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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 424▼ 573 vs year ago 818 · −70.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 86▼ 41 vs year ago 74 · −55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the weather there was too small of an offering to determine a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, no slaughter bulls in the offering; Demand not determine 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 $262.42/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$262.42

117 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.44

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	269.04	1,316	91
Medium and Large 1-2	560	239.26	1,340	26

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale117 hd

262.42

—

MO average4 barns · 1,102 hd

236.98

+25.44

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	1,090	90.00	981	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	91.72	1,316	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	89.61	1,095	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	63.57	688	10

Every lot

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	953	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	291.01/cwt	278.00–305.00	1,123	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,028	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	271.51/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,162	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	278.44/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,334	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	254.73/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,281	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	270.75/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,384	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	256.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,465	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	241.92/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,396	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,433	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	215.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,529	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	252.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,065	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	259.34/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,100	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	250.98/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,197	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	193.65/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,028	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	234.84/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,249	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	218.27/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,255	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	204.18/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,184	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,190	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	196.59/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,319	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,289	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	53.05/cwt	50.00–58.00	531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	68.69/cwt	60.00–78.00	772	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	968	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	92.64/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,129	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	80.52/cwt	79.00–82.00	993	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	92.86/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,310	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,337	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 424Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 86Year ago 74

Due to the weather there was too small of an offering to determine a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, no slaughter bulls in the offering; Demand not determine and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	180.00–225.00	196.59
3	—	643	185.00	185.00
11	—	531	193.00–200.00	193.65
11	—	580	185.00–220.00	204.18
4	—	456	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	200.00	200.00
10	—	424	247.00–267.00	259.34
4	—	386	276.00	276.00
3	—	287	240.00	240.00
4	—	625	210.00	210.00
8	—	575	212.00–225.00	218.27
3	—	693	186.00	186.00
4	—	477	232.00–257.00	250.98
3	—	763	175.00	175.00
10	—	532	230.00–247.00	234.84
4	—	343	250.00–260.00	252.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	386	278.00–305.00	291.01
9	—	511	260.00–280.00	270.75
9	—	709	210.00–220.00	215.60
12	—	323	295.00	295.00
12	—	613	250.00	250.00
6	—	428	257.00–277.00	271.51
7	—	479	270.00–287.00	278.44
3	—	285	300.00	300.00
15	—	571	250.00–275.00	256.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	252.00	252.00
6	—	666	210.00–220.00	215.12
12	—	577	225.00–255.00	241.92
4	—	503	242.00–259.00	254.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,124	60.00–78.00	68.69
4	—	1,000	50.00–58.00	53.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	79.00–82.00	80.52
6	—	1,219	89.00–98.00	92.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,411	90.00–95.00	92.86

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.