Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-13

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 13
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,009 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 567▲ 12 vs year ago 997 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 112▼ 12 vs year ago 197 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and 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 $256.10/cwt on 335 head.
Average price
$256.10
335 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.93
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510266.571,361233
Medium and Large 1-2539232.191,251102
One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $110 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 sale335 hd
256.10
—
MO average17 barns · 9,859 hd
249.17
+6.93
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—High1,815124.652,2628thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,533110.091,68815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,222104.601,27934
CowsLean 85-90%High97290.0087517

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)1,452$1,8153thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$1,5394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,262$1,4697

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1272323.13/cwt300.00–330.008795
Steers—Medium and Large 1323303.24/cwt280.00–320.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy335340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1380312.76/cwt300.00–327.001,18814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411239.38/cwt222.00–275.009848
Steers—Medium and Large 1431293.75/cwt280.00–320.001,26616
Steers—Medium and Large 1466299.09/cwt279.00–310.001,39432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483257.48/cwt240.00–270.001,24413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528251.98/cwt235.00–267.001,33036
Steers—Medium and Large 1532283.31/cwt270.00–297.001,50721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570252.57/cwt230.00–267.001,44026
Steers—Medium and Large 1573284.73/cwt280.00–290.001,63233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613237.84/cwt200.00–246.001,4586
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622284.12/cwt282.00–285.001,76710
Steers—Medium and Large 1627268.91/cwt250.00–279.001,68634
Steers—Medium and Large 1665252.82/cwt250.00–260.001,6817
Steers—Medium and Large 1837225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy303310.00/cwt310.00–310.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319288.78/cwt272.00–300.0092113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342241.89/cwt235.00–262.008277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373240.91/cwt220.00–255.0089916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376275.56/cwt260.00–287.001,03618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy434286.50/cwt280.00–295.001,24330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434274.42/cwt267.00–280.001,19122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458241.10/cwt235.00–247.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475276.21/cwt260.00–285.001,31241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516257.93/cwt250.00–265.001,33123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524235.40/cwt220.00–247.001,23327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568238.93/cwt216.00–249.001,35716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576253.28/cwt245.00–261.001,45933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623223.89/cwt218.00–237.001,39520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625245.97/cwt243.00–248.751,53718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667243.68/cwt242.00–257.001,62515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675216.53/cwt210.00–222.001,46211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2851205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1896226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,0257
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385275.98/cwt257.00–292.001,06315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy407300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421256.01/cwt250.00–260.001,0785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438283.82/cwt272.00–293.001,24313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469268.23/cwt262.00–280.001,25818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480239.03/cwt232.00–252.001,14715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519220.60/cwt215.00–230.001,14518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,795125.88/cwt117.00–133.002,2607
Bulls——1,955116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94885.47/cwt80.00–90.008109
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00095.09/cwt92.00–100.009518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16698.85/cwt91.00–105.001,15315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267109.14/cwt104.00–116.001,38319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533110.09/cwt105.00–114.001,68815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1981,539.30/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2621,469.28/head1,300.00–1,700.001,4697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4521,815.33/head1,675.00–1,950.001,8153

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.