Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-07-29

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jul 29
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 744▼ 95 vs year ago 638 · −14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 54▼ 3 vs year ago 58 · −5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 24▲ 43 vs year ago 17 · +252.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, the offering above 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand mixed 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 $146.59/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$146.59
219 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569148.82846180
Medium and Large 1-2533136.3072739
One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $120 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 sale219 hd
146.59
—
MO average19 barns · 11,728 hd
147.57
−0.98
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—High1,50790.881,3706thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28871.709233thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12368.3476712
CowsLean 85-90%High90451.6946713

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270182.50/cwt182.50–182.504933
Steers—Medium and Large 1318175.64/cwt158.00–179.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 1372160.39/cwt152.00–173.505977
Steers—Medium and Large 1423166.39/cwt153.00–175.0070418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423146.17/cwt140.00–150.006186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462144.77/cwt142.50–148.006697
Steers—Medium and Large 1469159.77/cwt150.00–167.0074915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed513154.00/cwt154.00–154.007909
Steers—Medium and Large 1527147.28/cwt140.00–152.5077627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537133.83/cwt122.00–140.007199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571133.48/cwt125.00–140.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 1573144.51/cwt140.00–151.0082817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1619140.44/cwt132.00–147.5086919
Steers—Medium and Large 1660140.96/cwt135.00–144.0093020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678122.00/cwt122.00–122.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1728139.58/cwt132.50–145.001,01623
Steers—Medium and Large 1764138.66/cwt130.00–143.001,0593
Steers—Medium and Large 1805127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0268
Steers—Medium and Large 1913122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343148.76/cwt144.00–155.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374144.76/cwt140.00–160.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy414151.00/cwt151.00–151.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427141.82/cwt130.00–150.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427124.36/cwt123.00–127.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471138.18/cwt132.00–147.0065130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.72/cwt122.00–135.0061115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529134.73/cwt130.00–142.5071326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569127.01/cwt124.50–132.5072323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632121.62/cwt120.00–125.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658121.12/cwt110.00–132.5079715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711118.00/cwt118.00–118.008397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772113.05/cwt110.00–122.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920105.00/cwt105.00–105.009663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343160.00/cwt160.00–160.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411150.46/cwt145.00–167.006189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443133.26/cwt131.00–134.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472145.60/cwt139.00–150.0068712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522133.29/cwt130.00–140.0069615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523124.86/cwt124.00–125.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568124.30/cwt123.00–127.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1599129.00/cwt129.00–129.007738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623126.02/cwt121.00–128.007858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768115.28/cwt110.00–116.508859
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18075.00/cwt75.00–75.008851
Bulls——1,57291.62/cwt88.00–94.001,4403
Bulls——1,57397.71/cwt96.50–99.001,5372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88948.03/cwt41.00–51.504278
Cows—Lean 85-90%92957.55/cwt56.00–59.005355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06163.46/cwt62.00–65.506733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13670.02/cwt66.00–73.507958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20569.50/cwt69.50–69.508371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28871.70/cwt68.50–73.509233
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2680850.00/cwt850.00–850.005,7801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,015855.00/cwt850.00–860.008,6782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0651,725.00/cwt1,675.00–1,775.0018,3712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,080955.00/cwt950.00–960.0010,3142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0951,126.67/cwt900.00–1,225.0012,3376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0013,9201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,200960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,5201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2815860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,0091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,5942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,063824.80/cwt700.00–925.008,7683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2141,082.60/cwt685.00–1,250.0013,14317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,263768.67/cwt650.00–835.009,7083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,291879.89/cwt825.00–900.0011,3594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3421,344.67/cwt1,050.00–1,475.0018,04511

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.