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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 7Dec 14Dec 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▼ 897 vs last sale 1,469▼ 621 vs year ago 1,193 · −52.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 162▲ 25 vs year ago 105 · +23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 30 vs year ago 35 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.62/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$187.62

259 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	190.92	1,012	232
Medium and Large 1-2	581	159.25	925	27

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $87 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 sale259 hd

187.62

—

MO average14 barns · 12,468 hd

187.01

+0.61

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	—	Average	1,625	79.25	1,287	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	67.79	1,020	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	59.09	698	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	42.07	442	24

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$825	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$600	2thin

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	597	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	322	220.25/cwt	216.00–228.00	709	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	191.93/cwt	187.00–197.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	154.32/cwt	140.00–172.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	223.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	196.90/cwt	180.00–207.00	750	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	211.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	899	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	191.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	166.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	203.85/cwt	202.00–205.00	974	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	194.75/cwt	180.00–200.00	939	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	972	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	202.30/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,048	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	185.47/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,003	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	150.05/cwt	140.00–160.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	181.03/cwt	166.50–187.00	1,037	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	164.98/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,020	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	154.32/cwt	135.00–160.00	983	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	169.57/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,163	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	169.67/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,240	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,255	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	761	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,263	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,353	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,274	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	148.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	407	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	170.34/cwt	165.00–180.00	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	148.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	167.93/cwt	157.00–180.00	620	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	148.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	564	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	170.67/cwt	160.00–177.00	705	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	162.90/cwt	155.00–167.00	782	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	138.80/cwt	120.00–145.00	713	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	158.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	828	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	138.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	785	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	161.67/cwt	155.00–164.50	943	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	160.21/cwt	155.00–162.00	977	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	156.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,114	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	153.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,164	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	809	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	151.95/cwt	137.00–165.00	576	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	187.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	159.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	792	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	141.15/cwt	140.00–142.00	831	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	155.11/cwt	140.00–165.00	988	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	138.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	939	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	73.49/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,085	7
Bulls	—	—	2,006	94.13/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,888	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	31.98/cwt	28.00–35.00	306	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	44.09/cwt	38.00–52.00	471	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	56.20/cwt	46.00–62.00	657	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	65.33/cwt	63.00–74.00	787	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	67.43/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,000	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	56.84/cwt	50.00–61.00	851	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,552	79.40/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,232	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	815	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	3

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Dec 14, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 1,469Year ago 1,193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 162Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	165.00–180.00	170.34
8	—	413	160.00–177.00	170.67
7	—	680	160.00	160.00
6	—	710	152.00–158.00	156.96
15	—	521	155.00–162.00	158.99
10	—	583	155.00–164.50	161.67
24	—	369	157.00–180.00	167.93
4	—	757	150.00–155.00	153.75
10	—	610	155.00–162.00	160.21
24	—	480	155.00–167.00	162.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	140.00–150.00	148.54
4	—	400	130.00–135.00	133.75
11	—	482	140.00–150.00	145.77
17	—	514	120.00–145.00	138.80
4	—	345	145.00–160.00	148.69
11	—	379	140.00–160.00	148.82
26	—	568	134.00–140.00	138.12
3	—	680	135.00	135.00
2	—	620	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	187.00–197.00	191.93
10	—	381	180.00–207.00	196.90
5	—	756	166.00	166.00
9	—	731	167.00–170.00	169.67
38	—	573	166.50–187.00	181.03
25	—	686	159.00–170.00	169.57
3	—	275	217.00	217.00
2	—	890	152.00	152.00
10	—	429	185.00–200.00	191.85
18	—	482	180.00–200.00	194.75
12	—	541	180.00–193.00	185.47
4	—	618	160.00–180.00	164.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	135.00–160.00	154.32
3	—	342	140.00–172.00	154.32
4	—	438	165.00–170.00	166.19
3	—	897	142.00	142.00
2	—	553	140.00–160.00	150.05
5	—	669	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	200.00–206.00	202.30
8	—	425	200.00–215.00	211.48
38	—	478	202.00–205.00	203.85
17	—	322	216.00–228.00	220.25
7	—	359	220.00–227.00	223.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	150.00–165.00	159.98
3	—	477	125.00	125.00
10	—	379	137.00–165.00	151.95
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
7	—	589	140.00–142.00	141.15
2	—	680	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	180.00–190.00	187.38
5	—	637	140.00–165.00	155.11
10	—	676	135.00–141.00	138.90
9	—	515	150.00–157.00	153.76
3	—	730	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	50.00–61.00	56.84
9	—	1,483	64.00–78.00	67.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,169	46.00–62.00	56.20
13	—	1,205	63.00–74.00	65.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,069	38.00–52.00	44.09
4	—	958	28.00–35.00	31.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	74.00–88.00	79.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	70.00–87.00	73.49
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
4	—	2,006	92.00–99.00	94.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	600.00	600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.