Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-11-30

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 30
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,797 head
▲ 848 vs last sale 949▼ 870 vs year ago 2,667 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 98▲ 32 vs year ago 180 · +17.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.06/cwt on 768 head.
Average price
$180.06
768 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.73
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582184.741,075590
Medium and Large 1-2546164.55898178
One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $177 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 sale768 hd
180.06
—
MO average12 barns · 12,808 hd
183.79
−3.73
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—High1,58186.461,36713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49267.651,00929
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18662.0173534
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03945.4147214

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)1,007$8267
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$8251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)677$5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,1552thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295165.45/cwt160.00–170.0048811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340222.95/cwt212.00–230.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1344189.88/cwt185.00–205.0065319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy378215.90/cwt212.00–222.0081613
Steers—Medium and Large 1380188.55/cwt180.00–205.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393175.00/cwt175.00–175.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416162.40/cwt160.00–175.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 1420193.18/cwt182.00–202.0081113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426217.41/cwt205.00–227.0092618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473170.10/cwt155.00–175.0080531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy480211.78/cwt200.00–222.001,01755
Steers—Medium and Large 1483188.05/cwt180.00–192.0090817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy519204.50/cwt200.00–208.001,06113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520172.56/cwt160.00–175.0089740
Steers—Medium and Large 1527192.66/cwt183.00–199.001,01545
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570195.36/cwt195.00–196.001,11433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578163.96/cwt145.00–175.0094830
Steers—Medium and Large 1582181.34/cwt170.00–187.001,05559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy607191.80/cwt190.00–192.001,16410
Steers—Medium and Large 1621174.85/cwt165.00–185.001,086116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624155.85/cwt141.00–164.0097328
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634183.78/cwt180.00–187.001,16539
Steers—Medium and Large 1666169.64/cwt165.00–173.001,13040
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681157.87/cwt140.00–167.001,07524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,25018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725144.62/cwt140.00–148.001,0485
Steers—Medium and Large 1735163.72/cwt160.00–165.501,20333
Steers—Medium and Large 1783152.64/cwt147.00–161.001,19520
Steers—Medium and Large 1823144.69/cwt142.00–150.001,19111
Steers—Medium and Large 1875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339170.41/cwt165.00–175.005789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369153.63/cwt150.00–160.0056711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371167.22/cwt160.00–180.0062011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418142.53/cwt130.00–153.0059615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy419181.95/cwt180.00–184.0076212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430165.98/cwt160.00–177.0071448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy467176.00/cwt175.00–177.0082225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476143.09/cwt130.00–156.0068126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481164.42/cwt157.00–178.0079162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy511170.00/cwt170.00–170.0086917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520164.22/cwt157.00–173.0085464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533144.56/cwt130.00–157.0077123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553172.00/cwt172.00–172.009517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572145.40/cwt132.00–155.0083237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575163.86/cwt150.00–170.0094252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy591158.00/cwt158.00–158.009347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630159.87/cwt145.00–170.001,00758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632148.91/cwt130.00–155.0094121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672134.85/cwt120.00–143.0090613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674160.96/cwt155.00–165.001,08520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717155.88/cwt150.00–165.001,11848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434179.07/cwt170.00–195.0077718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469187.63/cwt185.00–189.0088014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492158.00/cwt158.00–158.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538166.12/cwt150.00–169.008948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555155.67/cwt147.00–160.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574130.00/cwt130.00–130.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626141.50/cwt130.00–147.0088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661143.99/cwt137.00–147.009529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1753138.33/cwt135.00–139.001,0426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818120.00/cwt120.00–120.009824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2897110.00/cwt110.00–110.009875
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53483.32/cwt76.00–94.001,27810
Bulls——1,73896.91/cwt95.00–99.001,6843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97334.84/cwt30.00–39.003394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01358.00/cwt58.00–58.005882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07947.55/cwt40.00–52.005138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13959.95/cwt54.00–65.0068325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31667.75/cwt65.00–70.008929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32059.84/cwt57.00–65.007905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51868.68/cwt66.00–72.001,04318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,54875.15/cwt73.00–77.001,1634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57062.91/cwt55.00–70.009882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2677500.00/head500.00–500.005003
Bred Cows—Medium 2860825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 2890804.10/head750.00–900.008044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,162854.15/head725.00–985.008543
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.