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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 696▼ 711 vs year ago 869 · −81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 99▼ 81 vs year ago 110 · −73.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale Sept 6 due to Labor Day*

Due to the heat, not enough cattle in the offering for a trend comparison. Supply light.

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 $272.26/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$272.26

62 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.34

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	278.12	1,393	51
Medium and Large 1-2	513	245.05	1,256	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $137 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 sale62 hd

272.26

—

MO average11 barns · 3,770 hd

257.92

+14.34

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	1,520	119.05	1,810	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	102.27	1,481	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	96.07	1,194	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	79.52	837	9thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	278.02/cwt	272.00–290.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,074	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,260	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	277.60/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	254.86/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,228	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	282.86/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,380	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	289.70/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,509	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	239.45/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,269	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	243.91/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,624	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,916	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	218.40/cwt	210.00–225.00	797	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	232.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,000	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	228.28/cwt	227.00–232.00	991	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,095	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	226.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,085	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,287	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	200.43/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,056	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,225	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	227.78/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,296	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	191.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,286	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	262.96/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,123	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	960	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	496	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,176	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	202.87/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,191	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	78.21/cwt	70.00–88.00	835	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	90.08/cwt	70.00–100.00	1,012	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,318	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	104.05/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,460	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	104.40/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,566	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 696Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 99Year ago 110

*No Sale Sept 6 due to Labor Day*

Due to the heat, not enough cattle in the offering for a trend comparison. Supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	190.00–207.00	202.87
4	—	503	210.00–220.00	217.46
3	—	457	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	240.00–279.00	262.96
4	—	496	237.00	237.00
3	—	525	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	236.00	236.00
7	—	521	265.00–294.00	289.70
7	—	666	240.00–248.00	243.91
7	—	269	272.00–290.00	278.02
4	—	488	280.00–292.00	282.86
3	—	707	247.00	247.00
4	—	403	272.00–294.00	277.60
3	—	560	254.00	254.00
3	—	340	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	220.00–245.00	239.45
4	—	482	240.00–260.00	254.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	300.00	300.00
3	—	410	315.00	315.00
3	—	395	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	210.00–225.00	218.40
9	—	479	220.00–235.00	226.52
3	—	527	182.00–210.00	200.43
7	—	671	185.00–200.00	191.58
4	—	553	220.00–222.00	221.49
4	—	434	227.00–232.00	228.28
3	—	620	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	230.00	230.00
4	—	569	227.00–230.00	227.78
8	—	431	227.00–235.00	232.04
3	—	337	245.00	245.00
3	—	523	246.00	246.00
4	—	376	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,500	104.00–105.00	104.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	70.00–88.00	78.21
1	—	930	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	103.00–105.00	104.05
4	—	1,123	70.00–100.00	90.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	118.00–120.00	119.05

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.