Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,291 head
▲ 969 vs last sale 322▲ 1,061 vs year ago 230 · +461.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 73▲ 51 vs year ago 60 · +85.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 37▲ 42 vs year ago 15 · +280.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's lighter test, steers and heifers firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good on a heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.23/cwt on 528 head.
Average price
$151.23
528 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1642154.30991389
Medium and Large 1-2628143.09899132
Medium and Large 2615134.468277thin
One grade step is worth $19.84/cwt here — about $163 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 sale528 hd
151.23
—
MO average14 barns · 8,930 hd
151.13
+0.10
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—Average1,55884.721,32016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39765.1090915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11859.7566823
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02050.7451836

Every lot

77 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300189.00/cwt189.00–189.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1373185.00/cwt185.00–185.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 1429169.97/cwt167.00–173.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450179.00/cwt179.00–179.0080621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed457171.00/cwt171.00–171.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477149.73/cwt145.00–156.007148
Steers—Medium and Large 1484165.20/cwt160.00–168.0080014
Steers—Medium and Large 1521163.86/cwt157.00–167.0085431
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525173.36/cwt172.00–175.0091011
Steers—Medium and Large 2532140.00/cwt140.00–140.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533137.77/cwt137.00–144.007349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed539155.59/cwt152.50–164.0083915
Steers—Medium and Large 1575158.76/cwt154.50–161.5091326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580146.25/cwt140.00–152.0084821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed616150.25/cwt150.25–150.259268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628140.87/cwt135.00–147.0088524
Steers—Medium and Large 1630151.03/cwt146.00–157.5095187
Steers—Medium and Large 1673152.93/cwt150.00–154.501,02920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675141.66/cwt137.50–149.5095613
Steers—Medium and Large 2678130.30/cwt127.00–133.508834
Steers—Medium and Large 1718149.63/cwt147.00–152.501,07494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718137.70/cwt127.00–142.5098920
Steers—Medium and Large 1768141.78/cwt137.75–142.751,08953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769127.25/cwt125.00–131.009795
Steers—Medium and Large 1827141.24/cwt138.00–147.001,16818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,027108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,1143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.27/cwt137.00–140.005147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375154.07/cwt151.00–156.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417143.76/cwt140.00–146.0059919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434151.85/cwt149.00–156.0065926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479146.52/cwt146.00–148.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479138.02/cwt132.00–146.0066131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524140.81/cwt135.00–145.0073852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531135.25/cwt130.00–137.5071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed555140.75/cwt140.75–140.7578127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559141.79/cwt138.00–145.0079316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576125.00/cwt125.00–125.007209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584133.83/cwt130.00–135.0078210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610133.17/cwt130.00–136.0081218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639140.66/cwt139.00–142.5089929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed643140.60/cwt139.50–140.7590432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663140.11/cwt135.00–141.009297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713126.55/cwt125.00–131.0090222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718136.37/cwt130.50–139.0097932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,04010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0524
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325178.00/cwt178.00–178.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532139.00/cwt139.00–139.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623126.21/cwt125.00–126.507865
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35077.96/cwt75.00–83.001,0527
Bulls——1,71189.16/cwt86.00–91.501,5268
Bulls——1,79096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,7271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95640.45/cwt33.00–45.003878
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03662.62/cwt56.00–66.006495
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03951.73/cwt46.00–57.0053723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08251.16/cwt50.00–52.005543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12165.63/cwt62.00–69.507368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12557.97/cwt56.00–63.5065212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35371.29/cwt69.50–73.009653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40664.78/cwt62.00–67.0091111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42550.00/cwt50.00–50.007131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,016745.25/cwt650.00–800.007,5725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,034577.71/cwt500.00–660.005,9747
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,096691.04/cwt650.00–785.007,5744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,113538.43/cwt500.00–575.005,9932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127754.95/cwt675.00–775.008,5085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,203777.40/cwt525.00–825.009,3526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263840.16/cwt785.00–900.0010,6115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,109.03/cwt925.00–1,200.0014,1295
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2850775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,5881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2908801.67/cwt760.00–885.007,2793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060997.50/cwt960.00–1,035.0010,5742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0014,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,102781.67/cwt700.00–860.008,6143
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,280.00/cwt1,275.00–1,285.0014,5282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,610.00/cwt1,610.00–1,610.0019,3201

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.