Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-12-07

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 7
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,469 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 1,797▲ 471 vs year ago 998 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 212▲ 41 vs year ago 121 · +33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 7.00-13.00 higher, heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, 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 $187.88/cwt on 602 head.
Average price
$187.88
602 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574193.711,111483
Medium and Large 1-2543164.23891119
One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $220 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 sale602 hd
187.88
—
MO average19 barns · 25,173 hd
187.37
+0.51
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—High1,70084.451,43615
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48167.3599718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16158.6668149
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03043.8645214

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)1,116$8144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,1001thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255192.00/cwt192.00–192.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy295222.00/cwt222.00–222.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306171.61/cwt155.00–177.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy331215.93/cwt214.00–220.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1334208.66/cwt202.00–212.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy359221.02/cwt215.00–223.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1379191.15/cwt186.00–205.0072415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388172.20/cwt170.00–175.0066816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420221.81/cwt210.00–233.0093232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421167.23/cwt162.00–180.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1429192.68/cwt190.00–203.0082710
Steers—Medium and Large 1473201.86/cwt183.00–207.0095518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy474217.17/cwt210.00–227.001,02947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481168.11/cwt160.00–184.0080916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522171.11/cwt166.00–177.0089319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy534200.26/cwt198.00–204.001,06946
Steers—Medium and Large 1536189.91/cwt180.00–194.001,01832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy564204.12/cwt200.00–206.001,15124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574167.33/cwt152.00–175.0096022
Steers—Medium and Large 1577183.68/cwt175.00–190.001,06058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617157.12/cwt150.00–165.009699
Steers—Medium and Large 1621181.24/cwt169.00–189.001,12646
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added644204.99/cwt202.00–207.001,32020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy658203.59/cwt190.00–205.001,34011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660157.49/cwt137.00–165.001,03918
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3594
Steers—Medium and Large 1668173.05/cwt165.00–185.001,15616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy714185.50/cwt182.00–192.001,32420
Steers—Medium and Large 1717173.60/cwt165.00–185.001,24523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719144.99/cwt140.00–150.001,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1761167.85/cwt160.00–180.001,2774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761131.26/cwt130.00–135.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4857
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added826166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,37322
Steers—Medium and Large 1852160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3634
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy855179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 1900145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318140.00/cwt140.00–140.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331174.49/cwt170.00–182.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360173.18/cwt170.00–185.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376155.58/cwt140.00–166.0058519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412167.73/cwt160.00–174.0069123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424145.65/cwt133.00–160.0061839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465151.38/cwt137.00–165.0070429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478164.68/cwt160.00–170.0078730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy489177.00/cwt177.00–177.0086611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527166.53/cwt160.00–180.0087868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530150.64/cwt140.00–160.0079828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577163.08/cwt158.00–165.0094169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583151.97/cwt137.00–160.0088626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619163.25/cwt156.00–175.001,01144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626140.88/cwt130.00–151.0088220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663159.13/cwt145.00–165.001,05515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663150.53/cwt135.00–163.009988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734160.54/cwt156.00–162.501,17830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763158.23/cwt148.00–160.001,2077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382173.08/cwt162.00–185.0066110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413164.00/cwt164.00–164.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1497160.00/cwt160.00–160.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519149.05/cwt145.00–152.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523171.23/cwt167.00–174.0089610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579147.33/cwt140.00–149.008537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608142.86/cwt142.00–148.008697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723137.00/cwt137.00–137.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1792134.31/cwt130.00–135.001,0647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1947137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50479.79/cwt70.00–90.001,2009
Bulls——1,55560.00/cwt60.00–60.009331
Bulls——2,08397.73/cwt95.00–101.002,0365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%96540.00/cwt40.00–40.003861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01347.65/cwt41.00–51.004838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03056.00/cwt56.00–56.005771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05735.37/cwt32.00–38.003745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14256.67/cwt50.00–62.0064734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22064.83/cwt62.00–68.0079114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31060.00/cwt59.00–61.007863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46966.51/cwt63.00–72.0097711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,64075.16/cwt72.00–79.001,2334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,116814.36/head665.00–1,025.008144
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.