Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (Dec 27 or Jan 3) due to Christmas and New Years Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00-14.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.69/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$253.69

175 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	259.36	1,410	127
Medium and Large 1-2	536	238.67	1,280	48

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $130 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 sale175 hd

253.69

—

MO average16 barns · 11,085 hd

235.31

+18.38

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	1,440	95.30	1,373	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	85.19	1,157	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	83.05	979	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	69.76	794	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,266	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$760	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Fancy	—	378	292.59/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	247.61/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	267.54/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	211.31/cwt	200.00–235.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	226.45/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	286.53/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	226.32/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	242.73/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	244.05/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,403	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	225.24/cwt	185.00–260.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	235.86/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	220.23/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	266.70/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,309	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	273.32/cwt	265.00–292.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	292.64/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	285.96/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	239.71/cwt	235.00–244.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	215.89/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	273.35/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,427	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	232.27/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	208.00/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	203.75/cwt	187.00–217.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	235.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	765	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	83.19/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,109	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	88.38/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,237	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	89.41/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,041	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	81.92/cwt	79.00–87.00	967	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	61.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	985	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	71.99/cwt	67.00–77.00	829	8
Bulls	—	—	1,503	109.17/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	96.46/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,403	8
Bulls	—	—	1,338	78.35/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,048	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,040	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,356.50/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,357	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	695	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,351.17/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	207.27/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	208.16/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	187.04/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	232.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	204.82/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	270.26/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	240.83/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,139	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	230.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,200	32

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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