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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,338 head

▲ 957 vs last sale 381▲ 109 vs year ago 1,229 · +8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 106▼ 34 vs year ago 105 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering, prevac feeders sold up to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply 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 $188.57/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$188.57

657 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	189.33	1,110	638
Medium and Large 1-2	590	163.15	962	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $148 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 sale657 hd

188.57

—

MO average14 barns · 19,922 hd

187.11

+1.46

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	—	Low	1,692	87.78	1,485	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	74.18	1,138	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	64.09	741	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	49.48	494	12

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)	1,224	$943	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	198.25/cwt	190.00–215.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	222.24/cwt	219.00–227.00	822	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	182.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	695	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	221.07/cwt	207.00–229.00	935	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	193.38/cwt	185.00–197.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	217.66/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,023	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	197.17/cwt	185.00–207.00	948	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	206.52/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,078	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	190.75/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,021	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,166	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	198.22/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,110	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	184.53/cwt	173.00–195.00	1,065	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	189.36/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,155	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	190.50/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,166	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	176.56/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,093	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	176.63/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,187	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	173.23/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,240	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	168.31/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,225	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	166.95/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,287	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	154.88/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,306	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,358	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	914	152.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,398	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	167.84/cwt	160.00–177.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	171.98/cwt	160.00–178.00	645	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	183.19/cwt	175.00–207.00	780	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	173.51/cwt	162.00–177.00	762	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	170.30/cwt	160.00–176.00	806	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	174.47/cwt	170.00–204.00	911	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	164.94/cwt	152.00–173.00	866	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	144.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	761	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	145.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	830	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	161.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	936	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	145.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	896	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	158.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,001	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	162.20/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,033	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	667	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,121	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	960	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	699	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,125	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	701	165.82/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,162	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	162.06/cwt	142.00–167.00	1,168	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	727	161.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,172	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	905	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,285	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	223.10/cwt	212.00–227.00	814	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	940	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	451	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	929	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	159.15/cwt	150.00–168.00	829	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	160.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	916	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	148.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	913	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	141.71/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,017	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	84.93/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,362	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,846	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	42.16/cwt	41.00–43.00	355	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	582	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	49.94/cwt	44.00–55.00	518	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	69.77/cwt	66.00–78.00	802	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	61.06/cwt	58.00–66.00	708	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	72.23/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,091	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,618	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,311	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,224	943.11/head	825.00–1,075.00	943	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	790	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,338Last week 381Year ago 1,229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 106Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	150.00–154.00	152.98
15	—	558	209.00	209.00
45	—	610	187.00–192.00	189.36
34	—	716	173.00–174.00	173.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	522	199.00–216.00	206.52
23	—	560	197.00–199.00	198.22
18	—	470	210.00–225.00	217.66
13	—	370	219.00–227.00	222.24
4	—	336	232.00	232.00
3	—	700	176.00	176.00
36	—	423	207.00–229.00	221.07
16	—	612	185.00–198.00	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	728	160.00–174.00	168.31
36	—	481	185.00–207.00	197.17
5	—	429	185.00–197.00	193.38
4	—	843	152.50–162.00	154.88
63	—	577	173.00–195.00	184.53
30	—	771	160.00–169.50	166.95
3	—	285	225.00	225.00
50	—	535	180.00–198.00	190.75
45	—	672	167.00–185.00	176.63
3	—	338	190.00–215.00	198.25
9	—	382	180.00–192.00	182.04
54	—	619	170.00–182.50	176.56
3	—	876	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	157.00	157.00
6	—	538	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	628	166.00	166.00
3	—	482	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	525	152.00–173.00	164.94
8	—	324	160.00–177.00	167.84
20	—	375	160.00–178.00	171.98
48	—	631	150.00–165.00	158.64
41	—	473	160.00–176.00	170.30
111	—	578	150.00–165.00	161.98
6	—	670	140.00–147.00	143.32
20	—	721	142.00–167.00	162.06
21	—	439	162.00–177.00	173.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	667	168.00	168.00
3	—	905	142.00	142.00
11	—	701	164.00–168.00	165.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	140.00–155.00	145.10
4	—	758	140.00	140.00
14	—	526	130.00–155.00	144.69
6	—	618	140.00–155.00	145.06
7	—	482	147.00–152.00	150.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	727	160.00–165.00	161.25
40	—	522	170.00–204.00	174.47
8	—	699	161.00	161.00
15	—	637	162.00–162.50	162.20
3	—	380	180.00	180.00
23	—	426	175.00–207.00	183.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	130.00–146.00	141.71
5	—	571	155.00–165.00	160.44
12	—	614	140.00–155.00	148.72
15	—	521	150.00–168.00	159.15
3	—	695	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	212.00–227.00	223.10
4	—	451	206.00	206.00
4	—	437	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,287.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,224	825.00–1,075.00	943.11

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	—	790	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,604	75.00–91.00	84.93
4	—	1,895	95.00–100.00	97.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,150	66.00–78.00	69.77
15	—	1,159	58.00–66.00	61.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	70.00–76.00	72.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	44.00–55.00	49.94
1	—	970	60.00	60.00
2	—	843	41.00–43.00	42.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	80.00–82.00	81.00

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.