Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-01

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 1
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,021 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 764▼ 53 vs year ago 1,074 · −4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 139▼ 46 vs year ago 207 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very 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 $240.84/cwt on 471 head.
Average price
$240.84
471 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$37.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.26
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555245.951,366406
Medium and Large 1-2592208.911,23765
One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $129 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 sale471 hd
240.84
—
MO average16 barns · 5,565 hd
235.58
+5.26
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—Low1,604103.681,66310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41999.881,41718
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22990.511,11249
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08874.9681627

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)1,240$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,2005

Every lot

83 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1287309.10/cwt290.00–319.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1333286.25/cwt267.00–295.0095314
Steers—Medium and Large 1388293.76/cwt285.00–304.001,1406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0137
Steers—Medium and Large 1427264.10/cwt250.00–272.001,1289
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy430295.61/cwt290.00–305.001,27110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy472285.26/cwt280.00–290.001,34618
Steers—Medium and Large 1479265.51/cwt255.00–270.001,27216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480245.44/cwt232.00–250.001,17824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy512290.15/cwt285.00–297.001,48613
Steers—Medium and Large 1517257.89/cwt247.00–268.001,33322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520291.12/cwt282.00–293.001,51423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535229.94/cwt222.00–240.001,23012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585233.52/cwt222.00–245.001,36617
Steers—Medium and Large 1586259.88/cwt249.00–268.001,52335
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full597240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4335
Steers—Medium and Large 1624253.21/cwt235.00–260.001,58067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653221.71/cwt212.00–225.001,4484
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665253.22/cwt252.00–254.001,6845
Steers—Medium and Large 1667245.01/cwt235.00–252.001,63438
Steers—Medium and Large 1717239.00/cwt225.00–250.001,71414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added741250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,85310
Steers—Medium and Large 1753232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7473
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full765233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added802240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,92530
Steers—Medium and Large 1819224.42/cwt220.00–239.001,8386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7773
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added910235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,13916
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250277.00/cwt277.00–277.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332250.52/cwt250.00–252.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385247.77/cwt237.00–257.0095414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy388261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388230.99/cwt230.00–232.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy405262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407239.16/cwt237.00–247.0097351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438214.66/cwt205.00–220.009408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481251.23/cwt237.00–265.001,20844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy487267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527247.86/cwt232.00–257.001,30672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528216.25/cwt203.00–227.001,14221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533265.48/cwt257.00–267.001,41520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy561255.57/cwt255.00–260.001,43418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579213.24/cwt197.00–232.001,23511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585246.38/cwt235.00–257.001,44127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added589259.53/cwt257.00–262.001,5298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615229.27/cwt225.00–239.001,41017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630205.98/cwt190.00–215.001,2989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663232.88/cwt231.00–233.001,54435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added694248.79/cwt247.00–249.001,72728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy720231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734187.24/cwt182.00–200.001,3745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736230.66/cwt230.00–232.001,6983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761196.19/cwt187.00–200.001,4936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added796234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,86731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1859202.58/cwt200.00–210.001,7404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2948182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458209.18/cwt200.00–235.009584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1502248.01/cwt245.00–252.001,2453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542211.36/cwt200.00–215.001,1464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630213.48/cwt212.00–215.001,3452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723193.36/cwt180.00–207.001,3982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4963
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49881.84/cwt80.00–84.001,2262
Bulls——1,538111.56/cwt110.00–114.001,7164
Bulls——1,724106.71/cwt104.00–109.001,8404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96785.68/cwt81.00–91.008296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.75/cwt51.00–60.005872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13073.60/cwt65.00–82.0083219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21388.64/cwt80.00–94.001,07534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25296.10/cwt93.00–100.001,20314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32586.98/cwt83.00–91.001,1522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401100.52/cwt94.00–112.001,40815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,875116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,200.26/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.