Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale( Dec 27 and Jan 3 ) due to the holidays

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.55/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$237.55

272 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$63.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	243.90	1,423	213
Medium and Large 1-2	546	215.84	1,179	57
Large 1	775	180.00	1,395	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.90/cwt here — about $28 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 sale272 hd

237.55

—

MO average17 barns · 17,557 hd

236.25

+1.30

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	1,620	95.68	1,551	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	89.78	1,265	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	83.15	1,009	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	67.83	676	17

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	$1,148	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,114	18

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	181.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	206.45/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,197	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	227.18/cwt	222.00–242.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	201.83/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,344	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	218.05/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,245	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	223.90/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	247.85/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	217.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,564	10
Steers	Large 1	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	247.61/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,439	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	252.54/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,308	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	224.19/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	195.32/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	210.20/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	206.15/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	228.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	270.30/cwt	267.00–275.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	239.59/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	278.39/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,080	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	257.58/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	242.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,522	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	233.19/cwt	220.00–242.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	244.64/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,145	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	190.69/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,289	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	92.37/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,273	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	93.37/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,215	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	81.90/cwt	78.00–86.00	966	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	998	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	57.71/cwt	55.00–61.00	534	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	84.62/cwt	80.00–90.00	944	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	70.85/cwt	65.00–74.00	721	9
Bulls	—	—	1,258	76.77/cwt	74.00–80.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	96.83/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,630	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,072.40/head	700.00–1,525.00	1,072	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	1,258.25/head	900.00–1,500.00	1,258	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,148.00/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	207.25/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	173.81/cwt	165.00–205.00	996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	211.05/cwt	186.00–217.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	191.34/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,102	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	199.08/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	199.02/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	204.39/cwt	192.00–220.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	191.31/cwt	175.00–210.00	932	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.69/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,176	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	205.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,361	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	214.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	210.51/cwt	190.00–220.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	3

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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