Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-07-26

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jul 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
▼ 341 vs last sale 931▲ 73 vs year ago 517 · +14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 286▲ 95 vs year ago 85 · +111.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs heifers sold 6.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand basically sold lower, 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 $233.16/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$233.16
316 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$485
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.26
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1639241.041,541224
Medium and Large 1-2494213.981,05792
One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $485 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 sale316 hd
233.16
—
MO average15 barns · 5,860 hd
240.42
−7.26
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—High1,496121.361,81512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,484107.611,5978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202106.101,27543
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00086.4086422

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)1,430$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,3762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,3725

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280229.82/cwt225.00–235.006436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344238.73/cwt230.00–245.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1385267.43/cwt260.00–292.001,0307
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420257.31/cwt250.00–262.001,0818
Steers—Medium and Large 1424275.19/cwt267.00–287.001,16718
Steers—Medium and Large 1473275.19/cwt260.00–285.001,30212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480244.65/cwt235.00–260.001,17411
Steers—Medium and Large 1503271.51/cwt261.00–280.001,3666
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521246.28/cwt237.00–252.001,2838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576243.57/cwt230.00–250.001,4039
Steers—Medium and Large 1584267.14/cwt263.00–270.001,5605
Steers—Medium and Large 1629241.68/cwt234.00–245.001,52012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy645263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6965
Steers—Medium and Large 1668226.26/cwt225.00–230.001,5114
Steers—Medium and Large 1712238.47/cwt225.00–242.001,6985
Steers—Medium and Large 1811213.71/cwt212.00–217.001,7333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324202.64/cwt195.00–225.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328242.44/cwt240.00–250.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373223.09/cwt207.00–227.008329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385232.00/cwt232.00–232.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430217.92/cwt210.00–225.0093710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438230.90/cwt225.00–252.001,01115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473217.67/cwt200.00–230.001,03029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484243.29/cwt240.00–252.001,17815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517254.22/cwt242.00–260.001,3148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523214.41/cwt202.00–227.001,12117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy535268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576208.21/cwt200.00–215.001,19914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624202.96/cwt200.00–210.001,2665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626225.07/cwt212.00–239.001,4096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,65479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671200.31/cwt198.00–207.001,3444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674226.16/cwt220.00–230.001,5248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730232.75/cwt232.75–232.751,69969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7667
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1392267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410217.00/cwt217.00–217.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439241.98/cwt227.00–247.001,0624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461237.49/cwt237.00–240.001,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507223.23/cwt212.00–227.001,1324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522244.27/cwt230.00–249.001,2754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578227.42/cwt220.00–235.001,3147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy581252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,083109.08/cwt108.00–110.001,1812
Bulls——1,578123.82/cwt115.00–133.001,95410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98991.24/cwt89.00–97.009029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00783.05/cwt79.00–88.0083613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192100.15/cwt89.00–105.001,19419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210110.81/cwt107.00–116.001,34124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413103.82/cwt100.00–106.001,4673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527109.89/cwt107.00–115.001,6785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1751,372.09/head1,250.00–1,490.001,3725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2751,375.98/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.