Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-08

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▲ 633 vs last sale 277▲ 58 vs year ago 852 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 77▲ 15 vs year ago 59 · +25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 9▲ 30 vs year ago 6 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.21/cwt on 442 head.
Average price
$176.21
442 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.58
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608177.711,080409
Medium and Large 1-2535157.5984333
One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $237 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 sale442 hd
176.21
—
MO average18 barns · 13,343 hd
183.79
−7.58
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—Average1,71898.781,6975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32181.781,0814thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15075.8887332
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02860.8162512

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,322$1,0697
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$96710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,376$96313
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$8805
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$7751thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1257214.31/cwt202.00–227.005516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283185.00/cwt185.00–185.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326205.00/cwt205.00–205.006685
Steers—Medium and Large 1332210.16/cwt200.00–215.006989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364188.49/cwt185.00–192.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368227.52/cwt225.00–228.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 1379206.23/cwt200.00–210.0078210
Steers—Medium and Large 1420206.91/cwt200.00–215.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy432225.37/cwt222.00–230.009747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443187.74/cwt187.00–190.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1468200.65/cwt190.00–206.009395
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy471222.31/cwt215.00–227.001,04721
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522214.03/cwt205.00–226.001,11718
Steers—Medium and Large 1533198.28/cwt185.00–205.001,0576
Steers—Medium and Large 1565199.51/cwt197.00–200.001,1276
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy588211.33/cwt207.00–220.001,24331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618205.10/cwt200.00–215.001,26820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618146.62/cwt145.00–150.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1619183.96/cwt170.00–194.001,13914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy675188.76/cwt187.00–192.001,27439
Steers—Medium and Large 1683184.07/cwt172.00–190.001,25731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy718187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3434
Steers—Medium and Large 1722172.33/cwt160.00–176.001,24433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy757179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,35520
Steers—Medium and Large 1764173.96/cwt165.00–177.001,3294
Steers—Medium and Large 1815160.79/cwt160.00–162.001,31010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1875162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278190.50/cwt180.00–197.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328187.81/cwt182.00–192.0061613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy333200.00/cwt200.00–200.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372184.77/cwt170.00–192.0068715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy389207.58/cwt194.00–210.008079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427174.61/cwt172.00–177.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy433197.00/cwt197.00–197.008533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434189.99/cwt180.00–195.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy451210.00/cwt210.00–210.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456164.79/cwt150.00–170.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478183.40/cwt170.00–190.0087749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525175.65/cwt165.00–184.0092213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542165.69/cwt162.00–173.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573180.08/cwt176.00–183.001,03238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575151.51/cwt147.00–159.008714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612145.93/cwt140.00–155.008935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625168.33/cwt160.00–175.001,05220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy631178.81/cwt178.00–181.001,12828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy659181.98/cwt172.50–185.001,19956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667171.75/cwt150.00–176.501,14661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673147.18/cwt140.00–155.009917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722158.46/cwt145.00–172.001,1446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787167.83/cwt164.00–170.001,32167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy809169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,3718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367192.93/cwt180.00–209.0070812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405195.64/cwt185.00–202.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy428210.00/cwt210.00–210.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453188.74/cwt170.00–191.0085512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy458211.99/cwt210.00–214.009716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533195.22/cwt190.00–197.001,0414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy539210.22/cwt199.00–214.001,13312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562161.22/cwt160.00–165.009064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568149.74/cwt149.00–152.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2601130.00/cwt130.00–130.007817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683149.04/cwt145.00–162.001,0186
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61388.45/cwt85.00–93.001,4272
Bulls——1,788105.67/cwt101.00–113.001,8893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00660.23/cwt55.00–67.006068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06069.29/cwt69.00–70.007343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10081.00/cwt81.00–81.008911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11040.00/cwt40.00–40.004441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14080.81/cwt77.00–85.0092111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15074.80/cwt70.00–79.0086018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18864.27/cwt62.00–66.007643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39582.04/cwt81.00–83.001,1443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2800925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred Cows—Medium 2918882.60/head785.00–1,000.008835
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2995775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,094811.73/head750.00–875.008122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,170875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1921,051.78/head925.00–1,175.001,0525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,376963.38/head900.00–1,000.0096313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3771,117.87/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1186

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.