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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 575▲ 11 vs year ago 381 · +2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 83▼ 9 vs year ago 106 · −8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (Dec 27 or Jan 3) due to Christmas and New Years Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00-14.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

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 $253.69/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$253.69

175 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.38

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	259.36	1,410	127
Medium and Large 1-2	536	238.67	1,280	48

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $130 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 sale175 hd

253.69

—

MO average16 barns · 11,085 hd

235.31

+18.38

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	1,440	95.30	1,373	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	85.19	1,157	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	83.05	979	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	69.76	794	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,266	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$760	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	225.24/cwt	185.00–260.00	719	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	273.32/cwt	265.00–292.00	913	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	926	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	286.53/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,103	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	239.71/cwt	235.00–244.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	292.64/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,212	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	235.86/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	285.96/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,373	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	266.70/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,309	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	273.35/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,427	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	244.05/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,403	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,599	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	242.73/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,498	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	215.89/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,466	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	232.27/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,586	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	226.32/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	220.23/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,689	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	235.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	934	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	232.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	968	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	203.75/cwt	187.00–217.00	954	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	240.83/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,139	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	230.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,200	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	204.82/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,108	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	208.16/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,199	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	208.00/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,273	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	187.04/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,208	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,229	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,567	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	292.59/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,106	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	270.26/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,022	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	267.54/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,172	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	211.31/cwt	200.00–235.00	926	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,148	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	247.61/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	207.27/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,175	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,323	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	226.45/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,159	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,340	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	78.35/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	96.46/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,403	8
Bulls	—	—	1,503	109.17/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,641	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	61.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	643	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	71.99/cwt	67.00–77.00	829	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	89.41/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,041	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	81.92/cwt	79.00–87.00	967	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	985	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	83.19/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,109	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	88.38/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,237	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	695	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	925	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,040	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	1,356.50/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,357	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	1,351.17/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 575Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 83Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 14

*No Sale (Dec 27 or Jan 3) due to Christmas and New Years Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00-14.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	292.00–295.00	292.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	237.00–255.00	247.61
5	—	438	262.00–272.00	267.54
3	—	618	222.00–235.00	226.45
3	—	583	227.00	227.00
6	—	378	255.00–287.00	270.26
3	—	463	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	200.00–235.00	211.31
7	—	567	200.00–217.00	207.27
2	—	675	197.00–200.00	198.47
2	—	635	180.00–185.00	182.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	275.00–294.00	286.53
5	—	735	215.00–229.00	226.32
12	—	617	237.00–250.00	242.73
3	—	935	195.00	195.00
10	—	767	202.00–225.00	220.23
26	—	491	265.00–272.00	266.70
11	—	334	265.00–292.00	273.32
12	—	522	272.00–274.00	273.35
8	—	683	227.00–233.00	232.27
6	—	588	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	225.00	225.00
3	—	693	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	575	225.00–250.00	244.05
5	—	319	185.00–260.00	225.24
2	—	375	247.00	247.00
2	—	473	227.00–245.00	235.86
3	—	408	235.00–244.00	239.71
5	—	679	190.00–224.00	215.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	286.00–300.00	292.64
10	—	480	282.00–287.00	285.96
4	—	328	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	197.00–218.00	208.00
3	—	812	193.00	193.00
5	—	325	225.00–250.00	235.43
4	—	387	240.00–245.00	241.25
3	—	765	194.00	194.00
7	—	417	227.00–235.00	232.04
41	—	473	225.00–247.00	240.83
32	—	521	220.00–245.00	230.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	187.00–217.00	203.75
4	—	650	189.00	189.00
5	—	576	207.00–210.00	208.16
5	—	646	175.00–195.00	187.04
7	—	541	197.00–215.00	204.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	74.00–87.00	83.19
5	—	1,400	87.00–89.00	88.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	88.00–91.00	89.41
28	—	1,181	79.00–87.00	81.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	60.00–65.00	61.17
2	—	1,263	78.00	78.00
8	—	1,151	67.00–77.00	71.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	105.00–114.00	109.17
8	—	1,455	85.00–104.00	96.46
3	—	1,338	70.00–84.00	78.35

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,356.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	960.00	960.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	695	760.00	760.00

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.