Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.00/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$255.00

340 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$40.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	266.72	1,333	242
Medium and Large 1-2	566	226.06	1,280	98

One grade step is worth $40.66/cwt here — about $53 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 sale340 hd

255.00

—

MO average10 barns · 9,563 hd

234.27

+20.73

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	1,823	100.04	1,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	89.95	1,312	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	86.02	1,059	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	69.99	753	12

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)	1,155	$1,169	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,071	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$951	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	482	199.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	195.75/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,110	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	453	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	187.27/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,157	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	278.85/cwt	262.00–290.00	931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	232.35/cwt	227.00–242.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	235.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	228.41/cwt	225.00–232.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	262.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,225	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	277.43/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	221.19/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,033	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	220.19/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,171	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	207.62/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,296	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	201.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,048	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	209.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	245.34/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,388	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	313.32/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,213	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	236.01/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	330.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	213.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	178.68/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	200.78/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	172.32/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,237	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	210.15/cwt	190.00–219.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	228.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	965	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,222	1,045.50/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,046	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,168.83/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	950.79/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	96.18/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,751	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	84.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,159	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	93.94/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,425	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	82.43/cwt	79.00–88.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	82.71/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,020	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	91.48/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,119	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	75.01/cwt	70.00–78.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	210.22/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,299	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	239.49/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,518	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	260.47/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	230.64/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	234.65/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,333	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	257.70/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,330	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	249.66/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,420	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	233.51/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,224	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	224.93/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,269	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	190.98/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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