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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 565▼ 379 vs year ago 1,163 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 105▲ 124 vs year ago 3 · +4,133.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 131 vs year ago 141 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lb steers and heifers sold 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 10.00-17.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 $238.22/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$238.22

297 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	247.49	1,339	203
Medium and Large 1-2	538	218.19	1,175	94

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $164 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 sale297 hd

238.22

—

MO average16 barns · 6,069 hd

243.23

−5.01

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	1,759	107.43	1,890	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	104.05	1,576	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	94.58	1,112	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	73.92	742	32

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,182	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	891	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$944	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$860	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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	282.59/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,088	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	222.75/cwt	212.00–255.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,168	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,380	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	269.32/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,287	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	243.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,187	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	272.03/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,387	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	249.98/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,302	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,537	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	239.19/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,349	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	255.03/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,469	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	270.63/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,575	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	222.93/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,384	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	258.88/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,618	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	249.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,676	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	240.03/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,755	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	235.50/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	222.27/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,824	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	254.79/cwt	245.00–265.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	238.00/cwt	227.00–240.00	797	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	282.15/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,035	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	215.75/cwt	211.00–242.00	841	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	290.85/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,192	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	248.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,039	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	233.80/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,008	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,337	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	259.14/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,200	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	235.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,126	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	244.31/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,278	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	224.45/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,196	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	212.98/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,199	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	235.89/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,335	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	233.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,446	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	210.15/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,326	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	229.51/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,538	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	202.76/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,358	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,310	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	228.64/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,639	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	222.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,623	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	254.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,073	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,078	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,183	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	233.04/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,230	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	204.04/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	179.83/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,309	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,294	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	91.36/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	119.48/cwt	112.00–126.00	2,378	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	50.28/cwt	40.00–55.00	471	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	76.75/cwt	65.00–86.00	773	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	87.18/cwt	85.00–91.00	931	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	90.99/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,048	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	102.17/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,253	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	95.11/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,403	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	107.03/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,635	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	891	952.37/head	925.00–975.00	952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	898	944.25/head	750.00–1,175.00	944	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,182.00/head	1,182.00–1,182.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,260	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	690	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 565Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 105Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	222.00–242.00	233.80
6	—	712	184.00	184.00
8	—	390	211.00–242.00	215.75
11	—	631	190.00–225.00	210.15
6	—	335	227.00–240.00	238.00
3	—	257	240.00	240.00
10	—	563	200.00–235.00	212.98
4	—	773	210.00	210.00
19	—	533	190.00–240.00	224.45
11	—	670	180.00–215.00	202.76
8	—	478	235.00–240.00	235.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	240.00–265.00	248.46
3	—	320	245.00–265.00	254.79
11	—	367	245.00–300.00	282.15
9	—	717	227.00–230.00	228.64
66	—	523	220.00–264.00	244.31
7	—	771	220.00–225.00	222.72
18	—	463	245.00–275.00	259.14
14	—	566	234.00–240.00	235.89
24	—	670	225.00–232.00	229.51
25	—	619	230.00–235.00	233.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	410	282.00–296.00	290.85
3	—	461	290.00	290.00
3	—	340	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	260.00–265.00	263.74
3	—	332	245.00	245.00
3	—	860	215.00	215.00
4	—	564	235.00–241.00	239.19
4	—	395	212.00–255.00	222.75
14	—	521	240.00–255.00	249.98
3	—	912	200.00	200.00
3	—	703	216.00–220.00	218.65
4	—	621	220.00–226.00	222.93
3	—	488	240.00–250.00	243.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	731	235.00–244.00	240.03
5	—	510	270.00–275.00	272.03
4	—	330	280.00	280.00
6	—	821	220.00–234.00	222.27
8	—	385	271.00–292.00	282.59
1	—	420	270.00	270.00
21	—	478	255.00–280.00	269.32
4	—	780	234.00–237.00	235.50
3	—	858	225.00	225.00
17	—	672	240.00–250.00	249.42
12	—	576	240.00–260.00	255.03
32	—	625	246.00–265.00	258.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	582	270.00–271.00	270.63
10	—	457	302.00	302.00
9	—	532	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	225.00–227.00	226.27
6	—	728	170.00–190.00	179.83
2	—	572	232.00	232.00
3	—	761	170.00	170.00
3	—	622	200.00–207.00	204.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	222.00–245.00	233.04
3	—	665	200.00	200.00
5	—	422	250.00–260.00	254.23
3	—	612	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	497	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	97.00–114.00	102.17
19	—	1,152	84.00–95.00	90.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	40.00–55.00	50.28
4	—	1,068	85.00–91.00	87.18
23	—	1,007	65.00–86.00	76.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	103.00–116.00	107.03
2	—	1,475	94.00–96.00	95.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	88.00–96.00	91.36
4	—	1,990	112.00–126.00	119.48

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)	1	—	1,260	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,182.00	1,182.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	898	750.00–1,175.00	944.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	891	925.00–975.00	952.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	860.00	860.00

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.