Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Dec 20th sale steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.77/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$225.77

161 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	235.49	1,199	104
Medium and Large 1-2	544	208.02	1,131	57

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $68 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 sale161 hd

225.77

—

MO average16 barns · 12,244 hd

223.92

+1.85

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	1,769	109.07	1,930	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	84.23	1,274	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	80.82	993	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	71.64	737	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	357	252.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	181.06/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	223.43/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,274	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	225.55/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	218.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	233.00/cwt	230.00–242.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	281.30/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,482	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	251.07/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	222.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	243.33/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,606	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	303.52/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	308.04/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	266.38/cwt	250.00–277.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	266.95/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	216.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	186.84/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	241.19/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	250.46/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	280.81/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	307.83/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	251.24/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,560	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	227.76/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	229.26/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,437	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	201.53/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,161	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	257.65/cwt	240.00–266.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	215.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	245.17/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,177	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	238.41/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,237	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,285	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	259.15/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	253.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,255	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,380.31/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	113.67/cwt	106.00–119.00	2,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	97.57/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	71.89/cwt	66.00–75.00	735	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	82.05/cwt	80.00–84.00	905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	59.57/cwt	59.00–60.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	82.70/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,012	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	939	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	89.72/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,444	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	77.38/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	83.54/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,185	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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