Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
904 head
▼ 361 vs last sale 1,265▼ 1,122 vs year ago 2,026 · −55.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 68▼ 15 vs year ago 97 · −15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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 $185.19/cwt on 405 head.
Average price
$185.19
405 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.92
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538189.611,019334
Medium and Large 1-2511164.3884071
One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale405 hd
185.19
—
MO average18 barns · 11,768 hd
188.11
−2.92
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—High1,58393.091,47411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49982.461,2369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21478.7195523
CowsLean 85-90%Average99664.4064113

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)1,202$9753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$8837
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)847$9073thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)703$7522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,6252thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1281222.81/cwt220.00–230.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 1319236.48/cwt227.00–240.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1375222.00/cwt222.00–222.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy384262.96/cwt252.00–268.001,01031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398200.00/cwt200.00–200.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1418201.36/cwt195.00–220.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426259.51/cwt240.00–300.001,10628
Steers—Medium and Large 1463227.70/cwt222.00–230.001,0547
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy473248.19/cwt227.00–257.001,17426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479185.00/cwt185.00–185.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy521238.80/cwt222.00–250.001,24421
Steers—Medium and Large 1527208.55/cwt200.00–220.001,09917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538177.85/cwt165.00–182.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569187.05/cwt175.00–190.001,0648
Steers—Medium and Large 1578207.27/cwt200.00–215.001,1986
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy614210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,28917
Steers—Medium and Large 1624187.26/cwt185.00–192.001,16911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668171.52/cwt170.00–176.001,1464
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,26071
Steers—Medium and Large 1682185.41/cwt180.00–187.001,26415
Steers—Medium and Large 1741176.50/cwt176.00–177.001,3086
Steers—Medium and Large 1855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy876150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3143
Steers—Medium and Large 1928156.03/cwt152.00–160.001,4486
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286212.02/cwt200.00–222.006067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321205.55/cwt192.00–215.006608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327169.26/cwt155.00–186.005539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy343221.87/cwt217.00–227.0076114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362161.01/cwt160.00–162.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy363220.00/cwt220.00–220.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381193.47/cwt180.00–215.0073713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy418222.00/cwt222.00–222.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424167.79/cwt160.00–177.007119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431194.18/cwt184.00–215.0083740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470180.02/cwt177.00–183.008468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477195.82/cwt185.00–201.0093427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,06610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.56/cwt150.00–165.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527190.27/cwt176.00–197.001,00350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569187.96/cwt185.00–191.001,06935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569164.43/cwt145.00–175.0093614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added595183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621157.45/cwt154.00–172.0097811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627178.57/cwt170.00–181.501,12019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,16980
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671158.31/cwt155.00–163.001,06210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1937130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373205.56/cwt180.00–222.0076717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415217.56/cwt215.00–220.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy435234.81/cwt219.00–267.001,02117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy455233.48/cwt230.00–237.001,0626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540179.00/cwt179.00–179.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571175.46/cwt170.00–182.001,00211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622152.94/cwt150.00–165.009515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1769147.47/cwt137.00–155.001,13410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57292.10/cwt84.00–98.001,44810
Bulls——1,695103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98262.33/cwt57.00–67.0061210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04271.32/cwt70.00–73.007433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15076.26/cwt71.00–81.0087714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23067.00/cwt67.00–67.008241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32384.45/cwt81.00–88.001,1178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35877.70/cwt76.00–81.001,0554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61186.27/cwt85.00–88.001,3905
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2905800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 2960800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,110850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,110700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,149883.15/head760.00–1,000.008837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3501,062.31/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2703751.87/head525.00–950.007522
Bred Heifers—Medium 2847907.44/head885.00–925.009073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252

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.