.26/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,850.00/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	1,184.65/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	925.42/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	112.16/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	93.60/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,500	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	84.52/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,062	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	95.00/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,367	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	48.09/cwt	40.00–50.00	479	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	93.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,303	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	71.33/cwt	65.00–78.00	783	10

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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