Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-01-22

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 947▲ 646 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 63▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 304 head.
Average price
$147.23
304 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.67
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1652148.15966284
Medium and Large 1-2507134.1568120
One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $285 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 sale304 hd
147.23
—
MO average18 barns · 10,985 hd
153.90
−6.67
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
Bulls—Average1,52259.4490515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35048.426543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21446.6856718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04029.943118thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1281177.95/cwt170.00–186.005007
Steers—Medium and Large 1373162.86/cwt159.00–171.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 1406165.75/cwt158.00–171.0067311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460134.98/cwt130.00–148.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 1466164.63/cwt157.00–170.0076711
Steers—Medium and Large 1516161.96/cwt150.00–171.0083614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy518175.00/cwt175.00–175.0090710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525139.49/cwt135.00–148.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561128.76/cwt120.00–140.007228
Steers—Medium and Large 1579156.45/cwt150.00–158.5090616
Steers—Medium and Large 1631147.10/cwt140.00–155.5092827
Steers—Medium and Large 1670148.72/cwt135.00–153.5099683
Steers—Medium and Large 1725138.24/cwt128.00–143.001,00262
Steers—Medium and Large 1829132.51/cwt130.00–133.501,09940
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282146.00/cwt146.00–146.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313125.54/cwt121.00–130.003936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325137.64/cwt127.00–141.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384128.33/cwt124.00–135.0049316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386143.85/cwt140.00–147.005557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1406131.40/cwt130.00–137.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408113.00/cwt110.00–120.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465122.07/cwt110.00–128.0056817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468137.85/cwt130.00–145.006459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519121.27/cwt118.00–124.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534131.42/cwt127.50–135.0070244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569120.38/cwt112.00–125.0068511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1594129.80/cwt124.00–132.5077140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603121.27/cwt120.00–125.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631127.39/cwt118.00–128.0080419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662129.02/cwt128.00–130.5085425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724127.10/cwt125.50–127.7592027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488152.50/cwt152.50–152.507443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528122.54/cwt120.00–125.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529146.26/cwt142.00–149.007749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577129.70/cwt128.00–132.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605104.50/cwt104.50–104.506326
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24948.92/cwt40.00–55.006116
Bulls——1,62761.87/cwt58.00–67.001,0076
Bulls——1,86075.64/cwt74.50–78.001,4073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03023.11/cwt20.00–25.002382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04332.21/cwt25.00–38.503366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08536.03/cwt34.00–38.503912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22643.26/cwt38.00–47.505307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23351.71/cwt48.50–57.006389
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25545.00/cwt45.00–45.005651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39850.13/cwt48.00–52.007012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3701,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0015,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2753685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,1583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2855760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,4981
Bred Cows—Medium 2860750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2968714.53/cwt625.00–775.006,9172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,095934.74/cwt775.00–1,025.0010,2357
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,188685.90/cwt650.00–710.008,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,245850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5831

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.