Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-01-18

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 18
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 728▼ 472 vs year ago 1,290 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 10 vs year ago 64 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, the offering 600 lbs and higher sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.52/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$187.52
370 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.18
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581190.561,107328
Medium and Large 1-2606163.7699242
One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $115 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 sale370 hd
187.52
—
MO average18 barns · 19,045 hd
190.69
−3.18
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—High1,81088.531,6026thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38572.191,0006thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15866.0576532
CowsLean 85-90%Average99649.8349614

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$9602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)841$7564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)985$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,3751thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1287218.31/cwt215.00–227.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 1328217.83/cwt200.00–225.007149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335182.00/cwt182.00–182.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 1376205.90/cwt200.00–212.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy397217.00/cwt217.00–217.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy432217.82/cwt215.00–224.0094114
Steers—Medium and Large 1436195.00/cwt185.00–200.0085011
Steers—Medium and Large 1477193.94/cwt172.00–207.0092520
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy481211.16/cwt205.00–215.001,0169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482185.51/cwt183.00–188.008946
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy523204.44/cwt200.00–211.001,06919
Steers—Medium and Large 1532192.41/cwt184.00–200.001,02413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533180.00/cwt180.00–180.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy562201.60/cwt197.00–207.001,13354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570167.26/cwt162.00–175.0095310
Steers—Medium and Large 1579188.72/cwt185.00–197.001,09338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614146.96/cwt140.00–150.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,23610
Steers—Medium and Large 1625182.97/cwt179.00–185.001,14426
Steers—Medium and Large 1664176.18/cwt168.00–178.001,17040
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 1721169.55/cwt150.00–172.001,22224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733152.28/cwt137.00–160.001,1168
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added751167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775151.28/cwt137.00–156.001,1724
Steers—Medium and Large 1791159.20/cwt150.00–167.001,25910
Steers—Medium and Large 1816158.98/cwt155.00–165.001,2974
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added830166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3788
Steers—Medium and Large 1940141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335175.65/cwt175.00–177.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368168.80/cwt160.00–175.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372154.04/cwt147.00–160.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416151.60/cwt140.00–165.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424180.86/cwt169.00–188.0076740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471172.87/cwt160.00–185.0081428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479150.94/cwt132.00–165.0072319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy511182.00/cwt182.00–182.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517168.20/cwt160.00–179.0087061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522158.44/cwt150.00–161.0082715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568152.48/cwt140.00–159.008669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578166.72/cwt160.00–173.0096450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.73/cwt136.00–146.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623164.42/cwt150.00–171.001,02449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664139.32/cwt135.00–152.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665159.17/cwt150.00–166.001,05819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717154.70/cwt150.00–162.001,1097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy735162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy777158.33/cwt156.00–162.001,2305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822151.87/cwt150.00–152.501,2484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2724
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375142.00/cwt142.00–142.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy384202.68/cwt202.00–205.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428184.04/cwt178.00–190.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy488193.00/cwt193.00–193.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521173.84/cwt160.00–186.009068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581175.46/cwt165.00–185.001,01921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611157.00/cwt157.00–157.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668159.20/cwt159.00–160.001,0635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69187.23/cwt80.00–93.001,4755
Bulls——2,40595.00/cwt95.00–95.002,2851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99152.91/cwt50.00–57.005247
Cows—Lean 85-90%99140.72/cwt35.00–46.004045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02861.80/cwt58.00–66.006352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14570.79/cwt68.00–75.0081112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16563.21/cwt58.00–68.0073620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38572.19/cwt70.00–74.001,0006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2960900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium 2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2841755.79/head600.00–900.007564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,330959.91/head935.00–985.009602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.