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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

824 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 637▼ 973 vs year ago 1,797 · −54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 92▼ 78 vs year ago 212 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 12 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.00/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$255.00

340 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$40.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.73

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	266.72	1,333	242
Medium and Large 1-2	566	226.06	1,280	98

One grade step is worth $40.66/cwt here — about $53 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 sale340 hd

255.00

—

MO average10 barns · 9,563 hd

234.27

+20.73

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	1,823	100.04	1,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	89.95	1,312	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	86.02	1,059	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	69.99	753	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,169	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,071	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$951	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$925	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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	330.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,089	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	278.85/cwt	262.00–290.00	931	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	277.43/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,013	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	387	313.32/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,213	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	402	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,154	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	260.47/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,104	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	249.66/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,064	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	262.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,225	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,388	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	230.64/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,089	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,267	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	257.70/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,330	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	233.51/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,224	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,420	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	234.65/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,333	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	245.34/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,408	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	210.22/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,299	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,310	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	239.49/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,518	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	209.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,399	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	236.01/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,584	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,494	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,534	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	228.41/cwt	225.00–232.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	235.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	232.35/cwt	227.00–242.00	874	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	210.15/cwt	190.00–219.00	872	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	228.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	965	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	453	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	978	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	221.19/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,033	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	980	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	199.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	963	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	201.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,048	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	220.19/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,171	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	195.75/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,110	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	213.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,237	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	187.27/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,157	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	207.62/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,296	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	178.68/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,213	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	172.32/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,237	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,203	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	224.93/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,269	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	200.78/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,253	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,445	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	190.98/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,278	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,821	96.18/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,751	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,114	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	519	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	75.01/cwt	70.00–78.00	800	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	82.43/cwt	79.00–88.00	959	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	91.48/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,119	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	82.71/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,020	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,016	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	84.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,159	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	93.94/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,425	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	950.79/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,168.83/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,169	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,222	1,045.50/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,046	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 637Year ago 1,797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 92Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	190.00–210.00	199.71
36	—	567	180.00–216.00	195.75
22	—	618	179.00–200.00	187.27
20	—	519	195.00–215.00	201.93
3	—	387	219.00	219.00
6	—	679	170.00–195.00	178.68
12	—	718	160.00–180.00	172.32
14	—	415	190.00–219.00	210.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	216.00	216.00
4	—	576	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	227.00–242.00	232.35
5	—	318	230.00–250.00	235.30
3	—	775	182.00	182.00
2	—	283	225.00–232.00	228.41
24	—	467	217.00–227.00	221.19
20	—	532	215.00–224.00	220.19
12	—	624	202.00–214.00	207.62
3	—	706	190.00	190.00
3	—	578	212.00–215.00	213.97
27	—	423	220.00–240.00	228.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	205.00	205.00
7	—	520	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	334	262.00–290.00	278.85
3	—	960	165.00	165.00
31	—	467	250.00–270.00	262.29
6	—	365	262.00–285.00	277.43
8	—	574	241.00–248.00	245.34
5	—	671	227.00–250.00	236.01
3	—	265	290.00	290.00
25	—	634	220.00–250.00	239.49
7	—	424	257.00–262.00	260.47
37	—	516	243.00–268.00	257.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	200.00–225.00	209.37
18	—	618	200.00–217.00	210.22
11	—	472	200.00–247.00	230.64
23	—	568	217.00–245.00	234.65
3	—	747	200.00	200.00
3	—	767	200.00	200.00
7	—	426	200.00–270.00	249.66
24	—	524	220.00–247.00	233.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	287.00	287.00
6	—	500	272.00	272.00
3	—	460	282.00	282.00
9	—	600	249.00	249.00
9	—	330	310.00–340.00	330.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	472	294.00	294.00
20	—	387	306.00–318.00	313.32
25	—	540	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	210.00	210.00
4	—	513	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	211.00	211.00
4	—	624	185.00–206.00	200.78
3	—	471	230.00	230.00
6	—	669	180.00–202.00	190.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	217.00–220.00	217.99
16	—	564	215.00–242.00	224.93
3	—	467	255.00–260.00	256.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	276.00	276.00
3	—	365	285.00	285.00

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)	5	—	1,222	900.00–1,200.00	1,045.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,168.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	900.00–1,000.00	950.79

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)	1	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	114.00–117.00	115.50
8	—	1,821	89.00–104.00	96.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	80.00–87.00	84.25
10	—	1,517	89.00–100.00	93.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	77.00	77.00
27	—	1,233	75.00–88.00	82.71
18	—	1,223	88.00–104.00	91.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	79.00–88.00	82.43
3	—	1,037	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,067	70.00–78.00	75.01

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.