Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-27

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
362 vs last sale 927 418 vs year ago 983 · 42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
8 vs last sale 113 7 vs year ago 98 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
5 vs last sale 11 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 lower with some weight 20.00 lower with a lot of unwean calves in the offering and the month of October right around the corner. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.16/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$272.16
188 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.29
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499288.731,442110
Medium and Large 1-2544248.801,35578
One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $88 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 sale188 hd
272.16
MO average18 barns · 8,871 hd
267.87
+4.29
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
BullsAverage1,733112.811,95511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,489108.131,61014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193103.551,23527
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04779.3483117

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)1,290$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,4382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2321258.79/cwt252.00–265.008317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2366243.88/cwt222.00–255.0089311
HeifersMedium and Large 1623229.54/cwt222.00–242.001,43010
HeifersMedium and Large 1371261.16/cwt250.00–272.009698
HeifersMedium and Large 1259273.40/cwt267.00–275.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 1322288.55/cwt277.00–292.009298
HeifersMedium and Large 1529261.04/cwt257.00–275.001,3817
HeifersMedium and Large 1473266.06/cwt262.00–270.001,2586
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy517308.48/cwt295.00–317.001,59519
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy482310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4943
SteersMedium and Large 1618263.41/cwt250.00–270.001,6286
SteersMedium and Large 1788247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9464
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy407317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2903
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy374324.21/cwt322.00–325.001,2134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735208.40/cwt197.00–212.001,5324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614239.03/cwt227.00–242.001,46811
SteersMedium and Large 1260302.69/cwt295.00–315.007873
SteersMedium and Large 1578268.41/cwt260.00–270.001,55118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432256.87/cwt230.00–270.001,1109
SteersMedium and Large 1483287.89/cwt285.00–300.001,3915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520252.68/cwt225.00–265.001,31426
SteersMedium and Large 1723228.79/cwt225.00–240.001,6544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581245.08/cwt242.00–250.001,4246
SteersMedium and Large 1521269.47/cwt265.00–275.001,4044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482264.10/cwt250.00–275.001,27315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664232.80/cwt230.00–240.001,5467
SteersMedium and Large 1668245.27/cwt240.00–247.001,6384
SteersMedium and Large 1419294.01/cwt287.00–300.001,23215
SteersMedium and Large 1379303.57/cwt290.00–317.001,15114
SteersMedium and Large 1315335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2413225.00/cwt225.00–225.009295
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2653
BullsMedium and Large 1562245.15/cwt222.00–252.001,37810
BullsMedium and Large 1430271.85/cwt250.00–277.001,1695
BullsMedium and Large 1705207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4593
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy456292.48/cwt290.00–295.001,3346
CowsLean 85-90%91545.00/cwt45.00–45.004121
CowsLean 85-90%99692.23/cwt92.00–93.009194
CowsLean 85-90%1,07577.90/cwt70.00–87.0083712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489108.13/cwt101.00–119.001,61014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235106.88/cwt101.00–112.001,32019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09395.65/cwt92.00–98.001,0458
Bulls1,430105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5021
Bulls1,772116.77/cwt110.00–126.002,0699
Bulls1,68585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1951,438.49/head1,200.00–1,675.001,4382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482245.08/cwt225.00–252.001,1819
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy709205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4536
BullsMedium and Large 1513260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3346
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4004
BullsMedium and Large 1477270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2883
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy511289.30/cwt287.00–295.001,4787
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy435292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675205.51/cwt205.00–207.001,3874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590216.37/cwt207.00–230.001,27712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2393245.00/cwt245.00–245.009633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2533229.92/cwt220.00–245.001,22510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671197.78/cwt185.00–200.001,3277
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617210.66/cwt195.00–215.001,30011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy525247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2973
HeifersMedium and Large 1828216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7883
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy476295.69/cwt290.00–297.001,40715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009843
HeifersMedium and Large 1437270.95/cwt260.00–282.001,18414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570226.56/cwt215.00–240.001,29112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482236.07/cwt220.00–255.001,13812

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.