Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-05-10

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 893▲ 40 vs year ago 600 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 154▼ 19 vs year ago 105 · −18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $228.97/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$228.97
242 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,321
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.46
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602232.361,398202
Medium and Large 1-2451211.8995740
One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $442 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 sale242 hd
228.97
—
MO average16 barns · 14,172 hd
233.44
−4.46
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,683109.821,84810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17389.431,04925
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43587.981,2628thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07273.7279013

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)1,285$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,0125
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$6851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$1,1833thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331206.57/cwt200.00–225.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 1345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1382262.72/cwt250.00–285.001,00419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386240.83/cwt222.00–247.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414227.83/cwt200.00–250.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2392
Steers—Medium and Large 1429270.06/cwt260.00–280.001,1595
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy453270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2236
Steers—Medium and Large 1467258.05/cwt240.00–260.001,20512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474210.64/cwt187.00–220.009987
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505206.09/cwt200.00–220.001,04110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512269.52/cwt267.00–270.001,38019
Steers—Medium and Large 1513242.75/cwt230.00–262.001,2458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562191.80/cwt184.00–225.001,0786
Steers—Medium and Large 1568237.84/cwt230.00–241.001,35113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,49328
Steers—Medium and Large 1617225.96/cwt210.00–234.001,3943
Steers—Medium and Large 1667199.75/cwt194.00–207.001,3329
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added726199.12/cwt197.75–200.501,44652
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy770203.34/cwt202.00–204.001,5669
Steers—Medium and Large 1856185.54/cwt161.00–188.001,58811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325197.86/cwt175.00–215.006439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334230.08/cwt222.00–250.0076817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381232.26/cwt220.00–245.0088521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409232.49/cwt225.00–240.0095110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422191.45/cwt185.00–210.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425244.19/cwt242.50–245.001,0389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463220.67/cwt210.00–232.001,02220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484193.96/cwt175.00–207.0093922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513190.41/cwt177.00–200.009776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,05812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529189.91/cwt180.00–200.001,00517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569191.81/cwt180.00–200.001,09117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578170.20/cwt160.00–180.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,15822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663164.98/cwt160.00–180.001,0944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added669192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,28425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380224.70/cwt220.00–237.008545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431240.85/cwt225.00–250.001,03810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431204.87/cwt200.00–220.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479230.16/cwt215.00–245.001,10210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2497210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512226.71/cwt220.00–230.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531189.82/cwt185.00–200.001,0085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575207.99/cwt200.00–217.001,19614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619164.52/cwt157.00–170.001,01810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425102.68/cwt93.00–108.001,4634
Bulls——1,57581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2761
Bulls——1,911121.30/cwt115.00–126.002,3185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96073.12/cwt66.00–78.007028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08459.67/cwt55.00–65.006472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12986.06/cwt80.00–89.0097212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21492.55/cwt90.00–98.001,12413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36384.69/cwt82.00–88.001,1543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38191.37/cwt90.00–94.001,2624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48984.58/cwt80.00–89.001,2594
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2920710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2431,087.93/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752

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.