Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.79/cwt on 1,008 head.

Average price

$230.79

1,008 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	240.41	1,394	523
Medium and Large 1-2	590	220.41	1,300	485

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $94 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 sale1,008 hd

230.79

—

MO average19 barns · 16,725 hd

238.23

−7.44

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	—	Average	1,453	101.23	1,471	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	87.81	1,314	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	82.87	1,003	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	66.38	692	21

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)	1,020	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,340	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	709	$794	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	709	793.94/head	760.00–825.00	794	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	100.04/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	85.13/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	47.33/cwt	40.00–58.00	462	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.60/cwt	76.00–86.00	994	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	89.55/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,048	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	93.65/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	69.38/cwt	61.00–78.00	712	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	82.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	291.35/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,177	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	235.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	877	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	197.45/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	260.03/cwt	250.00–280.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	278.80/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,065	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	201.77/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	198.61/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,039	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	242.51/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	249.17/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,455	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	205.83/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,470	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	192.80/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	542	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	229.05/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,521	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	243.09/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,152	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	227.44/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,426	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	250.35/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,299	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	172.85/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,345	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	256.99/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,213	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,052	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	215.23/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	201.03/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,252	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	179.32/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	177.29/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	209.05/cwt	195.00–220.00	878	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	192.20/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,303	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	198.38/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,319	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	224.96/cwt	214.00–247.00	1,174	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	225.31/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,077	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	223.00/cwt	210.00–227.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	232.78/cwt	221.00–247.00	980	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	199.11/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,139	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	220.37/cwt	197.00–228.00	831	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	201.52/cwt	187.00–222.00	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	275.75/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,274	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	204.19/cwt	190.00–220.00	976	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	222.81/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,281	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	185.81/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,154	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	246.42/cwt	225.00–257.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	208.77/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,405	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	225.87/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,285	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	234.91/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,257	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	210.60/cwt	166.00–240.00	1,325	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	198.38/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	274.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,152	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	205.74/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	224.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,226	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	208.85/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,110	4

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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