Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-11-18

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 18
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 1,029 vs last sale 1,653▼ 327 vs year ago 951 · −34.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 134▼ 34 vs year ago 126 · −27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale next week due to Thankgiving ( NOV 25) Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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 $120.85/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$120.85
218 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$24.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.03
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535126.11675123
Medium and Large 1-2505114.5857991
Large 1580102.005924thin
One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $84 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 sale218 hd
120.85
—
MO average19 barns · 11,570 hd
133.89
−13.03
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—Average1,51067.861,02510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44356.0480910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13547.4353837
CowsLean 85-90%High87435.7431236

Every lot

74 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 1-2268145.00/cwt145.00–145.003896
Steers—Medium and Large 1327163.98/cwt162.00–167.005368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332144.21/cwt132.00–148.004794
Steers—Medium and Large 1373168.94/cwt160.00–175.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388149.17/cwt140.00–152.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 1420158.50/cwt150.00–164.0066612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423139.78/cwt130.00–149.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1480156.90/cwt149.00–161.0075313
Steers—Medium and Large 1530156.23/cwt150.00–163.008288
Steers—Large 1530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1570148.32/cwt139.00–153.5084523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591135.15/cwt130.00–137.007997
Steers—Large 1605123.00/cwt123.00–123.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1626140.22/cwt129.00–148.0087819
Steers—Medium and Large 1679137.01/cwt131.50–141.0093036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682117.29/cwt106.00–125.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 1731133.09/cwt122.50–138.5097326
Steers—Medium and Large 1786130.82/cwt122.50–134.001,02813
Steers—Medium and Large 1819123.73/cwt122.50–127.501,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1859128.00/cwt125.00–129.001,1004
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263136.02/cwt135.00–137.003586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273134.00/cwt134.00–134.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329135.25/cwt134.00–137.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331118.97/cwt118.00–122.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361129.60/cwt125.00–137.004687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383118.67/cwt110.00–127.0045513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415128.14/cwt120.00–135.0053212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418120.00/cwt120.00–120.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479125.81/cwt125.00–127.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481117.42/cwt111.00–121.0056523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy514118.00/cwt118.00–118.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528132.23/cwt122.00–140.0069826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532118.49/cwt106.00–130.0063018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571110.84/cwt100.00–120.006339
Heifers—Large 1580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587125.40/cwt118.00–130.0073624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261998.42/cwt90.00–105.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622115.46/cwt110.00–121.0071815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664119.44/cwt117.00–125.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717123.06/cwt117.50–126.5088211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282894.95/cwt90.00–100.007866
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384150.43/cwt140.00–157.0057812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418148.30/cwt142.00–156.0062011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421127.92/cwt120.00–136.005396
Bulls—Large 1425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470125.12/cwt120.00–131.005888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479138.27/cwt131.50–154.0066219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519119.55/cwt117.00–120.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522131.57/cwt128.00–140.006879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578110.73/cwt107.00–119.0064011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585121.05/cwt111.00–135.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618112.56/cwt106.00–117.006965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643112.00/cwt112.00–112.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669107.18/cwt105.00–114.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736101.26/cwt100.00–105.007454
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33352.91/cwt50.00–55.007052
Bulls——1,36868.09/cwt60.00–74.009316
Bulls——2,11382.12/cwt79.50–85.001,7352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73520.00/cwt20.00–20.001471
Cows—Lean 85-90%78844.24/cwt44.00–44.503492
Cows—Lean 85-90%88335.70/cwt30.00–44.0031533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11145.27/cwt40.00–51.0050327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20053.28/cwt44.00–57.5063910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44056.82/cwt52.00–62.008189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47049.00/cwt49.00–49.007201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2797491.27/cwt325.00–650.003,9152
Bred Cows—Medium 2910634.18/cwt500.00–700.005,7714
Bred Cows—Medium 2960350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,262827.79/cwt575.00–1,185.0010,4473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,298789.79/cwt725.00–875.0010,2513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,125875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4001

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.