Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-15

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 15
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,265 head
355 vs last sale 910 761 vs year ago 2,026 · 37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
6 vs last sale 74 29 vs year ago 97 · 29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
14 vs last sale 36 9 vs year ago 13 · +69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 higher with pre-vac, quality added and very good quality calves sell as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.22/cwt on 660 head.
Average price
$207.22
660 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$42.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578210.681,217607
Medium and Large 1-2665167.701,11553
One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $102 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 sale660 hd
207.22
MO average14 barns · 13,581 hd
201.04
+6.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,43394.431,3533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46284.341,2335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18376.2790217
CowsLean 85-90%Average94956.6453819

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$9953thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$8026
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$8252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$7351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,3755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1632thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,43394.43/cwt93.00–98.001,3533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12569.00/cwt69.00–69.007761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24882.35/cwt80.00–85.001,0286
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy522222.16/cwt215.00–229.001,16054
HeifersMedium and Large 1318194.57/cwt185.00–200.0061910
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added794198.34/cwt192.00–202.001,57519
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy383242.84/cwt225.00–255.0093039
SteersMedium and Large 1418202.92/cwt195.00–210.008486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884144.40/cwt140.00–150.001,2767
SteersMedium and Large 1323208.03/cwt197.00–227.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,20910
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy322248.65/cwt245.00–255.0080118
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy569217.92/cwt210.00–225.001,24043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522180.12/cwt170.00–195.009408
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567178.19/cwt166.00–185.001,01014
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added685207.22/cwt200.00–212.001,41949
SteersMedium and Large 1298230.00/cwt230.00–230.006853
SteersMedium and Large 1477209.59/cwt200.00–218.001,00018
SteersMedium and Large 1803165.67/cwt160.00–168.001,3306
SteersMedium and Large 1595204.59/cwt179.00–215.001,21764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678168.50/cwt160.00–177.001,14211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy614207.62/cwt197.00–213.001,27528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740163.28/cwt162.50–168.001,2087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0403
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added747195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4574
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added928157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4575
SteersMedium and Large 1784174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3648
SteersMedium and Large 1516208.02/cwt192.00–212.001,07318
SteersMedium and Large 1685188.89/cwt182.00–195.001,29452
SteersMedium and Large 1355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007463
SteersMedium and Large 1608188.42/cwt182.00–195.001,14611
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added491227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1154
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added609215.11/cwt212.00–217.001,31024
SteersMedium and Large 1723179.22/cwt170.00–181.001,29638
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added575216.01/cwt210.00–219.001,24212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added505239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,20717
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427162.00/cwt162.00–162.006923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006983
BullsMedium and Large 1506175.00/cwt175.00–175.008864
BullsMedium and Large 1575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0063
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy407227.86/cwt220.00–233.009275
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy484223.00/cwt222.00–224.001,0796
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,180925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium 2935900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersMedium 2700850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersMedium 2820735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,101888.82/head760.00–950.008894
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersMedium 2770825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1481,041.99/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0422
Bred CowsMedium 2838627.24/head575.00–675.006272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1331,408.33/head1,300.00–1,475.001,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy311210.86/cwt202.00–215.006564
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy473207.44/cwt195.00–228.0098129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2312175.00/cwt175.00–175.005463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy277225.00/cwt225.00–225.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy521200.46/cwt195.00–202.001,04412
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630157.00/cwt157.00–157.009893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691142.48/cwt130.00–155.009856
HeifersMedium and Large 1754159.25/cwt159.00–160.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy413203.29/cwt201.00–205.008407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378173.74/cwt172.50–175.006576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570166.00/cwt155.00–175.0094620
HeifersMedium and Large 1718164.92/cwt160.00–168.001,18414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy377216.85/cwt207.00–220.0081813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468161.29/cwt150.00–170.0075515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417163.56/cwt157.00–175.0068211
HeifersMedium and Large 1413191.66/cwt185.00–195.0079214
HeifersMedium and Large 1591178.81/cwt175.00–184.001,05777
HeifersMedium and Large 1636177.65/cwt165.00–182.001,13017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517165.82/cwt162.00–170.0085712
HeifersMedium and Large 1385191.00/cwt182.00–200.0073515
HeifersMedium and Large 1274194.62/cwt190.00–207.005336
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy489221.67/cwt216.00–227.001,08428
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added504209.66/cwt205.00–212.001,05712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added659180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,18611
HeifersMedium and Large 1520183.27/cwt170.00–192.0095353
HeifersMedium and Large 1482185.53/cwt172.00–192.0089469
HeifersMedium and Large 1680171.88/cwt170.00–172.501,16916
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy423228.95/cwt219.00–245.0096823
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy288258.48/cwt220.00–270.007444
CowsLean 85-90%95759.56/cwt53.00–67.0057016
CowsLean 85-90%90741.06/cwt35.00–45.003723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15073.35/cwt69.00–79.0084410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42186.18/cwt84.00–88.001,2254

How this sale compares

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.