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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 624▼ 312 vs year ago 949 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 160▼ 6 vs year ago 98 · −6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale next week (Nov 22) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; 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 $216.68/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$216.68

249 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	225.91	1,243	177
Medium and Large 1-2	607	194.38	1,180	69
Large 1	665	185.00	1,230	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.91/cwt here — about $13 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 sale249 hd

216.68

—

MO average17 barns · 8,068 hd

221.04

−4.36

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	1,655	102.88	1,702	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	94.20	1,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	89.17	1,186	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	63.58	677	15

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,098	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	274.29/cwt	272.00–285.00	897	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	232.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	234.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	988	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,068	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	259.37/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,203	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	238.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,129	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	255.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,303	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	226.85/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,205	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,474	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	261.89/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,461	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	268.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,688	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	237.17/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,516	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	197.94/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,326	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	239.01/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,644	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	224.50/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	232.18/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,785	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,959	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	250.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	238.29/cwt	225.00–242.00	779	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	226.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	226.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	959	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	228.79/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,096	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,034	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	194.91/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,004	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	228.75/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,199	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	200.93/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,147	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	225.85/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,308	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	223.62/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,386	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	191.09/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,189	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,236	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,315	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	212.97/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,612	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	190.31/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,486	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,505	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	244.82/cwt	227.00–267.00	940	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	232.85/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,094	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	232.26/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,208	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	529	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,333	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	209.55/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,132	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	217.72/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,245	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	211.99/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,329	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	212.36/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,389	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,403	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	93.60/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	112.16/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,913	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	48.09/cwt	40.00–50.00	479	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	71.33/cwt	65.00–78.00	783	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	84.52/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,062	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	93.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,303	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	95.00/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,367	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,509	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	1,850.00/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	925.42/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	1,184.65/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,185	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 624Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 160Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 2

*No Sale next week (Nov 22) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	225.00–242.00	238.29
6	—	738	210.00–219.00	212.97
20	—	757	213.00	213.00
16	—	424	220.00–235.00	226.13
14	—	479	222.00–234.00	228.79
13	—	620	218.00–227.00	223.62
5	—	379	225.00–232.00	226.33
25	—	524	215.00–234.00	228.75
9	—	280	245.00–255.00	250.73
14	—	658	220.00	220.00
46	—	579	218.00–231.00	225.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	187.00	187.00
15	—	515	190.00–212.00	194.91
3	—	711	185.00	185.00
3	—	805	187.00	187.00
7	—	781	170.00–200.00	190.31
3	—	481	215.00	215.00
3	—	395	215.00	215.00
8	—	571	190.00–220.00	200.93
23	—	622	180.00–210.00	191.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	267.00	267.00
39	—	629	265.00–270.00	268.39
4	—	668	257.00	257.00
10	—	532	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	222.00–237.00	226.85
4	—	582	235.00	235.00
19	—	474	220.00–250.00	238.18
7	—	422	225.00–245.00	234.21
4	—	366	225.00–235.00	232.37
5	—	670	185.00–217.00	197.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	221.00–227.00	224.50
10	—	464	252.00–270.00	259.37
3	—	805	214.00	214.00
16	—	688	227.00–245.00	239.01
7	—	639	232.00–242.00	237.17
3	—	510	250.00–265.00	255.58
30	—	769	216.00–236.00	232.18
12	—	911	215.00	215.00
10	—	427	250.00	250.00
17	—	558	249.00–268.00	261.89
6	—	327	272.00–285.00	274.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	208.00–217.00	211.99
10	—	654	197.00–215.00	212.36
9	—	572	210.00–234.00	217.72
9	—	470	220.00–237.00	232.85
7	—	384	227.00–267.00	244.82
3	—	425	220.00	220.00
6	—	520	210.00–237.00	232.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	205.00–215.00	209.94
6	—	725	192.00–195.00	193.50
4	—	415	225.00	225.00
7	—	540	204.00–215.00	209.55
3	—	605	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	252.00	252.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,184.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	900.00–950.00	925.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	106.00–119.00	112.16
4	—	1,603	90.00–98.00	93.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	75.00–89.00	84.52
10	—	1,396	90.00–98.00	93.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	87.00	87.00
9	—	1,439	89.00–103.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	40.00–50.00	48.09
10	—	1,098	65.00–78.00	71.33

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.