Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-11

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 11
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
429 vs last sale 784 420 vs year ago 775 · 54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
1 vs last sale 127 90 vs year ago 216 · 41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
6 vs last sale 10 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 4.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.24/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$237.24
114 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.02
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503244.531,22982
Medium and Large 1-2501218.571,09432
One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $135 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 sale114 hd
237.24
MO average16 barns · 5,170 hd
240.26
−3.02
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
BullsHigh1,687114.211,9266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37095.001,30215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19394.421,12731
CowsLean 85-90%Average99275.5074917

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$1,8932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2327242.00/cwt242.00–242.007913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1636247.42/cwt247.00–248.001,5747
SteersMedium and Large 1485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2613
SteersMedium and Large 1321294.41/cwt280.00–312.0094516
SteersMedium and Large 1446272.49/cwt257.00–280.001,21513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427232.00/cwt232.00–232.009913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519240.72/cwt237.00–242.001,2494
SteersMedium and Large 1520256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3314
SteersMedium and Large 1382290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662149.23/cwt125.00–220.009884
HeifersMedium and Large 1464245.55/cwt242.00–252.001,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 1353258.10/cwt245.00–272.009117
SteersMedium and Large 1278273.44/cwt267.00–290.007608
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3004
SteersMedium and Large 1550261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4314
HeifersMedium and Large 1530245.78/cwt238.00–251.001,30315
HeifersMedium and Large 1411240.26/cwt230.00–257.009876
BullsMedium and Large 1472241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2628198.80/cwt187.00–212.001,2487
BullsMedium and Large 1508245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2455
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3233
BullsMedium and Large 1430243.96/cwt240.00–250.001,0495
BullsMedium and Large 1370267.00/cwt267.00–267.009884
CowsLean 85-90%98572.93/cwt64.00–82.0071814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32890.14/cwt81.00–106.001,19711
CowsLean 85-90%1,02787.49/cwt84.00–94.008993
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486108.38/cwt96.00–114.001,6114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22398.29/cwt95.00–104.001,20214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16991.23/cwt79.00–95.001,06617
Bulls1,627117.05/cwt111.00–124.001,9045
Bulls1,985100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3201,892.61/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy405276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570222.54/cwt215.00–232.001,26811
BullsMedium and Large 1611226.20/cwt222.00–234.001,38212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669186.84/cwt177.00–190.001,2504
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2397240.00/cwt240.00–240.009533
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537219.70/cwt217.00–230.001,18014
HeifersMedium and Large 1630234.08/cwt215.00–247.001,47510
HeifersMedium and Large 1660228.11/cwt227.00–230.001,5068
HeifersMedium and Large 1584237.79/cwt232.00–252.001,38915
HeifersMedium and Large 1331258.89/cwt252.00–272.008575
HeifersMedium and Large 1280259.41/cwt257.00–265.007265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475228.09/cwt217.00–235.001,08314

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.