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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,293 head

▲ 653 vs last sale 640▼ 285 vs year ago 1,578 · −18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 86▼ 63 vs year ago 177 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale May 31` due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and heifers sold 10.00-14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls sold 2.00 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 $248.98/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$248.98

649 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$33.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.64

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	253.42	1,399	563
Medium and Large 1-2	543	219.90	1,195	86

One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $204 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 sale649 hd

248.98

—

MO average17 barns · 13,830 hd

239.33

+9.64

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	—	High	1,748	115.32	2,016	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	90.72	1,233	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	90.01	1,071	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	65.18	628	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$853	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,380	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	264.79/cwt	252.00–270.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	268.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	975	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	244.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	288.14/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,222	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	266.80/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,134	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	227.04/cwt	220.00–245.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	277.56/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,305	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,295	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	233.34/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	256.22/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,332	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	223.87/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,164	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	270.21/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,443	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	254.77/cwt	236.00–262.00	1,437	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	266.84/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,510	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	223.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,274	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,503	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	213.34/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,318	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	244.99/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,516	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	209.21/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,429	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	185.02/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,271	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	208.53/cwt	208.00–209.50	1,495	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	204.40/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,474	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	179.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	184.75/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,397	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	181.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,384	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,603	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	202.07/cwt	172.00–210.00	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	236.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	232.47/cwt	222.00–237.00	872	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	216.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	967	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	402	240.19/cwt	239.50–241.00	966	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	204.44/cwt	182.00–215.00	836	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	230.74/cwt	222.00–238.50	992	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	203.02/cwt	155.00–215.00	956	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	223.65/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,065	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,148	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	204.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,079	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	218.65/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,235	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	199.47/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,147	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	198.12/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,145	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	193.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,190	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	170.02/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,075	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	185.37/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,259	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	184.75/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,256	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	187.30/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,337	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	224.82/cwt	222.00–227.00	940	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	234.58/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,128	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	216.06/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,095	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	188.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	957	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	105.10/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	119.86/cwt	113.00–127.00	2,227	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	56.63/cwt	50.00–60.00	492	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	69.95/cwt	65.00–76.00	702	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	86.81/cwt	80.00–90.00	951	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	80.77/cwt	77.00–84.00	951	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	92.41/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,165	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	89.03/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,169	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	94.95/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,401	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,288	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,425	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	929.80/head	850.00–1,000.00	930	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,445	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 640Year ago 1,578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 86Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 8

*No Sale May 31` due to Memorial Day

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	565	218.00–220.00	218.65
11	—	402	239.50–241.00	240.19
5	—	398	243.00	243.00
45	—	517	220.00–225.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	184.00–187.00	184.75
7	—	324	172.00–210.00	202.07
23	—	409	182.00–215.00	204.44
5	—	632	165.00–185.00	170.02
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
5	—	385	210.00–219.00	216.86
9	—	578	180.00–218.00	198.12
18	—	471	155.00–215.00	203.02
4	—	780	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	476	210.00–232.00	223.65
14	—	679	170.00–194.00	185.37
56	—	430	222.00–238.50	230.74
69	—	575	190.00–215.00	199.47
14	—	615	180.00–200.00	193.57
10	—	714	187.00–188.00	187.30
11	—	332	230.00–240.00	236.91
14	—	375	222.00–237.00	232.47
22	—	529	190.00–215.00	204.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	424	280.00–292.00	288.14
33	—	717	208.00–209.50	208.53
10	—	333	287.00	287.00
53	—	619	230.00–255.00	244.99
61	—	534	265.00–280.00	270.21
33	—	566	265.00–268.00	266.84
36	—	470	276.00–280.00	277.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	260.00–270.00	268.62
38	—	683	196.00–227.00	209.21
12	—	618	202.00–220.00	213.34
10	—	721	200.00–206.00	204.40
64	—	520	240.00–262.00	256.22
64	—	474	260.00–280.00	273.19
10	—	319	252.00–270.00	264.79
9	—	822	195.00	195.00
4	—	756	180.00–199.00	184.75
15	—	425	255.00–270.00	266.80
3	—	880	180.00	180.00
47	—	564	236.00–262.00	254.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	235.00–255.00	244.81
7	—	722	175.00–180.00	179.30
5	—	687	177.00–190.00	185.02
10	—	520	219.00–235.00	223.87
4	—	764	170.00–185.00	181.19
13	—	474	225.00–240.00	233.34
8	—	428	220.00–245.00	227.04
30	—	569	210.00–230.00	223.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	601	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
4	—	507	185.00–200.00	188.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	210.00–240.00	234.58
7	—	418	222.00–227.00	224.82
3	—	715	167.00	167.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
7	—	507	202.00–225.00	216.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	88.00–91.00	89.03
2	—	1,475	94.00–96.00	94.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,261	91.00–95.00	92.41
18	—	1,096	80.00–90.00	86.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	868	50.00–60.00	56.63
6	—	1,003	65.00–76.00	69.95
2	—	1,178	77.00–84.00	80.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,858	113.00–127.00	119.86
4	—	1,501	98.00–108.00	105.10

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,425.00

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)	2	—	1,133	850.00–1,000.00	929.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00

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.