Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-11-16

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 987▼ 27 vs year ago 976 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 121▼ 130 vs year ago 228 · −57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 50 vs year ago 52 · −96.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale Nov 23 due to Thanksgiving*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, few bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.72/cwt on 494 head.
Average price
$159.72
494 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.76
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592164.07971410
Medium and Large 1-2592138.5182184
One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $151 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 sale494 hd
159.72
—
MO average16 barns · 10,700 hd
163.48
−3.76
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,652102.871,6993thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40566.0792813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19661.4273431
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06346.1649111

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,2351thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315171.37/cwt170.00–175.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 1335185.84/cwt182.00–187.006234
Steers—Medium 1-2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388172.00/cwt172.00–172.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1391206.27/cwt187.00–210.008076
Steers—Medium 1-2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1430193.54/cwt190.00–202.0083212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431143.75/cwt142.00–145.006207
Steers—Medium and Large 1488188.02/cwt177.00–197.0091814
Steers—Medium 1-2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510157.71/cwt151.00–162.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 1525189.00/cwt189.00–189.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy554193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,06924
Steers—Medium and Large 1564179.49/cwt178.00–184.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581165.70/cwt145.00–176.0096349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.90/cwt130.00–155.0087318
Steers—Medium and Large 1620171.90/cwt167.00–175.001,0665
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy622184.13/cwt180.00–186.001,14520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.15/cwt135.00–155.0095912
Steers—Medium and Large 1680164.76/cwt162.00–172.001,12010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy684184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,25927
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy702172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2077
Steers—Medium and Large 1776151.21/cwt150.00–155.001,1734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,35225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814117.00/cwt117.00–117.009528
Steers—Medium and Large 1869138.96/cwt137.00–145.001,2084
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268130.00/cwt130.00–130.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317165.21/cwt160.00–175.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371168.56/cwt162.00–172.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431159.85/cwt150.00–170.0068921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439133.29/cwt130.00–143.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473157.20/cwt147.00–162.0074419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy489177.00/cwt177.00–177.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528162.70/cwt152.00–167.0085947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy529169.77/cwt168.00–171.0089810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533169.22/cwt168.00–172.0090234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536138.17/cwt135.00–150.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy552183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,01017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576157.66/cwt140.00–165.0090821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586142.41/cwt135.00–145.0083531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added592164.19/cwt162.00–165.0097218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615161.34/cwt147.00–164.0099226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621137.11/cwt132.00–144.0085117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,04437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy634168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,06529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657157.91/cwt145.00–167.001,03729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.23/cwt127.00–144.0092121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy697172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,16839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717149.36/cwt132.00–161.001,07118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy737176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,29710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added821159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3057
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403188.35/cwt185.00–190.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445149.50/cwt147.00–152.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487159.35/cwt155.00–163.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.00/cwt135.00–135.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537169.56/cwt160.00–179.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585162.72/cwt160.00–166.0095224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605137.00/cwt137.00–137.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657139.01/cwt135.00–142.0091313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,652102.87/cwt100.00–105.001,6993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06134.85/cwt30.00–40.003704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06452.62/cwt45.00–57.005607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16360.04/cwt54.00–66.0069820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21551.60/cwt50.00–54.006273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27068.57/cwt67.00–71.008718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40164.03/cwt58.00–66.008978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41169.34/cwt67.00–71.009785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,225950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351

This sale against other markets

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.