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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 6

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,393 head

▲ 1,569 vs last sale 824▲ 924 vs year ago 1,469 · +62.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 134▲ 26 vs year ago 162 · +16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply heavy.

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 $230.79/cwt on 1,008 head.

Average price

$230.79

1,008 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	240.41	1,394	523
Medium and Large 1-2	590	220.41	1,300	485

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $94 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 sale1,008 hd

230.79

—

MO average19 barns · 16,725 hd

238.23

−7.44

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	1,453	101.23	1,471	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	87.81	1,314	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	82.87	1,003	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	66.38	692	21

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)	1,020	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,340	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	709	$794	4thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	260.03/cwt	250.00–280.00	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	346	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,055	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	246.42/cwt	225.00–257.00	904	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	278.80/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,065	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	291.35/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,177	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	274.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,152	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	242.51/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,040	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	275.75/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,274	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	256.99/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,213	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	243.09/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,152	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	250.35/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,299	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,394	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	234.91/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,257	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	542	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,420	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	225.87/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,285	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	249.17/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,455	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,350	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	227.44/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,426	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	210.60/cwt	166.00–240.00	1,325	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	229.05/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,521	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	208.77/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,405	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	198.38/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,405	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	205.83/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,470	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	201.77/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,548	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	172.85/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,345	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	197.45/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,601	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	192.80/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,602	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	223.00/cwt	210.00–227.00	731	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	235.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	877	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	220.37/cwt	197.00–228.00	831	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	209.05/cwt	195.00–220.00	878	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	232.78/cwt	221.00–247.00	980	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,052	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,111	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	225.31/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,077	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	204.19/cwt	190.00–220.00	976	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,087	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	224.96/cwt	214.00–247.00	1,174	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	198.61/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,039	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	199.11/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,139	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	222.81/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,281	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	185.81/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,154	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	201.03/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,252	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	198.38/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,319	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	192.20/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,303	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	201.52/cwt	187.00–222.00	1,449	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	177.29/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,282	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	179.32/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,347	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,293	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,453	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	964	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	208.85/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,080	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	224.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,226	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	205.74/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	215.23/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,427	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	100.04/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,461	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	47.33/cwt	40.00–58.00	462	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	69.38/cwt	61.00–78.00	712	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	89.55/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,048	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	81.60/cwt	76.00–86.00	994	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	85.13/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,045	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	82.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,212	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	93.65/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,442	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	709	793.94/head	760.00–825.00	794	4

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,393Last week 824Year ago 1,469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 134Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply heavy.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,340.00	1,340.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	709	760.00–825.00	793.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	93.00–104.00	100.04
1	—	1,425	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	78.00–92.00	85.13
5	—	976	40.00–58.00	47.33
13	—	1,026	61.00–78.00	69.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,218	76.00–86.00	81.60
4	—	1,170	87.00–92.00	89.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	89.00–100.00	93.65
6	—	1,461	80.00–86.00	82.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	404	275.00–300.00	291.35
3	—	346	305.00	305.00
7	—	542	262.00	262.00
25	—	462	273.00–280.00	275.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	811	183.00–210.00	197.45
7	—	335	250.00–280.00	260.03
26	—	382	267.00–287.00	278.80
18	—	767	192.00–208.00	201.77
28	—	584	235.00–254.00	249.17
53	—	714	190.00–217.00	205.83
7	—	855	183.00–203.00	192.80
3	—	905	177.00	177.00
55	—	664	214.00–236.00	229.05
105	—	627	220.00–235.00	227.44
57	—	519	232.00–262.00	250.35
60	—	472	248.00–270.00	256.99
3	—	272	272.00	272.00
13	—	420	260.00–285.00	274.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	225.00–256.00	242.51
3	—	845	170.00	170.00
33	—	474	230.00–259.00	243.09
32	—	778	165.00–192.00	172.85
8	—	367	225.00–257.00	246.42
64	—	673	180.00–220.00	208.77
96	—	569	195.00–240.00	225.87
119	—	535	210.00–245.00	234.91
105	—	629	166.00–240.00	210.60
7	—	708	180.00–206.00	198.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	220.00	220.00
5	—	526	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	372	230.00–240.00	235.86
95	—	623	190.00–207.00	201.03
8	—	813	175.00–180.00	178.76
6	—	751	171.00–181.00	179.32
53	—	665	192.00–210.00	198.38
132	—	522	214.00–247.00	224.96
71	—	478	217.00–237.00	225.31
46	—	421	221.00–247.00	232.78
19	—	719	187.00–222.00	201.52
80	—	575	211.00–228.00	222.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	523	180.00–217.00	198.61
12	—	723	170.00–184.00	177.29
19	—	420	195.00–220.00	209.05
10	—	678	170.00–200.00	192.20
12	—	328	210.00–227.00	223.00
3	—	808	160.00	160.00
81	—	572	180.00–210.00	199.11
17	—	377	197.00–228.00	220.37
2	—	850	160.00	160.00
38	—	478	190.00–220.00	204.19
25	—	621	175.00–205.00	185.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	203.00	203.00
5	—	508	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	247.00	247.00
5	—	463	240.00	240.00
5	—	661	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	795	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	200.00	200.00
2	—	747	150.00	150.00
9	—	663	215.00–217.00	215.23
4	—	780	150.00	150.00
11	—	373	250.00–270.00	258.55
4	—	632	205.00–206.00	205.74
11	—	545	222.00–230.00	224.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	200.00–212.00	208.85
3	—	680	161.00	161.00
4	—	728	150.00–160.00	152.47

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.