Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-08

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 8
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 1,021▼ 363 vs year ago 987 · −36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 161▲ 39 vs year ago 121 · +32.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold 25.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower 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 $214.56/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$214.56
228 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.91
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464228.461,059114
Medium and Large 1-2515200.661,034114
One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $26 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 sale228 hd
214.56
—
MO average18 barns · 10,203 hd
231.47
−16.91
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—High1,593103.801,65412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46590.941,33227
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15186.6199753
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04063.6666236

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)1,425$1,3101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,2332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,3004thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278285.66/cwt275.00–300.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy323282.99/cwt280.00–287.009147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366226.09/cwt210.00–250.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 1368253.42/cwt245.00–270.009339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421241.93/cwt230.00–247.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1425261.69/cwt250.00–277.001,11218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473232.51/cwt220.00–240.001,10013
Steers—Medium and Large 1478263.58/cwt247.00–270.001,26013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 1528251.12/cwt242.00–269.001,32622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536231.57/cwt222.00–241.001,24115
Steers—Medium and Large 1574240.44/cwt235.00–250.001,38020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589222.73/cwt220.00–235.001,3126
Steers—Medium and Large 1624240.11/cwt230.00–249.001,49821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3264
Steers—Medium and Large 1665235.26/cwt232.00–240.001,5647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3523
Steers—Medium and Large 1725228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6534
Steers—Medium and Large 1755216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6343
Steers—Medium and Large 1827218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,80317
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269264.07/cwt245.00–275.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322230.27/cwt227.00–232.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331252.94/cwt240.00–265.0083710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370227.84/cwt222.00–240.0084319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381212.91/cwt210.00–220.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421228.98/cwt217.00–240.0096420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428205.24/cwt200.00–215.0087811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472208.72/cwt200.00–228.0098522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481226.50/cwt220.00–234.001,08918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512216.75/cwt210.00–225.001,11015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525201.02/cwt200.00–210.001,05519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569191.17/cwt180.00–200.001,08833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588202.46/cwt199.00–220.001,19012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610224.17/cwt210.00–229.001,3674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620190.94/cwt175.00–200.001,18412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711183.67/cwt165.00–200.001,3064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372234.50/cwt230.00–240.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415242.86/cwt234.00–257.001,00810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484233.88/cwt225.00–244.001,1327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518242.06/cwt230.00–252.001,25411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588197.94/cwt180.00–210.001,1648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622212.94/cwt186.00–230.001,32411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2903
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42697.87/cwt90.00–104.001,3967
Bulls——1,827112.09/cwt106.00–120.002,0485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95547.16/cwt33.00–62.0045015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08772.55/cwt69.00–77.0078917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14183.86/cwt79.00–91.0095734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15987.71/cwt81.00–96.001,0174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16892.44/cwt90.00–96.001,08018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18575.00/cwt75.00–75.008891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45794.86/cwt92.00–97.001,38217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47984.27/cwt80.00–89.001,24610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,232.96/head1,225.00–1,240.001,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4251,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004

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.