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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 602 vs last sale 1,329▲ 294 vs year ago 433 · +67.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 117▲ 16 vs year ago 99 · +16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 33▲ 17 vs year ago 16 · +106.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*(No sales Dec23 and 30 due to Chistmas)* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower with less quailty than the past two weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.67/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$137.67

307 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	140.28	860	243
Medium and Large 1-2	577	127.76	737	64

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale307 hd

137.67

—

MO average17 barns · 11,268 hd

147.49

−9.82

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,721	74.15	1,276	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	50.82	730	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	48.34	600	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	40.85	449	9thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	444	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	158.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	451	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	164.16/cwt	158.00–170.00	542	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.61/cwt	152.00–164.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	685	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	158.09/cwt	150.00–166.00	756	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.92/cwt	122.00–140.00	681	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.62/cwt	139.00–158.00	799	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.50/cwt	118.00–139.00	730	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	142.19/cwt	139.00–143.00	822	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	790	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	136.35/cwt	127.00–145.00	847	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	114.01/cwt	108.00–116.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	131.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	117.86/cwt	115.00–126.00	797	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	831	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	127.71/cwt	122.50–130.25	923	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	985	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	122.77/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,019	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	120.41/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,044	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	989	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,105	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	128.89/cwt	123.00–137.00	424	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	117.60/cwt	111.00–127.50	445	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	128.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	116.54/cwt	111.00–123.00	498	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	129.14/cwt	120.00–137.00	613	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	119.62/cwt	110.00–123.00	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	130.52/cwt	121.00–136.00	673	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	115.82/cwt	110.00–121.00	605	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	114.04/cwt	109.00–120.00	647	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	123.60/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	104.82/cwt	100.00–114.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	115.79/cwt	112.00–122.50	776	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	106.72/cwt	101.00–111.00	729	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	817	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	129.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	558	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	150.46/cwt	140.00–156.00	661	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	142.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	123.16/cwt	121.00–130.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	117.12/cwt	110.00–127.00	607	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	136.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	719	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	141.72/cwt	129.00–144.00	788	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	119.24/cwt	118.00–124.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	116.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	735	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	113.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	58.57/cwt	55.00–61.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	80.28/cwt	72.00–85.50	1,399	12
Bulls	—	—	1,753	68.56/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,202	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	43.45/cwt	42.00–45.00	469	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	40.11/cwt	35.00–42.00	444	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	44.27/cwt	39.00–49.00	529	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	52.26/cwt	49.00–58.60	672	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	45.90/cwt	45.00–48.00	624	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	53.01/cwt	48.00–57.50	763	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	569	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	858	666.02/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,714	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,340	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,232	770.38/cwt	610.00–900.00	9,491	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,345	730.52/cwt	710.00–750.00	9,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,405	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,406	886.99/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	12,471	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	821.75/cwt	775.00–860.00	11,915	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,175	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Dec 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,329Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 117Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 33Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	100.00–114.00	104.82
3	—	715	118.00	118.00
34	—	522	110.00–121.00	115.82
9	—	378	111.00–127.50	117.60
13	—	477	110.00–123.00	119.62
11	—	683	101.00–111.00	106.72
3	—	773	92.00	92.00
10	—	427	111.00–123.00	116.54
26	—	567	109.00–120.00	114.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	670	112.00–122.50	115.79
18	—	626	115.00–120.00	117.49
23	—	475	120.00–137.00	129.14
19	—	516	121.00–136.00	130.52
9	—	329	123.00–137.00	128.89
11	—	576	120.00–131.00	123.60
4	—	389	125.00–134.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	110.00–127.00	117.12
5	—	561	118.00–124.00	119.24
4	—	479	121.00–130.00	123.16
3	—	655	107.00	107.00
3	—	612	113.00	113.00
8	—	432	120.00–135.00	129.23
3	—	733	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	129.00–144.00	141.72
23	—	526	130.00–144.00	136.60
9	—	629	115.00–125.00	116.84
15	—	439	140.00–156.00	150.46
8	—	468	140.00–150.00	142.42
5	—	679	110.00–120.00	113.35
3	—	392	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	108.00–116.00	114.01
8	—	676	115.00–126.00	117.86
4	—	715	115.00–120.00	116.28
13	—	524	122.00–140.00	129.92
5	—	883	112.00	112.00
3	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.04
3	—	283	157.00	157.00
19	—	568	118.00–139.00	128.50
5	—	373	140.00–150.00	146.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	156.00–165.00	160.53
3	—	940	117.50	117.50
31	—	621	127.00–145.00	136.35
28	—	667	125.00–135.00	131.31
26	—	723	122.50–130.25	127.71
43	—	527	139.00–158.00	151.62
16	—	867	120.00–120.50	120.41
25	—	478	150.00–166.00	158.09
15	—	774	127.25	127.25
7	—	830	120.00–126.50	122.77
5	—	578	139.00–143.00	142.19
4	—	373	152.00–164.00	159.61
3	—	330	158.00–170.00	164.16
5	—	285	150.00–160.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	123.00	123.00
13	—	579	136.50	136.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,439	48.00–57.50	53.01
1	—	1,625	35.00	35.00
3	—	1,360	45.00–48.00	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	42.00–45.00	43.45
7	—	1,106	35.00–42.00	40.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,286	49.00–58.60	52.26
26	—	1,195	39.00–49.00	44.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	55.00–61.00	58.57
12	—	1,743	72.00–85.50	80.28
2	—	1,753	67.00–70.00	68.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,406	725.00–1,025.00	886.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	775.00–860.00	821.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	710.00–750.00	730.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,232	610.00–900.00	770.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	600.00–725.00	666.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.