Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-10-07

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 820▼ 706 vs year ago 1,373 · −51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 81▼ 40 vs year ago 126 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 29▼ 10 vs year ago 24 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher with non weaned calves selling a lot lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.72/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$123.72
250 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.54
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590126.96749155
Medium and Large 1-2513118.4460895
One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $141 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 sale250 hd
123.72
—
MO average19 barns · 6,323 hd
132.27
−8.54
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—Average1,76181.221,4308thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47657.518499thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22354.8667129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03342.3943829

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265189.31/cwt187.50–195.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314157.19/cwt152.00–159.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1332161.03/cwt149.00–165.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1366172.78/cwt168.00–177.506326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370137.00/cwt137.00–137.005074
Steers—Medium and Large 1419161.74/cwt152.00–175.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431141.99/cwt135.00–147.506127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.30/cwt125.00–145.006259
Steers—Medium and Large 1477156.00/cwt150.00–165.0074416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523134.30/cwt130.00–140.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 1534150.02/cwt142.00–157.0080130
Steers—Medium and Large 1583147.63/cwt140.00–157.0086135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590131.50/cwt131.50–131.507763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615123.35/cwt122.00–134.0075936
Steers—Medium and Large 1626141.73/cwt130.00–150.0088724
Steers—Medium and Large 1654144.52/cwt141.50–147.509456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711115.41/cwt100.00–127.508216
Steers—Medium and Large 1715135.20/cwt128.00–139.5096714
Steers—Medium and Large 1772130.77/cwt130.00–135.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 1831128.10/cwt127.50–130.501,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1955128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323140.55/cwt139.00–145.004548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372132.58/cwt130.00–138.0049312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385124.13/cwt120.00–130.0047813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427121.00/cwt116.00–126.0051714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431126.27/cwt121.00–131.0054413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473119.17/cwt118.00–125.0056421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477126.35/cwt126.00–127.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517130.85/cwt120.00–139.0067630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531116.97/cwt110.00–125.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556128.81/cwt122.50–130.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570118.27/cwt108.00–124.5067418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618114.00/cwt105.00–118.0070515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625123.43/cwt118.00–128.0077125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658104.00/cwt104.00–104.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684119.63/cwt115.00–122.508188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718125.39/cwt122.00–126.0090023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762121.44/cwt109.00–125.0092518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378164.50/cwt150.00–174.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428151.73/cwt145.00–166.0064910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464138.78/cwt138.00–140.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514121.67/cwt120.00–124.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520143.50/cwt143.00–144.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571122.24/cwt120.00–123.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628122.36/cwt119.00–126.0076811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679113.72/cwt110.00–115.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74179.19/cwt77.00–82.501,3795
Bulls——1,79384.60/cwt83.50–86.001,5173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87527.37/cwt25.00–30.002392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04343.59/cwt30.00–51.0045525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07342.46/cwt37.00–48.004562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19050.64/cwt44.50–55.0060314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25045.73/cwt42.50–48.005722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25358.80/cwt55.50–64.0073715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54160.88/cwt58.00–64.509387
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2960600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,040810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,4241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090733.94/cwt650.00–775.008,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,235748.68/cwt675.00–850.009,2464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,283792.01/cwt700.00–900.0010,1612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,455850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,3681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3001,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0014,1051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,5001

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.