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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 9

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

664 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 741▲ 375 vs year ago 289 · +129.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 161▲ 62 vs year ago 120 · +51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 2 vs year ago 20 · −10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.47/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$249.47

236 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	258.46	1,242	181
Medium and Large 1-2	527	219.90	1,158	55

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $83 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 sale236 hd

249.47

—

MO average13 barns · 5,224 hd

247.80

+1.67

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	—	Average	1,731	127.78	2,212	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	111.81	1,285	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	109.22	1,438	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	92.71	914	44

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,495	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,276	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	892	$1,206	13

Every lot

77 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	276	294.93/cwt	287.00–300.00	814	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	991	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,044	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	338.64/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,290	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,348	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	300.36/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,283	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	323.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,515	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	253.53/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,194	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,338	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	307.35/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,555	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	287.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,523	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	251.54/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,333	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	551	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,427	25
Steers	—	Large 1	572	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,464	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	295.45/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,693	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	256.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,495	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,296	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	264.08/cwt	260.50–270.00	1,621	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	248.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	641	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,724	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,941	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	216.84/cwt	215.00–220.00	679	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	270.33/cwt	270.00–272.00	927	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,007	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	277.73/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	255.06/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,081	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	272.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,181	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	264.15/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,239	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	221.31/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,045	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	258.79/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,263	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	251.30/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,317	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	546	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	233.65/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,280	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	240.15/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,400	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	226.74/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,329	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	238.31/cwt	223.00–262.00	1,470	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	218.14/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,348	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	234.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,339	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	382	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,242	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	306.57/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,285	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	229.84/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,186	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,276	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	225.35/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,269	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	249.53/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,407	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	646	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	209.70/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,371	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	132.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,370	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	90.00/cwt	81.00–95.00	832	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	107.59/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,195	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	99.96/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,115	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,345	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	106.90/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,388	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	113.39/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,532	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,275.94/head	1,050.00–1,535.00	1,276	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	1,494.98/head	1,365.00–1,615.00	1,495	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,245.83/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,246	6

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 741Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 161Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 20

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	270.00–272.00	270.33
15	—	469	263.00–270.00	264.15
18	—	433	270.00–275.00	272.68
18	—	375	275.00–280.00	277.73
3	—	546	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	200.00–222.00	218.14
15	—	472	210.00–233.00	221.31
3	—	716	187.00	187.00
1	—	680	192.00	192.00
6	—	548	230.00–252.00	233.65
8	—	313	215.00–220.00	216.84
10	—	586	212.00–237.00	226.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	235.00–244.00	240.15
7	—	424	235.00–262.00	255.06
35	—	524	236.00–266.00	251.30
9	—	673	230.00–240.00	234.50
15	—	617	223.00–262.00	238.31
24	—	488	252.00–265.00	258.79
4	—	315	252.00	252.00
4	—	267	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	365	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	277.00	277.00
9	—	625	240.00–255.00	248.59
3	—	750	237.00	237.00
4	—	340	307.00	307.00
3	—	385	282.00	282.00
9	—	276	287.00–300.00	294.93
3	—	685	248.00	248.00
16	—	427	275.00–306.00	300.36
5	—	590	255.00	255.00
6	—	530	275.00–300.00	287.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	327.00	327.00
3	—	420	321.00	321.00
16	—	614	260.50–270.00	264.08
8	—	506	295.00–312.00	307.35
14	—	381	335.00–343.00	338.64
16	—	468	300.00–330.00	323.80
19	—	573	292.00–297.00	295.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	215.00	215.00
3	—	685	228.00	228.00
3	—	603	215.00	215.00
3	—	701	216.00	216.00
11	—	582	250.00–260.00	256.84
8	—	471	245.00–262.00	253.53
11	—	530	227.00–265.00	251.54
3	—	330	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	551	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	641	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	212.00	212.00
12	—	563	210.00–240.00	225.35
7	—	654	200.00–217.00	209.70
7	—	516	227.00–232.00	229.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	270.00	270.00
3	—	420	272.00	272.00
3	—	646	232.00	232.00
3	—	470	262.00	262.00
8	—	564	240.00–259.00	249.53
5	—	529	240.00–242.00	241.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	325.00	325.00
8	—	419	297.00–312.00	306.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,174	110.00–120.00	114.54
20	—	1,111	100.00–111.00	107.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,115	96.00–106.00	99.96
29	—	924	81.00–95.00	90.00
1	—	965	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,351	112.00–114.00	113.39
9	—	1,298	105.00–110.00	106.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,440	90.00	90.00
13	—	1,795	125.00–137.00	132.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,130	1,365.00–1,615.00	1,494.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,535.00	1,275.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,245.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.